Anthony Daly: Will Kiely and Kinnerk now make some ruthless tough decisions?
Limerick manager John Kiely and coach Paul Kinnerk before the 2019 Munster SHC final against Tipperary. Picture: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile
Last week, a busload of farmers from Limerick stopped off at the pub on their way back to west Clare for an educational exercise around reclaiming wet land. Farming was the purpose but the vast majority of them were diehard hurling supporters only mad keen to talk about the game, and everything associated with hurling. There was some good-natured slagging about Clare’s All-Ireland win but one of the main topics of discussion was whether John Kiely was going or staying with Limerick.
The reality, especially when nothing had emerged within a month of their All-Ireland semi-final defeat to Cork, was that John wasn’t going anywhere, but Limerick people everywhere were still waiting for confirmation for full peace of mind, especially with John having taken a career break. Some of that concern around what John may do next was heightened even more with Paul Kinnerk’s future also undecided; if John was going, would Kinnerk have worked with another manager?
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