‘We’re gone back since last year’

Don’t mention the war, we agreed. “I’ll meet on one condition”, laughed Waterford’s Jim Greene.

“No-one mentions those two Munster finals. 5-31? Oh God!”; so said former Waterford All-Star corner-forward Jim Greene, on the request to meet an old adversary, Eamonn O’Donoghue of Cork, for dinner and debate in advance of tomorrow’s Thurles clash.

The two finals? 1982 - 5-31 to 3-6 - and 1983 - 3-22 to 0-12 - two Cork wins that left deep scars in the Waterford hurling psyche. We agreed. No mention.