Heat of battle will be cooled by clichéd claptrap
The first distressing fact is that almost all of the managers in both codes will mar many genuinely thrilling games by uttering streams of clichéd claptrap both before and afterwards.
The stars will do likewise when they get the chance. That never changes. The happier fact, beyond a shadow of a doubt, is that the incredible Micheál O Muircheartaigh will polish and deliver at least two more verbal gems during the season to add to his priceless collection. Can he produce even better ones than the Fox chasing the Rabbitte or the one about Seán Óg not hailing from the heartland of hurling? He probably can and will and I look forward to those even as I shudder at the thought of the eternal clichéd torrents from many other. Lads it is past time for a change.
