Final fear and loathing

Mick O'Dwyer Championship Watch

A passionate man, I have seen him reduced to tears after defeats by Kerry. It's become something of a cliché to say the great Kerry side of the 70's and 80's had as much respect for Cork as they did for Dublin, but it's true. There was never a stage where Dublin were clearly superior to Cork the only difference was we met Dublin in All-Ireland finals. The years where Cork shortened our season, they invariably made hay it's hardly a coincidence that Billy was at the helm when they completed four Munsters in-a-row in the late 80's.

Last year in Killarney must have eaten him up. Rest assured, there won't be any such capitulation in Páirc Ui Chaoimh tomorrow; this is Morgan's All-Ireland final.