Anthony Daly: Galway are motoring but Limerick will provide the best NCT

Micheál Donohue has built a new spine, with  new leaders. Let’s see how they match up now?

NEW SPINE: Gavin Lee of Galway in action against Gearoid Dunne of Kilkenny during the Allianz Hurling League Division 1A match at UPMC Nowlan Park in Kilkenny. Pic: David Fitzgerald, Sportsfile

After Donegal came from seven points behind to beat Derry last week in Ballyshannon, you’d have expected Jim McGuinness to be thrilled with another win. Jim though, never does what we expect, which is another reason why there is such an aura around the man.

There wasn’t a whole lot of intrigue or drama in what he said but McGuinness is such an authority that everyone’s ears cock up when he has something to say. Jim did make an impassioned defence of the league but he still made it clear that he couldn’t guarantee that it would be in the best interests of his team to go all out to win the competition outright.