John Coleman: Senior final was a microcosm of where hurling in Cork stands

These days, when the Cork county senior hurling championship final is called the ‘Little All-Ireland’ it’s done so with a healthy sense of self-depreciation as opposed to the self-delusion that existed in the past.

Nobody’s fooling themselves about where Cork hurling stands anymore.

However, it’s still the biggest day on the calendar in these parts and the romance is still there, especially with the Glen involved. And for every neutral watching on, there is that pang of envy, an innate wish that it was your club that was there.