Rising expectations on Leeside of ending silverware drought

Try as he might to redirect attention to a room for improvement, it’s difficult to mask just how impressive Cork have been in finishing games

FINE START: Cork manager Pat Ryan before the Allianz Hurling League Division 1 Group A match against Wexford at Páirc Ui Chaoimh in Cork. Pic: Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile

Seeing as this is Cork’s best start to a top-flight league campaign in 18 years, it’s difficult not to wag a tongue or two.

Following on from last year’s final appearance, there would appear to be a new attitude taken to a competition that has hardly been cherished in the county.