This will be my 14th All Ireland Hurling Final (15th if the 2013 replay is included). It’s my favourite day of the year. That Cork are in it this year makes is more nerve wrecking and exciting.
Thats impressive.
Never been to a final myself either outside of Cork being involved. Was at the 90, 92, 99, 04, 05 and 06 hurling finals. Also went to the 87, 88, 89 and 90 football finals. Great to see us winning the double, but stopped following football in the 90`s when the game became tedious to watch.
Still have a hurley at home somewhere signed by most of the 1990 panel, my most treasured childhood possession. Some of the signatures are barely legible at this stage, checked during the year so see if Teddy`s was for nostalgic purposes........ intact, along with match programmes kept from most of those games.
Always felt Cork overachieved getting to the 13 final tbh, it didnt have the feel like Cork hurling was back, but it certainly does now. 19 years has been a long wait, no ticket yet myself but the feelers are out and I`m optimistic. In the games against Kilkenny plenty people picked up tickets off their fans on the morning up there cos the miserable gits dont travel, that wont be the case this year. Rebels Abú!