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Is The Present Cork Football Team The Worst Ever

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In my humble and honest opinion it is the worst that I have ever seen What has gone wrong with Cork football over the last few years ? Redhot (Cork) - Posts: 699 - 10/07/2018 16:26:09 2120443 Link
Somewhere around the level of the 2004 version but definitely among the worst two in my lifetime. benched (Tyrone) - Posts: 534 - 10/07/2018 16:40:24 2120446 Link
It's as poor as I can remember. Back to back drubbings. Just looked like they gave up when they felt the weight of what the opponents had to offer. For all the deflection on Leinster ,Munster is in a dreadful state and Cork who are really the only side capable of challenging Kerry are nowhere near where they could and should be. Hurling is on the up again in Cork so it's unlikely football has a hope unless you get someone who has real vision and influence take it on and resurrect this corpse. Dubh_linn (Dublin) - Posts: 2312 - 10/07/2018 16:53:48 2120453 Link
Yes this is the worst Cork side ever. Byanthon (Tyrone) - Posts: 1780 - 10/07/2018 16:59:10 2120455 Link
Replying To Byanthon: "Yes this is the worst Cork side ever." Ever? So you've seen every Cork team play since 1888? How old are you, 140? What about the Cork team(s) that between 1917 and 1935 only appeared in one Munster final? Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2460 - 10/07/2018 18:06:51 2120490 Link
They have the players in Cork no doubt about that. They have had decent success at underage level over the years and Kerry couldn't get near them at 21s. Personally I think you have to look at the county board, particularly the chairman whos in charge for a lifetime. We need a strong Cork it's not good for the game to see such a big county so poor my represented in football. westkerry (Kerry) - Posts: 1250 - 10/07/2018 18:40:57 2120501 Link
I would say they are up there towards the top of the list. Such player numbers and resources really points the finger at the CCB. Gaelic football is the fourth sport in Cork and the best athletes tend to end up hurling, rugbying or soccering but that's no excuse. The lads out there trained like dogs and tried their best and there are a number of players that are up to it. But once things are not up to a critical mass tactics-wise, intercounty-class players, fitness etc demoralisation can spread like wildfire and take everyone down with the ship. Cork football now needs major administrative overhaul at the CCB level and a short/medium term clear out of coaches and management. findra (Cork) - Posts: 40 - 10/07/2018 18:52:56 2120503 Link
Certainly the worst I've ever seen, and it's a pity, always admired Cork and the great players they've produced especially during the late 2000s. What on earth has happened? Never seen such a drop in standard and quality in a county in such a short space of time Hill16Army (Dublin) - Posts: 88 - 10/07/2018 20:06:48 2120523 Link
Definitely the worse cork team in the modern era as we have no clue how bad they were in early days of the GAA, in my opinion Corks problem is that they havent evolved to the modern game PyatPree (Cork) - Posts: 376 - 10/07/2018 20:20:36 2120527 Link
Going back to the 1960s I can remember when the Cork footballers could just about deal with the other counties in Munster, outside Kerry. Beating Kerry was a very rare event. And certainly no one expected to beat any of the counties outside Munster. Even back then the perception was that Cork was a hurling county. The main difference between then and now is expectation. After Billy Morgan made Cork take the game seriously, the county became a match for anyone at football. For four glorious years, they kept Kerry down in Munster, reached four All-Ireland finals in the period and won two of them. Morgan had also energised Cork when he was a player, winning an All-Ireland with them in 1973. But the problem is that Cork don't have a habit of producing people like Billy Morgan on a regular basic, so we've gone back to being a hurling county again. Cork will have a new secretary appointed in December, so one can only hope that he will prioritize making cork strong in both codes again, as there is no doubt that too much concentration on the stadium development has led to Cork teams drifting. Midleton (Cork) - Posts: 643 - 10/07/2018 21:56:05 2120557 Link
Does not seem to be a great love of football in corn...despite having a huge population and how many football clubs? The fans there seem to hop on the hurling when going well and ignore the football but having said that, the support the cork football gets is pathetic yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11230 - 10/07/2018 22:04:17 2120563 Link
