WHEN Brian Cody’s great Kilkenny team started to break up, I was convinced of one thing – that I’d never see their likes again.
Kilkenny had been so good for so long that it felt like they were a team of a lifetime. One that would stand head and shoulders above the rest.
But for me Limerick are forcing their way into that conversation.
If it sounds a little premature to compare John Kiely’s team to the team that won six of seven All-Irelands, let me explain.
Limerick are in the midst of a golden era. They have now picked up six trophies in just over two years. Two leagues, two Munster titles and now the Liam MacCarthy twice. And today they could quite easily have been playing for a three in-a-row of All-Ireland titles had they gotten a better decision on the ‘65’ that wasn’t in last year’s All-Ireland semi-final.