Tipperary enjoyed a glorious All-Ireland minor title success in 2011, but county football board chairman Noel Morris has moved to play down expectations for the year ahead.
The big ball game, of course, plays second fiddle to hurling in most of the county, with the Premier hurlers having only recently tasted Liam McCarthy success in 2010.
However, the young guns’ securing of the Tom Markham Cup - after David Power's side defeated Dublin in the September final - has created new love for football in the county, with Borrisokane native Morris warning that supporters should not expect the senior side to automatically be transformed by the county’s under-age glory.
Speaking at the annual convention of the Tipperary Football Board in Horse & Jockey on Thursday night, Morris instead set the more realistic target of next looking to secure a national title at U21 level.
"We must progress as best we can but we should make a serious onslaught at trying to win an U21 All-Ireland over the next two years and build from there," he was quoted as saying by the Irish Examiner.
Meanwhile, Morris aimed a swipe at comments that outgoing GAA president Christy Cooney made at April’s Congress, in which the Cork native hit out at ‘outside’ managers.
The involvement of Kerryman John Evans at the helm of the Tipperary footballers has led to real progression in recent years, with Morris adding:
"Speaking for Tipperary, I don’t have to say much about what John Evans has achieved since he has been in this county.”