Anthony Daly: The bear is out of hibernation and Cahill's Tipp are growling

I don’t see how Liam can hold back but he won’t want to either considering the grief he has experienced at Limerick's hands. 

PUNCHER'S CHANCE: Tipperary manager Liam Cahill. Picture: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

At this stage, because I’ve been giving out so much about the league over the last few months, some lads are nearly comparing me to a bear who is just rustling from his winter hibernation. I won’t deny that claim - about my criticism of the league, not the bear analogy - but if lads want to make that comparison, I’ll admit that the bear is finally perking up. The first drops of honey are finally appearing in the jar.

After so many underwhelming hurling weekends over the last seven weeks, I think we can say that the league has reached the point we’ve been waiting for, with two mouth-watering semi-finals finally giving us something to get excited about. Hallelujah.