Conran says controversy welded Wexford

JOHN CONRAN isn’t quite certain. But, insofar as he can be sure, there was never a vote of confidence issue in his management of the Wexford hurlers this season.

The squad had been enveloped in controversy - blamed by county board chairman Sean Quirke on the media for “fuelling something that wasn’t there” - after Liam Dunne had retired, several players “walked away” and Darragh Ryan was dropped for a league game.

In the same way that he regards their win over Kilkenny as history - not really being relevant in terms of their Guinness Leinster hurling final against Offaly - he would prefer to forget about that whole episode.