Cork’s deliverance is due any day now, so why not here?

There were sighs of relief among most Cork hurling supporters when this draw was made and they found themselves paired with Waterford but those sighs of relief could be turned to groans of regret by tomorrow evening.

As pointed out repeatedly by manager Jimmy Barry-Murphy inrecent days, Cork have a very poor recent record against Waterford, and under their new manager Michael Ryan this is now also a Déise team on the rise.

Where Cork hurling has been energised by the appointment of Jimmy, Ken McGrath appears to have had the same effect on Waterford.