Mattie Murphy: I warned about Leinster ‘surrender’

Mattie Murphy says Galway hurling has paid the price for its “unconditional surrender” to Leinster. And he is not surprised at the treatment of the county by the eastern province.

Murphy, the most successful minor hurling manager with six All-Ireland titles, had always been opposed to the county joining the Leinster SHC in 2009 without the guarantee of home games and the minor and U21s being excluded from the agreement.

“It’s a pity we couldn’t go back to all them things myself and others would have said at the time.