McIntyre slams ‘all over the place’ Tribe

The Galway hurling management and players have lost their way this year, believes former boss John McIntyre.

The Tipperary native dished out heavy criticism in the wake of last Sunday’s championship exit to Clare, claiming the Tribesmen have been in freefall since letting Kilkenny “of the hook” last September.

“It’s like as though last year never happened,” wrote McIntyre in the Connacht Tribune. “The vigour, vitality and confidence which was then running through the veins of the Galway hurlers has been conspicuous by its absence in 2013. The ominous signs had been there all year, but we tried to ignore the stockpile of disjointed displays in the belief that a big performance was in them when it would be most needed. Last Sunday was that occasion, but the men in maroon again flunked the pressure test.