It's all on the line for the under-pressure Waterford camp this weekend. 

To underestimate the Clare man’s thought process on the game is to do him a complete disservice. 

Pointed post-match radio comments on WLR that Waterford’s full back line had scored more than their inside full forward line did not feel like constructive criticism to this listener

Whilst most of the conjecture and debate down our way has followed the narrative that “the closer it is to the game the more I think Kilkenny will win” I actually have begun to think the opposite. 

The easy adage of “Same aul Cork/Same aul Galway” will greet one of the management teams afterwards but this is not the truth

Flexibility is central to Limerick and Clare. Henry Shefflin has modified the views he held as a pundit. Will Brian Cody adjust to take Kikenny forward?

Indignant Cork are now combining process and passion

Tipperary have belatedly realised a defensive structure can provide more room up front

The Cork brains trust of Kingston, O’Sullivan, Furlong, Mulcahy and O’Grady will have tried their best to ignore the outside world, but this can be difficult for a homegrown management team.

Three talking points ahead of Limerick v Waterford