Further proof how far Cork hurling has slipped

This is new, whatever about being a nadir, for Cork hurling.

Even in the barren Barry’s Tea years they still had a Brian Corcoran, a player to remind supporters and opponents that they still featured one of the giants of the game, that they were still Cork.

In 2013 they won’t have anyone of that stature taking to the field, something the county has probably only experienced in the first couple of years post-Ring.