THE FOGARTY FORUM: Teams must evolve or face early exit

Last Sunday week, Tommy Carr informed RTÉ Radio One listeners that Cork’s footballers were arrogant.

That would have been news to anybody who knows that they are one of the most humble squads around but Carr’s point was that they don’t try hard enough, and in fairness it was something similar to what Ray Cummins said about the forward line a couple of months back.

“Why does Conor Counihan get such bad press?” asked Carr. “Because the level of talent they have is not commensurate with the level of success they’ve had and that’s the bottom line.