Gardiner: Outlook is bleak

CORK’S John Gardiner hasadmitted that the immediate future for senior hurling success in the county is looking gloomy.

The Rebels have not reached an All-Ireland hurling final since losing to Kilkenny in 2006, having won the Liam MacCarthy Cup in the two years prior to that, and exited this year’s championship in phase three of the All-Ireland qualifiers.

With no All-Ireland U21 title since 1998 and without a minor win in 10 years, Gardiner is worried about Cork’s prospects.