A win is a win, whether by one point or five

MEMORIES of lost leads and late collapses loomed large for Tipp coach Michael Doyle at Croke Park yesterday, even though they ultimately cruised into the semi-final of the Guinness All-Ireland championship.

“I was thinking that type of situation might rear its ugly head again”, Doyle conceded, “but still, we won by five points. If we won by ten, we weren’t going to get anymore for it, they wouldn’t give us those for the next day against Kilkenny.

“We’re happy to win, but fellas did tire near the end, and that’s one thing we would be concerned about. We have three weeks now to have a look at different things, but we’re still winning, that’s the main thing.”