Tipperary ‘must get Kilkenny monkey off our backs’

Tipperary secretary Tim Floyd thinks the Premier County’s hurlers will continue to be second best until they get the Kilkenny "monkey" off their back.

In his address to convention, Floyd called on everyone involved in the game in the county to redouble their efforts to win their 27th Liam MacCarthy Cup, but that until they match the standards of their near neighbours head on, they will never consistently beat Brian Cody’s side.

This year Eamon O’Shea’s side lost the league final to Kilkenny after extra-time, and also the All-Ireland final after a replay. Floyd says it’s time end that hardship of defeat.