The David Burke interview: Setting the tone for his Tribe

Retired Galway great David Burke admits he had to ask searching questions of himself to apply the leadership he became renowned for with club and county.

LEADER: Galway's David Burke arrives before the 2024 Leinster SHC clash with Kilkenny at Pearse Stadium in Galway. Photo by John Sheridan/Sportsfile

THE questions David Burke was asking of himself were without base. The self-criticism made no sense.

Introspection is a necessary exercise when repeatedly falling short of the Hogan Stand steps. In this instance, though, the introspection seemed unnecessarily harsh.