Criticism grows over team’s surrender to inspired Limerick side

CORK footballers and management will meet tomorrow evening to review their woeful display against Limerick on Sunday.

They will do so against a background of mounting criticism of the weakness of their challenge and a growing respect for the quality of the Limerick play under the inspired management of former Austin Stacks player Liam Kearns.

Despite the fact that they had played the previous week in the Division Two League final, which arguably drained them more emotionally because of the circumstances of their defeat, Limerick were clearly the fresher team in Páirc Uí Chaoimh. That poses obvious questions about the home side's mental and physical preparation, their approach to the game and their tactics or the lack of them on the day.