Mask never slips as Peter Keane talks up Cork to try keep them down

Kerry’s unbeaten run of eight SFC games against Cork is now just two shy of their dominance in the Golden Years era

Kerry manager Peter Keane: 'We’re all expecting a real battle. Let’s call it fair — it could go either way.' Picture: INPHO/Ryan Byrne

The Cork-Kerry rivalry is in a very healthy place, at least if you are listening to Kerry manager Peter Keane.

Last year’s Munster final in Páirc Uí Chaoimh was certainly competitive, and a little too close for the visitors’ comfort. While Brian Hurley offered some fighting talk in this newspaper in September: “If people are questioning our edge for Kerry in the Páirc hopefully, they’ll be tuning into the TV for it and see what we bring to it.”