Tipperary minor hurling manager Liam Cahill has taken aim at the county's former hurlers who are refusing to "give something back".

As he puts the final touches to the Premier County's preparations for this Sunday's All-Ireland MHC final showdown against Galway, the former All-Star forward revealed to The Irish Independent: "When I was given this job a year and a half ago, when I looked for past county players to come on board, a lot of them weren't prepared to grasp the nettle.

"I felt that our past players in this county had failed us to an extent, bar the few that would step up at the moment.

"You have Declan Fanning and Paul Curran taking on coaching roles (at senior level).

"But I feel that the past players have failed us at the lower spectrum, at U-14, U-15 and U-16, that particular area where they're needed.

"I was very disappointed last year when I approached several players and they either had no interest or it intimidated them or they felt that they weren't competent enough.

"And these were fellas who had got so much from Tipperary hurling and who weren't prepared to put their heads on the block and give something back."

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