Tom Ryan hasn't been impressed with Limerick this season.

Tomorrow, the Treaty will travel to Mullingar to face Westmeath in the first round of the All-Ireland hurling qualifiers. He expects them to win, but isn't holding out much hope for rest of the season.

"I'd say myself that Limerick are due to react to their own performance against Tipperary with something strong," the former Limerick and Westmeath manager said in the Irish Examiner.

"If Limerick produce the form that they did in the first 15 minutes of the second half against Tipp, they'll be convincing winners. But if they're any way sluggish again, Westmeath will get stuck into them. There's a lot at stake for Limerick because the Tipperary defeat wasn't so much a loss as a surrender.

"It's been quiet in the county since, hardly a word about playing Westmeath when the place was buzzing before the Tipp game. So the mood has dipped a bit."

Asked if Limerick can get themselves back into the All-Ireland race, the Ballybrown man replied:"Well, they're not showing us anything, they've had a hopeless season so far. They've got away with a bit of a bluffing. Promotion didn't happen in the league, they beat Clare and then it was 'We're only interested in June 21 and Tipp' but didn't deliver.

"So there's been a bit of covering up and excuses. I'd never question the quality of the team but I'd like to see them find some spark."

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