Anthony Daly: Sars and Cork needed this dose of honesty, but slick Gunners are humming

I really admired Johnny Crowley’s honesty in these pages during the week, and in his pre-game interview on TG4.

The sun sets during the AIB Munster GAA Senior Club Hurling Championship semi-final match between Sarsfields and Feakle at Supervalu Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

It’s not something that I, or any club player in Clare, ever had to think off, but I did find myself wondering during the week how I would feel having to play in the Munster club championship if Clarecastle had lost a county final?

I don’t think the outcome would have been good. Of course you’d love to represent your club in Munster but losing a county final is a huge hammerblow. I only lost a couple – in 1989 and 1996 – and I was as low as a snake’s belly afterwards. Would we have lifted ourselves? We’d have struggled.