Expectation still as high as ever in Newtown

NEWTOWNSHANDRUM put their Evening Echo Cork Co SHC title on the line against Imokilly at Pairc Ui Chaoimh tomorrow (5pm) in the second part of an Evening Echo SHC quarter-final double header that also features St Catherine’s and Sarsfield’s (3.30 pm).

The champions go into this game as favourites, not just to win but to go all the way and retain their title and launch their bid to reclaim the All-Ireland Club title they lost to Portumna last season.

Little has changed since they were All-Ireland champions, apart from the fact that Simon Morrissey and Dan Riordan are now calling the shots. But the expectations are as high as ever.