Limerick manager Mickey Ned O'Sullivan has admitted that new scoring sensation Ian Ryan will be a marked man in Saturday's All-Ireland football qualifier against Kildare. The teenager blasted 3-7 past a shell-shocked Meath in last weekend's first round victory, and has been attracting interest from Australian Rules scouts. But O'Sullivan stated last week that the gifted St. Senan's clubman would be remaining in Ireland and committing himself to the Limerick footballers. "The media will build him up but as far as I'm concerned, Ian has only started his apprenticeship as an inter-county footballer. He is still very young and has a lot to learn," the Kerry man said. "He will be targeted the next day by the Kildare backs but it's a difficult pressure to put on a young lad who was one of 15 players that started and one of 20 who participated. "He's a good, solid young lad with a mature head for his age. Hopefully the media don't build him up because he's only starting out and people should leave him alone to learn the game." Tweet

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