Hard work only way forward for Galway

Work, work and more work: the basic but vital ingredients Anthony Cunningham will demand from his players to ensure Galway push on again in 2013.

Over the winter, the losing All-Ireland hurling final manager heard his football counterpart, Mayo boss James Horan, claim his side have so much more to offer, as much as a 40% improvement.

Delivering on that potential is what Horan believes will close the gap at the head of the football title race. And it’s much the same for Cunningham, whose team came even closer to All-Ireland success in their code after taking Kilkenny to a final replay.