John Cleary: 'Results mightn't go our way and we could be playing in the Tailteann Cup'

Cork are just two places above the cut-off point for involvement in this summer’s All-Ireland series.

DISAPPOINTMENT: Cork manager John Cleary during the closing moments of the Munster GAA Football Senior Championship Quarter-Final match between Clare and Cork at Cusack Park in Ennis, Clare. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Cork’s first Munster quarter-final defeat in 20 years has left the county teetering just two places above the cut-off point for involvement in this summer’s All-Ireland series.

It’s a defeat and a slide down the Sam Maguire qualifying ladder that guarantees a nervous couple of weeks ahead for the Cork camp.