We were always chasing it, says JBM

Jimmy Barry-Murphy was his usual composed self at the final whistle in Croke Park.

“My initial thoughts are that both days, really, we were playing catch-up from the word go,” said the Cork manager

“The first thing about that situation is that you’ve got to do everything right, but eventually, if you don’t take everything that goes your way — it’s got to be perfect — and our luck eventually ran out. We were beaten by a much better team on the day. On both days, I’ve got to acknowledge, they deserved it.”