Lessons learned as Tony Kelly and Ballyea plot Gunners' downfall

Tony Kelly didn’t need to know the identity of Ballyea’s Munster club hurling final opponents to know the Clare champions won’t be given a prayer in two weeks' time

UNDERDOGS: Ballyea's Tony Kelly celebrates after the win over St Finbarr's. Pic: INPHO/Evan Treacy

This was no poor mouth from Tony Kelly. He was simply being pragmatic.

When chatting to Kelly underneath the main stand at Cusack Park following Ballyea’s less than convincing one-point win over 14-man St Finbarr’s, Sunday’s second Munster semi-final was just throwing in down the road in Limerick.