Galway greats urged to help out

THE head of Galway hurling wants all former county players to become ambassadors as the Tribesmen bid to lift the Liam MacCarthy Cup for the first time in almost a quarter of a century next year.

Hurling board chairman Joe Byrne has called on all former county players to join the Galway Hurling Supporters Club as they bid to end their famine since Conor Hayes captained the county to All-Ireland glory in 1988.

Byrne insisted that while they had an expanding supporters club, there was a pressing need to get former stars involved.