Tommy Walsh, who lorded it in the Kilkenny backline for years, caught my attention this week as the Tullaroan hurlers just keep on trucking.

After winning the intermediate county final, they took home Leinster silverware at the weekend.

We have to trust them and believe in them and drive them on and encourage them

When asked about young lads coming onto the team and older lads leaving the jersey in a better place, Walsh simply said: “I often said it, I’m not a farmer myself, but good farmers they get rid of the old cows and bring in the new heifers. And that’s how we keep it going, we do the same thing with young players, we have to trust them and believe in them and drive them on and encourage them.” The Dealer couldn’t agree more.