Morgan eyes tougher test

BILLY MORGAN is expecting a much tougher challenge from Kerry in Sunday’s Bank of Ireland Munster SFC final replay in Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

However, his belief that the holders may have been a bit complacent going into last weekend’s final in Killarney isn’t shared by Kerry selector Johnny Culloty. He insisted yesterday that they had expected a “hard battle”. More pertinently, he fears the worst for their team unless they achieve a major improvement on recent form.

While the quality of the Cork play caused general surprise, Morgan attaches no blame to the media or the public for criticism in advance of the game. “On face value, you could say we hadn’t been performing,’’ he commented. “Our last championship game against Kerry was a disaster and, in the league, we didn’t fare well. So, from our performances in the league and against Limerick, you couldn’t blame people for writing us off.’’