Ryan’s farewell to ‘extraordinary’ side
Premier’s summer of woe goes on as management quit
thank the players who have worked tirelessly with us and given their all for Tipperary. ‘These are extraordinary young men whose passion and commitment for our game has made working with them so enjoyable and rewarding for us every single night we trained or played our game.’ Elsewhere, injury doubt Ronan McNamee has been named in an unchanged Tyrone team for this Sunday’s crunch Super 8s clash with Donegal. McNamee sustained a calf injury in Tyrone’s three-point defeat to Dublin and while he has been named last night, his role in the game remains in doubt. Meanwhile, Roscommon have signalled their intentions for their ‘dead rubber’ clash with Dublin by starting three rookies. Goalkeeper James Featherstone, Darra Pettit and Ross Timothy will all make their debuts while Peter Domican and Ciaran Lennon also are included in the starting 15. Tyrone (SF v Donegal): N Morgan; M McKernan, R McNamee, HP McGeary; T McCann, F Burns, P Harte; C Cavanagh, P Hampsey; M Donnelly, N Sludden, C Meyler; C McShane, R Donnelly, C McAliskey Roscommon (SF v Dublin): J Featherstone; D Murray, P Domican, N McInerney; J McManus, D Pettit, R Timothy; T O’Rourke, E Smith; N Kilroy, C Murtagh, C Devaney; D Murtagh, B Stack, C Lennon.
MICHAEL RYAN has stepped down as Tipperary senior hurling manager, along with his management team of Declan Fanning, John Madden and Conor Stakelum, ‘in the best interest’ of the Premier County.
The shock waves of not making the top three in the new round-robin Munster Championship, as well as getting knocked out as early as June 10, are still being felt.
Ryan’s decision is something of a surprise given that the job looked his to keep, but it seems the summer hinged on the Jake Morris shot that hit the post late on in their final match against Clare.
Instead of Tipperary clinching a place in the All-Ireland series, Clare’s stunning comeback ended their summer.
In a statement, he said: ‘Having carefully considered what is in the best interest of Tipperary hurling and our current crop of players we believe the time is now right for a change of direction at management level.
‘It is our hope that a change in management will bring fresh new thinking to ensure Tipperary continues to compete for top honours in the coming years. We wish to