Anthony Daly: Cork aren’t the finished product yet, but the pieces of the puzzle are coming together
Cork's Damien Cahalane in action against Billy Ryan of Kilkenny during Saturday's Allianz Hurling League Division 1 semi-final at Páirc Ui Chaoimh Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile
I’ve told the story here before, but I’ll tell it again because yesterday reminded me so much of it with the similarities, especially watching the downtrodden Wexford supporters streaming out of Nowlan Park with ten minutes remaining.
When we arrived back into Power’s pub after Cork had given us a hiding in the 1998 league semi-final, the Clarecastle lads – in the witty way only Clarecastle people can be – told us to quietly come clean with them in the future. ‘Hi lads, ye might let us know the next time ye decide beforehand not to show up so ye can save us a trip to Thurles and all the costs that goes with it.’ Of course, no team decides not to show up but it certainly doesn’t make it any easier for the supporters to take when you don’t, especially when you’ve got their hopes up about your prospects.
