Eager JBM well pleased with Rebels’ progress

The throw-in’s a little early tomorrow, but that’s not an issue for Jimmy Barry-Murphy and his troops.

When he was in his heyday winning All-Irelands like they were going out of fashion, Jimmy always enjoyed getting out on the pitch first. As a manager, it’s no different and playing in the curtain raiser is something he is at ease with.

“When I played I liked to play first, but that was just a psychological thing — I didn’t like to hang around waiting while a game was going on outside,” he said.