It’s no minor matter

WHEN it comes to the All-Ireland MHC there is one manager who stands head and shoulders above everyone else – Galway’s Mattie Murphy.

Five titles his youngsters have won so far and this Sunday another Mattie Murphy-managed team will contest another final. In the semi-final Galway met a hugely-fancied Clare side that impressed everyone in the hurling world in its triumphant march through Munster, but even before that game the word was already emanating from the west – Mattie had a team to take them.

Take them they did, and though it took extra-time, they did so very impressively in the end. So, what’s the secret?