Cooney predicts a cracker in Limerick

IF THE experience of Joe Cooney — one of the finest Galway hurlers of the past three decades — is anything to go by, this Saturday’s All-Ireland qualifier knockout game between Galway and Cork in the Gaelic Grounds is sure to have two very definite elements.

“Whenever we played Cork, we were guaranteed two things; there wouldn’t be much in it, and it would be good hurling, very open. You went out to win but you went out to play as well, that applied to both teams, and I don’t think it has changed very much over the years.”

Could it be, however, that this Saturday’s game may be a little different?