As the most decorated player in GAA history, Henry Shefflin was never likely to measure his managerial career in anything less than results.
Results which he admitted he hasn’t delivered, with his two seasons as Galway manager having been all too similar: Leinster final defeat to Kilkenny, All-Ireland semi-final exit at the hands of Limerick.
But they were much farther adrift of the champions this time than they were 12 months ago.
