TJ Reid on Scoregate: 'You deserve to be a little bit pissed off over what happened'

'You're a Kilkenny player until the day you're dropped or until the day you retire and that leadership goes 12 months of the year'

Kilkenny hurler TJ Reid during a promotional event at UPMC Nowlan Park Kilkenny as Avonmore owner Tirlán reaffirm sponsorship commitments to Kilkenny GAA for the 2026 season. Pic: Matt Browne/Sportsfile

As TJ Reid stands up to leave, the thought dawns on you that he joined the Kilkenny senior panel the year his newest team-mate David Barcoe was born.

Many moons have come and gone since 2007, but 38-year-old Reid endures. Still leading. Still scoring. A quicker reader of the game now than a runner but still TJ. Captain for a third time and hoping to go one further than 2010 and ’19.