Limerick legend and former All Star Tommy Quaid believes that Justin McCarthy's young guns could be in for a rough ride as the year unfolds.
Limerick legend and former All Star Tommy Quaid believes that Justin McCarthy's young guns could be in for a rough ride as the year unfolds.
As Limerick face into the start of the National Hurling League there are only six of the panel from August's All-Ireland semi-final mauling at the hands of Tipperary available to the former Waterford manager.
"It's curtains before we even start," Quaid told the Irish Independent, "and there's blame on all sides.
"The county board have shown no leadership whatsoever, how Justin [McCarthy] is staying on when he's lost the dressing room is beyond me, and the players haven't covered themselves in glory either."
Quaid went on: "The county board had a meeting two weeks ago and the issued wasn't even mentioned or brought up. Not only should the board be ashamed, the club delegates should too. This is the biggest crisis Limerick hurling has ever faced and it's swept under the carpet.
"Justin can hardly be happy with his tactics in last year's All-Ireland semi-final, the players didn't go out to play badly but they were beaten by 26 points by Tipperary and the board have never taken ownership of this crisis at all. Blame can be apportioned."