You have to wonder what's happening in Wexford hurling at the moment. I mentioned lately that 22 young players had refused to answer the call to the county panel in the last year and it doesn't get any better for manager John Meyler with the news that Declan Ruth has retired from inter county hurling aged just 31.
The commitments on top players does make it increasingly difficult to continue at the top in your 30s.
There is no immediate prospect either of Wexford mounting a serious challenge in this year's competition or for years to come given their performances to date.
But with Ruth, one of the best centre halfs of the modern era retiring following Mitch Jordan and Rory McCarthy as yet still uncommitted to the cause Wexford can only continue their slide out of serious contention.
With the withdrawals of these old hands and the refusal of young people to come forward is there something seriously wrong at the heart of the Wexford panel or is it simply a case that the easy victories run up by Kilkenny in recent seasons over the Model County has caused a collective towel to be thrown in?
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