Tipp will want to drown out Cork's boos for Darragh McCarthy in Thurles

Darragh McCarthy’s free-taking process is most certainly unhurried but to consider it time-wasting would be a stretch

Between putting the ball on the ground and striking the sliotar, Darragh McCarthy took an average of 24 seconds to send over his two frees against Cork on Saturday. Pic: Ray McManus/Sportsfile

To be clear, the boos for Darragh McCarthy on Saturday had little to do with the length of time he was taking over the two frees he converted.

He was greeted with the chorus upon his introduction in the 55th minute. A chap who is barely out of his teens makes for a strange pantomime villain but when you were sent off before hitting a ball the last time you visited the same theatre, there is a chance the home crowd will remember.