One piece of Counihan’s jigsaw left to find

THE FORENSICS team always warn to step back from the gory detail and survey the peripheral evidence.

So let’s ignore the scoreboard momentarily from yesterday’s compelling All-Ireland football semi-final victory for Cork over Tyrone.

The moment John Bannon’s final whistle blew on Mickey Harte’s hopes of successive titles, Conor Counihan made for his substitutes in the Hogan Stand, greeting every one in turn. If his consistent rotation of replacements wasn’t enough to convince the 30-man squad that this is their success as much as anyone’s, his first priority after a stunning 1-13 to 0-11 success yesterday must have.