Anthony Daly: Controversy will see John Kiely circle the wagons even tighter
Limerick manager John Kiely has the luxury of being able to leave established players on the bench, especially if he wants to transmit a message after last weekend. But he might also be thinking, 'we’ll win every game that’s going’.
During the week, I spotted a clip on Twitter of a 1999 league game between Clare and Limerick in the Gaelic Grounds which combusted in multiple bonfires of bad blood. At one stage of the clip, myself and the bould TJ Ryan are rolling around on the ground like a couple of old wrestlers.
It was no surprise that the video nearly went viral - if a similar amount of belting and scutching went on now, both teams would have ended up with about ten men. We always had it hot and heavy with that Limerick team but there was always an edge between the two counties, whether it was league, championship or a pitch opening.
