Philly Ryan has been installed as the new Tipperary senior football manager.

The Clonmel Commercials clubman's appointment was rubberstamped by the Tipperary football committee last night. He replaces Dubliner Paul Kelly who stepped down following Tipp’s Tailteann Cup exit in early June after just one season in charge. 

Ryan kept goal between 1991 and 2003 for Tipp, during which he played in Munster finals in 1994, ’95 and 2002. Since then, he managed the county minors and served as a selector with the U21s. He also managed Commercials to a county SFC title in 2012. His management team will include Paul Cahill and Cathal Naughton.

"My philosophy has always been that football is all about the players," he said in a county board statement.

"Players will judge me on how much I care as well as how much I know. The team is the star so every individual player and management member will have to leave their ego at the door. I subscribe to the old saying - it’s amazing what can be achieved when nobody cares who gets the credit."

 

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— Tipperary GAA (@TipperaryGAA) August 27, 2024

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