Sorry lads, but you don’t compare to the mighty Rebels of 70’s

IT is always an unenviable and invidious exercise to compare teams and players of different eras.

Times, conditions and circumstances change and hurling now is entirely different to the game in the 1970s when Cork last won three All-Ireland senior hurling titles in a row.

Training is now more intense; fitness levels are much higher; the rules have undergone change; and the sliothar these days is lighter and travels faster and further. Also, the services of dieticians, physiotherapists and even psychologists are now an integral part of the backroom scene.