Ryan and Tipperary laying it all on the line

There’s a brutal sense of honesty about this Tipperary management team that can’t but endear itself to any keen hurling follower.

Manager Eamon O’Shea has taken direct responsibility for many of their defeats these last couple of seasons, to his chin and his alone.

Selector Michael Ryan, pictured, is just as open when he speaks about just what it meant to end a run of three championship defeats in a row when they beat Galway early last month.