Daithí Regan: ‘If Carlow beat us, we’re finished’

Daithí Regan played golf with Johnny Flaherty a few weeks ago and the plight of Offaly hurling dominated the conversation as they negotiated 18 holes.

Flaherty was the hero of the breakthrough 1981 All-Ireland senior win and Regan, a 1994 medallist, asked him a straight-up question.

“Johnny, could you ever foresee that it would go to the level it has?” Regan enquired.