Pat Ryan wants to see progress from Cork’s new league campaign

Cork selector Pat Ryan doesn’t believe his side will be purely motivated by revenge in Sunday’s Allianz Hurling League Division 1 opener with Galway.

Apart from the pre-season Munster SHL, the clash in Salthill is Cork’s first competitive game since losing to Galway in last July’s All-Ireland hurling qualifier, the 10-point loss being Jimmy Barry-Murphy’s last game in charge.

Ryan is part of his replacement Kieran Kingston’s set-up and believes the presence of a new managerial team means a clean slate. “We haven’t spoken about as a management and I haven’t heard any of the players mention it,” he says.