Limerick still a work in progress

THE FIRST job Donal O’Grady had to complete when appointed Limerick hurling manager was to dim the public’s horizon and minimise the expectation within the squad, and anyone who attended Saturday’s Allianz National league Division Two encounter with Westmeath won’t need much more convincing that O’Grady’s ‘Limerick project’ is very much in its foetal stages.

“I suppose we’ll be happy with the win,” O’Grady offered afterwards. “It was lacklustre though; we weren’t happy with our work rate. It wasn’t good enough, not what we expected, but I think we tried forcing things a little bit - making extra passes when a shot over the bar was the right option.

“Maybe the expectation was that we’d win this game without putting too much effort in after winning last weekend but that certainly wasn’t the case.”