Angry TJ Ryan blasts ‘cheap shots’ aimed at Limerick

TJ Ryan has expressed contempt for the handful of individuals who he reckons are experts in throwing “cheap shots” at Limerick hurling.

The Limerick manager has revealed he does not read newspaper articles concerning his team as he does not wish to be influenced by the opinions of GAA writers and columnists, and says the criticism he has received since taking up the job in November, 2013, has impacted on his family.

“Criticism is part of this job. I don’t think anybody is above or beyond criticism so long as it is fair and constructive. What I don’t like as a manager would be cheap shots which might be untrue, people who would spin a story, and we definitely have one or two individuals in Limerick who are very good at that,” remarked Ryan, at a business breakfast organised by Club Limerick.