Waterford shock as new boss Ryan axes Kelly
The 29-year-old is widely regarded as one of the most talented and flamboyant players of his generation but the signs were there that the two-time All Star was becoming increasingly marginalised from the Waterford set-up after he was not invited to Ryan’s first meeting with the players last October.
Instead, he was summoned to meet with the management alone at which he was given an individual fitness programme drawn up by new trainer Pat Flanagan and informed he’d undergo a rigorous physical fitness test in December.