Finally, we may get a game to get the crowd going

PREVIEW: Tipperary v Kilkenny, NHL Division One

It was the same story in several other venues around the country since the league began with small turnouts for big fixtures – what’s wrong?

We can’t use bad ground as an excuse because the pitches are fine, as is the weather. Admittedly, I’d have a problem with the lights – I don’t think hurling is a floodlit game, but that’s just my own view. But that’s not the reason – I think it’s the product, the poor quality of the hurling, the poor value for money, and I blame the players for that.