Everything must click if Tipp are to quieten Cats

NO matter the result of tomorrow’s All-Ireland final, there will be mixed emotions in every county in Ireland outside of Kilkenny and Tipperary.

If Kilkenny win there will be disappointment for Tipperary and a fine band of classy hurlers and classy individuals beaten in their second championship decider in a row. That will be balanced by delight at the making of history.

If Brian Cody’s men win, then in 20 years’ time – more for those of us of a younger vintage – we’ll be able to turn to a new generation and say, “Yes, I was there, I saw Noel and Jackie and Tommy and JJ and Cha and Lyngers and Henry and Eoin and Gorta and Eddie and Taggie and Richie and all. And yes, they were that good.”