Brian Cody helped talk TJ Reid out of quitting Kilkenny squad

TJ Reid considered quitting the Kilkenny panel in 2012 before a frank talk with manager Brian Cody helped change his mind.

As Reid looks set to be voted Hurler of the Year next month, it seems mind-boggling to think he was close to quitting the inter-county scene only three years ago.

But those thoughts did enter his head and only for an intervention by his Ballyhale Shamrocks team-mate Henry Shefflin, Reid may have departed the squad.