Quote from: Josey Whales on November 20, 2006, 07:49:06 PMThis Cork side will go down as the best since the greatest hurling I've ever seen i.e. the 3 in a row side. From 1-9 only Clare can match them in recent times. Cor are a better side than Waterford, full stop. From 1 -9 are a far superior.
I think the point corcoran fails to recognise is that in the pantheon of great Cork teams this one is someway down the list. Heavily reliant on 4-5 players. Without their professionalism as they call it- they probably wouldn't have any All-Irelands whereas Kilkenny could probably start training in late june and still win th all-ireland. There are 7/8 Waterford players that a lot of the Cork team couldn't hold a candle to.- that;s the point Sweeney is trying to make.
Nobody is naive to think that teams aren't disparaging in their views on each other in the dressing room. The point Sweeney is making is that Corcoran comes across as very blinkered in his views. He fails to recognise that for all their perceived 'professionalism' they should have won a hell of a lot more. They don't seem to realise Kilkenny have still outscored them in All-Irelands in recent years-relying more on pure artistry rather than atleticism.
The KK stuff is hilarious. The head to head is 2 each. 99 convienently swpt under thecarpet by Sweeney.KK relying on artistry? Are you bonkers. After the semi final loss to Galway a few yrs ago KK, till this yr, pushed the aggression and phyicality level through the roof.
