Michael Quinlivan and Alan Moloney tell Tipperary to walk taller

Michael Quinlivan says it’s time Tipperary started backing themselves in public and quit talking down their prospects.

The Clonmel man is concerned that playing the poor mouth doesn’t work for a developing team.

“If you are a so-called weaker county and you are playing down your chances all the time, even in public, sometimes it does start to seep through. We were confident in our ability, that it would get us over the line (against Derry). It was probably one of the best games of football this year to watch for the neutral. Hopefully, we’ll get a few plaudits for it.