Evans ticking all the boxes in quest to make Tipp football prosper

THERE is no such thing as a dull chat with John Evans.

Some managers treat interviews as a chore to be endured, but the man guiding Tipperary football out of decades of darkness approaches them as opportunities to convert disbelievers and spread the gospel.

Results like Wednesday’s sensational defeat of Kerry in the minor championship help that crusade. The U21s recorded another seminal defeat of the Kingdom in last year’s final and similar shocks are being witnessed in all the underage grades in Munster.