To have a double-header with the hurlers is pretty much everything the Rebel footballers could have asked for
Tommy Walsh of Cork celebrates after the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Round 2 match between Cork and Donegal at Páirc Uí Rinn Photo by Matt Browne/Sportsfile
It’s brilliant. It’s fantastic. It’s well-deserved. It’s pretty pretty much everything they could have hoped for. And, yeah, it probably increases the pressure on them to deliver just that little bit more.
You know what, though? No harm in that. This is what it’s all about. Real stakes, real pressure, a real opportunity to push on to the next level. Are Cork up for it? Are they up to it? We’ll have our answer next Saturday week.