Daly thanks Jamesie for Banner years
And he thanked his former team-mate for his input into the team's campaign this year, revealing he had asked him at the start of the season not to retire. The fact that he had finally decided to opt out, after 12 years at the top, hadn't surprised him.
"We've had a few chats, but he didn't want to say anything at that stage. He said he would think it out over Christmas. But the last time we met, I knew by him he wasn't coming back. Then the question of him getting involved with the minors next year came up and it was clear he was interested. It wasn't any great shock to me,'' he said.
