Hurling 2020 has partially delivered, but Hurling 2030 needs stronger voices

Whether you are a hurler, hurling fan, hurling coach, hurling administrator, whatever aspect of the hurling world you exist in, you tend to be in a minority. At the same time, you believe yours is the greatest game and are never too slow in expressing that view. The smaller the hurling stronghold you inhabit, the more ardent you are in your commitment to the game.

You are proud to be a hurling person despite often living in the shadows of Gaelic football. The latter, most particularly the dominance of Dublin and the debate around a tiered championship, is gaining a lot of column inches and air time at the minute. Sometimes it feels that the hurling has to be beyond brilliant, as per 2018, for it to be as prominent on a day to day basis as football.