Just watched the game back there, awful performance by Cork, was like watching the team under Kingston trying to walk the ball up the field, only for Wexford injuries and Seamie Harnedy we would have been bate out the gate. Backs apart from Joyce and Tommy O'Connell were awful, midfield overplayed the ball all day, fucking about doing nothing constructive. P Power and Barrett were the pick of the forwards until Harnedy came on and showed the whole lot of them how to actually compete for the ball and win it.
If Pat Ryan does one thing this year is sort out the wheat from the chaff with regard to what we have from midfield up, they need to be sat down and told if you can't compete and win your own ball then you have no business playing inter county hurling. We have too many guys not willing to get hurt gaining possession and to do the unglamorous stuff. About four of the forwards starting today didn't want to know about it, running away from work. Kingston getting motm sums it up. He offered fuck all from open play bar frees, unable to win any type of ball and just waiting for fellas to do it for him. Jack O'Connor should ride pine for the rest of the year. Lazy fucking half arsed tackling conceding brainless yellow cards, it's not his first time either. There is a long job of work ahead for Pat Ryan and his team, I would temper expectations for the championship this year and work on sorting a squad out for next year and give guys workings for their game before they pull on a red jersey again.
