Galway adding up to sum of their parts

I WAS talking to four fairly shrewd Corkmen in the press box before throw-in against Galway on Saturday evening and asked them who they thought would win.

All four went for Galway, and I was the only one who fancied Cork. Did they know something I didn’t? Had they seen or heard something I hadn’t?

After just a couple of minutes, though, I could see where they were coming from, when I saw how Cork had lined out their team. I consider Tom Kenny one of the finest midfielders of his generation, and John Gardiner as a fine wing-back, but before the throw in they had switched places.