No alarm for Cats despite player retirements, says Skehan

Kilkenny hurling legend Noel Skehan insists there’s no cause for alarm despite the haemorrhaging of All-Ireland winning experience from the county.

No alarm for Cats despite player retirements, says Skehan
Thu, 27 Nov, 2014 - 00:00
Paul Keane

Veteran defender Brian Hogan and corner-forward Aidan Fogarty are the latest players to confirm their retirements, joining Tommy Walsh and David Herity.

It amounts to the loss of four players who possessed 29 All-Ireland medals between them as well as 11 All Stars.

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