Reality check needed here I fear.
Kildare to all intents and purposes are a Division 3 side now. Beating them is no great achievement. Conceding so much to them is however concerning.
Cork are miles behind the teams in Division 1 from what I've seen.
Staving off relegation to Division 3 is a long way from the expectations at the beginning of the year when promotion to Division 1 was mooted. From that perspective Cork have fallen a long way back.
The lack of top class young talent making their way on to the team doesn't offer much hope for the immediate future either despite recent underage success.
I can't see Cork making any real impact in Championship and don't see any obvious signs of a route back to the top table in the short to medium time.
Sorry for the negativity.