Redser ready to followin master’s footsteps

JIMMY DOYLE was the last Thurles Sarsfields man to captain Tipperary into a Munster final, back in 1965 and how Ger O’Grady would love to see that gap bridged with a similar result on Sunday.

Fittingly, Cork were the opponents on that occasion as Tipp ran riot in a 4-11 to 0-5 win on the way to a fourth All-Ireland title in five seasons.

For O’Grady, who counts Doyle as a friend and lives just a puck of the ball away from him in the shadow of Semple Stadium, it must be a huge honour, though it isn’t one he is keen to make a fuss about.