Moran at odds with bookies as Limerick made favourites

FOR those who like a bet, 2/1 are the odds being offered in some quarters on Offaly for tomorrow evening’s All-Ireland senior hurling qualifier against Limerick in Thurles.

That price, reckons Limerick’s Ollie Moran is generous; very generous. “Sometimes I think the bookies aren’t from this planet at all, because that just doesn’t add up,” Moran says. “If there’s any form guide at all, it would surely point towards Offaly, if anyone.”

Not necessarily so. While the Faithful did put up a good show against Wexford, Kilkenny subsequently trounced the Model men in the Leinster final, albeit after a troublesome opening half. Limerick could have dethroned Munster champions Waterford in their semi-final and also performed well in the replay defeat. Despite losing their crown to Cork in the Munster final, Waterford held their form, and could probably have won that game. Still, Moran is adamant.