“Tipperary are Tipperary, they’re within the prime three or 4 groups within the nation, so that you could not be actually despondent by that defeat,” he mentioned. “Earlier than we got here in right here, we knew we have been on a hiding to nothing.
“However it’s to take the positives, and to not admire Tipperary, however to take the learnings from it; have a look at how they play the sport, have a look at how they drift into areas actually rapidly. We misplaced a few these gamers quite a few events, simply by nothing else solely watching the ball that bit lengthy as an alternative of monitoring the person.”
He mentioned that their main scorer Eoghan Cahill had injured his hamstring earlier than being withdrawn within the second half, a fear for Birr as the main focus turns to the membership championship.
“Eoghan’s after pulling his hamstring fairly unhealthy. I don’t know the way unhealthy it’s. Paddy Clancy went off there with a ribcage harm and on prime of that we misplaced David Nally final week to a shattered hand. All of this stuff add up. Nevertheless it’s about studying and transferring on. For the hole to shut between the Division 1 groups and the Division 2 groups, the League must be checked out. It’s not days like at present.”
Kelly mentioned he feels that the provincial system wants an overhaul. “My very own private opinion is that the provincials aren’t working. The provincials don’t work, straight up. Should you have a look at the provincial marketing campaign, there’s good counties which can be gone out of it. Prime-level groups. Sure, as a result of the Munster hurling championship is such an vital competitors within the GAA’s calendar to maintain that however the reality is it’s not working.
“Leinster is a mixture of so many groups. They’d be higher served in the event that they stored their provincial marketing campaign as a League however in terms of All-Eire championships, decide one of the best 10 groups or eight groups to enter that and an open draw and go that approach.”
Offaly will play in Division 1 of the hurling league subsequent yr after successful promotion however face one other yr within the McDonagh Cup. All-Eire closing appearances within the final two seasons at minor and under-20 present a transparent rise in the usual of hurling at underage ranges.
However Kelly mentioned that it could not translate rapidly.
“There isn’t a assure {that a} high quality minor staff or a high quality under-20 staff will make good seniors. I’m a Galway man, I’ve seen this for years. We’ve had sensible minor groups and we’re nonetheless struggling to make inroads on All-Eire senior titles.”
Tipp supervisor Liam Cahill wasn’t eager to dwell on his aspect’s shock defeat to Waterford three weeks earlier.
“Now we have addressed and talked in regards to the areas we have to take care of and enhance on so we’re trying ahead now and never again,” he mentioned. “We’re nonetheless the place we need to be in an All-Eire quarter closing with an actual probability of progressing into the final 4 and that has been our goal for the reason that begin of the yr.
“We’re nonetheless alive and nonetheless in with a preventing probability.
“The Tipp supporters, I’ve to say, have been unbelievable. There was almost 10,000 individuals right here and no less than eight thousand of them have been Tipperary and that doesn’t go unnoticed with us as a panel and a administration staff. We all know the assist is on the market and we all know that these Tipp individuals need one thing to comply with and we’re going to attempt to decide to doing that for them so long as we will this yr within the championship.”
