Agreeing to differ on some close calls

I WONDER is this a new record for me? Every year there will be a few differences between my All Star hurling selection and those chosen by the official selection committee. But six? Can’t remember it ever being that wide of a gap before.

And yet, contradictory as this may sound, I’m less unhappy on this occasion than I normally would be. As noted in the prelude to my own selection, there were several areas where I was torn between different players, and that started in the goalkeeping position.

So, no quibble with PJ Ryan there, even though I went for Brendan Cummins – PJ’s All-Ireland final display swung the official vote.