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Well said hound and saffron gael

And fair play to yous for having the club champions. But there's part of your problem. Who could tell Antrim anything about hurling. Catch yourself on. Sure you boys get your heads together and come up with a masterplan to win the all Ireland. And don't even think of listening to Brian Cody, sure those Kilkenny boys are like the Munster boys, know nothing about hurling. Of course if ye want ye could listen to them a bit so you have some one to blame when things go wrong.

Sure you boys would be right. What would a Cork man or a Tipp man before him know about hurling. The amount of boys yous have to manage a county team, why listen to anyone else? All those Ulster championships under the belt, didn't get those without knowing something. Maybe yous could send some one down to Munster to help us along. Great county, such pride, what a tradition, what a role of honour. Yous are certainly going the right way about things there.

What can we do Dixie? Do you have names and addresses we can write to? Is there more than that?

For me it's the kids who have not just developed their skills but awareness also and have grasped the concept of team play. You'll have some more skilled kids calling for the ball at every turn, whether they're marked or not, but you'll also have some pointing out the free man. Kids with 'enhanced skill' will stand out and can win games but as a few said everyone else will catch up. At that point the boys with awareness and vision come to the fore. And there's another element, the will not to give up even if you're being hammered.