Ryan says promotion failure won’t dent Cork’s summer hopes

Former Cork hurling captain Fergal Ryan does not believe failure to get out of Division 1B of the Allianz Hurling League would impact too negatively on their championship prospects.

Cork currently trail Limerick on scoring difference and, with only one team guaranteed promotion, need to post big totals against Antrim and Wexford in their remaining games.

Ryan points to last year – when Cork were relegated but reached the All-Ireland final – as a perfect example of how the summer does not necessarily follow the spring in a linear manner.