League matters? Maybe, but this final is all about the future

You don’t have to look back far to find out what you can expect from today’s National Hurling League final.

In the 2004 U-21 final at Nowlan Park, Kilkenny destroyed Tipperary. Tactically they were far superior and their manager Martin Fogarty had everything spot on.

Fogarty is in charge today and I expect them to bring their A game, employing a tactical system that is extremely difficult to break down.