Cork look the stronger outfit, but improvement needed

OTHER than for the Munster final, Cork footballers have gone in three times as favourites in the Bank of Ireland championship and delivered.

However, it would be accepted that neither Limerick nor Tipperary presented any real test and that while they showed good form in coming back in Killarney to avoid a heavy defeat, they were anything but impressive in their qualifier win over Louth.

Against that background, followers won’t be quite sure of what to expect from them when they face up to Sligo for only the second time in the All-Ireland quarter-final in Croke Park tomorrow (2pm).