‘We thought we had match won,’ admits disappointed Doyle

NOT that anybody might imagine so, but it was no consolation to Tipperary to lose in a cracking game of hurling.

When manager Michael Doyle was asked afterwards if he was disappointed, he gave the response the question merited, saying: "What other reaction would you want. We thought we had the match won."

Likewise, selector Liam Sheedy a loser himself on the field in the 2000 Allianz decider against Galway in