Jamie Wall says he wasn’t surprised to see Henry Shefflin being announced as Galway’s new senior hurling manager.

Last week saw a surprise twist when the Kilkenny great was appointed Tribesmen boss after Davy Fitzgerald looked to have secured the post.

Speaking to RTE Sport, Fitzgibbon-Cup winning manager Wall said that Shefflin’s “pedigree as a manager” got off to a strong start with his native Ballyhale Shamrocks.

"I'm not surprised that Henry Shefflin has got a very important and big job. In my eyes, he's the best hurler I've ever seen play," he said.

"But also, he has two All-Irelands won as a club manager with Ballyhale. So, his pedigree as a manager, while it's in the process of being proven, it's got a hell of a start.

"Something I really like about him when I watched him on television of late is he's quite statesmanlike.

“It strikes me as if he's almost born for that leadership/management role. He doesn't use the Sunday Game or any of his analysis or punditry, he doesn't use that as an advertising platform. It's not like Gary Neville, before he took his ill-fated managerial role.

“Shefflin hasn't done that. He's been able to straddle that line of being clearly very astute and in tune with the modern game, while also not really giving away too much, in true Kilkenny fashion.”

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