Jimmy Lee: ‘They'd never say it but you could sense the relief in their faces’

“These lads would have performed for years and put their shoulders to the wheel and wore the jersey with pride."

RELIEF: Limerick manager Jimmy Lee could sense the relief lift when his side defeated London. Pic:©INPHO/Leah Scholes

Jimmy Lee didn’t know how it was weighing on them. It was 17 league games without a win before they overcame London in Ruislip last February. The Limerick manager only saw what it had been doing to them when the streak came to an end.

"The older players that were in the squad for many years, I didn't realise the impact until after we beat London. You could see nearly a sense of relief in their faces,” he said.