FORMER Cork City manager Damien Richardson used to say that when it came to European football his team needed four key elements - speed of thought, decision making, concentration and patience - and that’s exactly what John Caulfield will need from his players at Turner’s Cross tonight (7.45pm).
SHANE Kingston, Mark Coleman and Darragh Fitzgibbon will spearhead the Cork U21s tonight away to Waterford, but Luke Meade won’t be available for the trip to Walsh Park.
AEK Larnaca’s Spanish manager, Imanol Idiakez said that facing Cork City in the Europa League at Turner’s Cross tonight is one of the most difficult ties his side could have imagined.
THE unseen yards, outside of the white lines, were what Shane Kingston was keenest to reflect on in light of Cork’s success in the Munster final.
Near the end of Sunday’s game, David Reidy came hunting for a Clare goal but Anthony Nash got his angles perfect and blocked the shot, knocking it out for a ’65.
THE crowd rose to their feet to cheer him on, one of the biggest cheers of the day as the much-maligned full-back drove on past the half-way line to lay off the ball to what led to another Cork score.
THE scenes at the end of the Munster minor championship final, at Thurles on Sunday, were jubilant. Cork players, management, and fans enjoyed this superb victory over Clare.
ONE year ago to the day when Cork lost to Wexford in the All-Ireland qualifiers on a ground where they had so much success down through the ages, it could be said, without much fear of contradiction, that hurling was at a very low ebb throughout the county.
CORK is the greatest sporting county in Ireland, but absolutely nothing compares to the buzz generated by hurling.
THERE were heroes all over the pitch for Cork yesterday and tone of them was corner-back Colm Spillane.
THE words of a song come to mind after yesterday as my mama always told me there would be days like this.
CORK selector Pat Hartnett wore a broad smile as he emerged from the Cork throng after the final whistle yesterday and with every justification.
RTÉ’s Munster SHC final studio analysts were gushing in their praise of Cork following an enthralling 1-25 to 1-20 victory over Clare at Semple Stadium in Thurles.
THE new Páirc Uí Chaoimh is set to open its doors next weekend with a couple of club games to be played there, and this exercise will be a used a dry run before one of the All-Ireland quarter-finals will be played there a week later.
IT might not have been the most dramatic of Munster finals, but it was a damn sweet one for Cork.
WHEN this Munster final is long forgotten, Damien Cahalane’s awe-inspiring run will live on.
CORK, along with Wexford, have been the feel good hit of the summer in the All-Ireland hurling championship so far, with both counties coming from almost hurling obscurity at the start of the year to contest the provincial finals having dispensed with Tipperary, Kilkenny and Waterford.
A SKILLFUL, driven, gutsy effort from Cork’s minor hurlers last Monday night thrilled the Rebel faithful.
WHEN Chris Joyce was growing up on the northside there was no position he wanted to play more than wing-back.
CROKE Park last Sunday with an attendance of over 60,000, a record for a Leinster final, brought great colour, excitement, and atmosphere, especially from the Wexford followers.
WHEN Brenda O’Donoghue put the question to Jimmy Kerrigan on Radio One last Sunday evening, the 'what do Cork need to do to catch up with Kerry' teaser, the thought crossed our mind that this answer may well shorten the journey home.
CORK CITY manager John Caulfield said that he wants to continue to make progress in the Europa League and get the club quarter-of-a-million euro.
