Slocum confident Counihan can deliver for Cork

FORMER star Michael Slocum, for whom next Sunday’s trip to Killarney for the Munster SFC semi-final will evoke special memories, is happy to think that the different elements falling into place will enable Cork to make a serious bid for an All-Ireland title win.

In order of priority, he believes their success in drawing with Kerry in Croke Park last year gives them a major psychological boost and he takes great encouragement from the development of forward talent which he feels will make the team even more competitive – if not this year, then certainly in the short term.

He was a key member of the Cork team which recorded a treble in the All-Ireland U21 championship in 1984-85-86 (when he was captain) and had a League medal in his pocket when he travelled to Fitzgerald Stadium for the Munster final of 1989.