Maurice Brosnan: How to win finals and influence referees

As clips started to emerge of victorious Cork players celebrating after their Munster SHC final victory over Limerick, the Rebels' tactics board, positioned just beneath their puckout plan, showed a curious arrangement.

What the Munster SHC final between Cork and Limerick lacked in quality it made up for in guts and glory. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Ten years since a major flashpoint in an ongoing war. That Munster final was also dominated by some refereeing controversy as they often tend to be. In the 2015 case, the sparks were actually flamed in these very pages.

Watching the visiting management make their way towards referee Thomas Walsh at half-time on Saturday, while the Limerick ticket tried to cut him off, we were reminded of former Cork defender Conor McCarthy’s column after the 2015 Munster football final draw in Killarney.