Kissane says rusty Rebels have plenty room for improvement

Favourites for the competition prior to last weekend’s league openers, Cork woke on Monday to find themselves usurped in the bookmakers’ dubious meritocracy of expectation by Kerry.

While the Kingdom accounted for the All-Ireland champions with some ease at Croke Park on Saturday night, a 14-man Cork had to dig deep to secure a share of the points against Armagh in the Athletic Grounds.

And so the odds shifted.