Foley says youthful Limerick can maintain form

Can things go too well, too early? It’s a question Limerick aren’t used to, but Mark Foley doesn’t think it’s an issue. Sure, the All-Ireland champions may have failed to win their last two Division 1A round games, but the blip against Cork could be forgiven, while taking a point from Ennis was satisfactory.

The two wins that have followed those games, but particularly the three that preceded them, indicate Limerick to be in fine fettle and Foley doesn’t see his county dipping. “There are two things in Limerick’s favour,” says the two-time All-Star. “Number one is their age profile. It’s suited towards holding a peak for a more sustained period than if they were on the road a lot longer. Number two, is the fact they have serious competition for places, so nobody can be complacent. At this stage of their development, it wouldn’t be an issue say to five years down the road when it would be a different story.”