Hayes: Our ambitions have to be high now

By and large, the general public expect a club’s county players to deliver in the championship. It is perhaps a bit too simplistic and fails to take into account these men are the ones most likely to come in for extra attention from the opposition.

Patrick Horgan, for instance, is regularly double-marked when playing for Glen Rovers but that means others can benefit from the extra space.

The chances are, though, if you thumb through the scorers after a Carbery Rangers game, ‘J Hayes’ will be at or near the top of the listings. Tomorrow in Páirc Uí Chaoimh against Bishopstown (4.15pm), John Hayes will seek to help the Rosscarber club to a first senior final. But, while he and the club have enjoyed a great year so far — most notably dethroning Castlehaven — all that has gone before is forgotten.