Cats just purring along in low gear

BEFORE we get into the match analysis, I thought it was nice light touch by the announcer at the end of proceedings in Croke Park yesterday, when he thanked the Kilkenny supporters for staying off the pitch.

He must be new on the job, otherwise he’d know – Kilkenny supporters don’t get excited over winning Leinster finals, they keep their celebrations for bigger days. Mind you, if it had been the other way around, if Dublin had won, then I’m not so sure your man would have been making the same announcement!

And in fairness to those Dublin supporters, while they didn’t turn up in the kind of numbers we’ve become used to seeing following the footballers, there was still a good crowd there, a good crowd on the Hill too, and they made enough noise to make up for those who haven’t copped on to the fact that Dublin now also have a good senior hurling team.