Liam Kearns: Kerry pundits have dismissed Tipperary

Tipperary manager Liam Kearns claims Kerry pundits have written off the Division 3 side’s chances of upsetting the reigning Munster champions in Sunday week’s provincial final.

Kearns mentioned the Irish Examiner’s Mike Quirke and Darragh Ó Sé of the Irish Times as two columnists who dismissed Tipperary ahead of the July 3 decider in Killarney.

“Well, the reaction I suppose in general, looking at the Kerry pundits, they feel there’s no test for them now before they play Dublin. That’s the general reaction, let’s be honest. They feel that if Cork had come through, they’d get tested at least, even though they’d expect to beat Cork as well, I’m sure.