Donegal's visit provides a litmus test on road of improvement for Cleary's Cork 

Now, nobody is demanding Cork pitch their tent at the far end of the spectrum and trumpet naivety over nuance. 

ADDED THREAT: Conor Corbett of Cork in action against Alan Sweeney, left, and Darragh Bohannon of Clare. Pic: Ray McManus/Sportsfile

Never mind the final scoreline, Cork’s approach for the visit of tactically nimble Donegal will tell us where exactly John Cleary’s side deem themselves to be at.

Caution and containment will speak to a sense of inferiority, that Cork are either not confident enough to try and impose their terms on Jim McGuinness’ unbeaten outfit or don’t believe themselves capable of such.