Cyril Farrell backs Tipperary to follow up on 2016 success

Triple All-Ireland winning manager Cyril Farrell believes Tipperary are about to bridge a 52-year and put Liam MacCarthy successes back to back.

Farrell, who guided the Tribesmen to three All-Ireland titles in the 80s, reckons Michael Ryan’s men have the momentum to push on and retain the title for the first time since 1965.

Indeed, outside of Kilkenny, only Cork in 2004-05 have managed to win successive All-Ireland titles since Farrell guided Galway to victory in 1987 and ’88, having ended their famine seven years earlier.