of all the counties to play I think the days v Tipp are the best and there is always great craic win or lose and that comes from generations of mutual respect. Cork showed their class at times yesterday but there is still a lot to work on and that is a good way to go into the next game. Workrate of the forwards was impressive aside from the scoring and skill levels, Connolly is some operator - this guy can be a superstar and Lehane put on an exhibition that even the likes of Cian Lynch would have been proud of. What skill and stickwork - an artist who is now earning the right to play by working hard first. I am delighted for him and he has proved his class in a serious way since coming back.
Interestingly I make it that 10 players who played some part yesterday were involved in those really tough successive U21 and U20 final beatings by Tipp in 2018 and 1019 and this doesn’t even include the likes of Joyce, Barrett, Connolly who were younger again. On top of that we have OLH, Eoin Downey, Eoin Roche, Brian Roche, Twomey, Power, Connery, Conor Cahalane. Daire O’ Leary, Keane all involved and capable of pushing on. This is serious validation of the efforts made in developing players through multiple years even when silverware wasn’t being won at underage. I think Tipp are now suffering badly by not bringing enough of those winning teams through and blooding them
