Karl O’Dwyer shakes his head at the thought of it now.

Any search for the vital ingredients to make a successful club starts with tomorrow’s Munster Club SFC finalists. Tony Leen examines Dr Crokes’ recipe for success as they prepare to meet the ace of clubs

THERE may have been the safety net of the backdoor available for the losers of yesterday’s Munster championship tie in Killarney, but it was quite evident in the demeanour of both Cork and Kerry that they had no interest in settling for that.

BECAUSE Cork’s priorities are of a higher order these days, I’m sure there are many of the county’s football supporters less interested in success tomorrow at Croke Park than in whether the final pieces of the jigsaw are coming together to ensure All-Ireland success later in the season.

THE double transfer of Larry Tompkins and Shea Fahy still grates with Kildare folk, who wonder what might have been had the future All Stars stayed at home instead of inspiring Cork to the greatest era of their football history.

THE SPORTS editor in this place gets a little cranky at times. Write what you really think, sez he, that Cork have seen the whites of Kerry’s eyes and discovered that being that close to the green and gold monster didn’t fill them with dread. Talk about 1987, and that stuff.

THE positive approach adopted by the younger members of the Nemo Rangers team was a key factor in their All-Ireland success in Croke Park on Monday, according to former star Denis Allen.