Counihan unperturbed by Croke Park’s blue hue

Conor Counihan has dismissed the influence of the Dublin crowd in Croke Park next Saturday.

Critical of the 7pm throw-in time and the impact it will have on those county supporters travelling to the capital, the Cork manager knows the stadium won’t exactly be hospitable to his team.

However, he was unequivocal in his belief that the tens of thousands of Dublin fans won’t hurt his team’s opportunities. “There won’t be any of them inside the white line and I’m not trying to be funny,” he pointed out.