Yes. They used to be very good in football. Always had nice teams. Trump2020 (Galway) - Posts: 2119 - 10/07/2018 23:24:17 2120588 Link
Replying To yew_tree: "Does not seem to be a great love of football in corn...despite having a huge population and how many football clubs? The fans there seem to hop on the hurling when going well and ignore the football but having said that, the support the cork football gets is pathetic" Cork is an out and out hurling county. As far back as I can remember the crowds following Cork in Munster hurling matches was huge. Even in West Cork places like Millstreet and Kanturk are churning out Cork Senior hurlers. I think the hurlers dropped off a bit between 08 and 12 with lack of underage and Kilkenny dominence and that allowed the football to take off somewhat. Most villages you drive through in Cork now, a young fella is pucking a sliotar around! Past hurler (None) - Posts: 725 - 11/07/2018 00:45:27 2120599 Link
Some years ago when I was in Cork having a pint and having a conversation about football, one of the locals said that it was a game for those who couldn't play hurling. Kind of sums it up for me. Pretty dramatic fall from grace since 2010 when they won the AI. Of course we cant speak, as Meath are pretty awful at the moment, and we kind of won Leinster in 2010. moylagh (Meath) - Posts: 484 - 11/07/2018 13:27:18 2120699 Link
Three or four weeks ago when kerry beat Cork in the munster final by a landslide... It was Kerry who showed... Sheer brilliance.. Then last weekend Tyrone beat Cork to the same tune... But this time the brains that be on RTÉ changed their tune... It was Cork who were brutal.. So somewhere in between is Cork. Tyrone came out to show their hand last Saturday and that may have something to do with that result.. border Gael (Monaghan) - Posts: 894 - 13/07/2018 11:35:06 2121271 Link
Replying To border Gael: "Three or four weeks ago when kerry beat Cork in the munster final by a landslide... It was Kerry who showed... Sheer brilliance.. Then last weekend Tyrone beat Cork to the same tune... But this time the brains that be on RTÉ changed their tune... It was Cork who were brutal.. So somewhere in between is Cork. Tyrone came out to show their hand last Saturday and that may have something to do with that result.." That's the thing, I heard Enda McGinley reference rumors of trouble in the Cork camp following the Kerry defeat and you can imagine that given the amount of focus Cork put into that game in the build-up and then the way they lost, maybe it was a well beaten docket that tropped out to face Tyrone last week. It's all speculation at this point of course, was Kerry's victory more indicative of where they are given they might have faced a far less broken spirited Cork side? The weekend will show a better reflection on where the likes of Kerry and Tyrone are in the shake-up. TheHermit (Kerry) - Posts: 6354 - 13/07/2018 12:04:02 2121288 Link
Replying To border Gael: "Three or four weeks ago when kerry beat Cork in the munster final by a landslide... It was Kerry who showed... Sheer brilliance.. Then last weekend Tyrone beat Cork to the same tune... But this time the brains that be on RTÉ changed their tune... It was Cork who were brutal.. So somewhere in between is Cork. Tyrone came out to show their hand last Saturday and that may have something to do with that result.." That's the way the media like to portray Kerry I'm afraid. Tyrone looked very good against Cork too. But it's Cork. They aren't at the races these last few years unfortunately. lilylanger (Kildare) - Posts: 758 - 13/07/2018 12:04:22 2121290 Link
Cant comment on their place in History but I can never remember seeing a worse Cork team. And the performance against Tyrone the last day was one of the worst performances I've seen from a traditionally good team in years. Not many household names and the ones that are are coming to the end of the road. Unfortunate, for football in Munster but I'm glad Kerry will be going into this weekend slightly undercooked. (Hoping so anyway!) MaroonedinDublin (Galway) - Posts: 28 - 13/07/2018 12:22:43 2121297 Link
Replying To moylagh: "Some years ago when I was in Cork having a pint and having a conversation about football, one of the locals said that it was a game for those who couldn't play hurling. Kind of sums it up for me. Pretty dramatic fall from grace since 2010 when they won the AI. Of course we cant speak, as Meath are pretty awful at the moment, and we kind of won Leinster in 2010." Hahaaa ! Kind of who is right. At least you have a sense of humour about it unlike a few others. That one will be with you for a long time. Dubh_linn (Dublin) - Posts: 2312 - 13/07/2018 12:30:12 2121301 Link
Replying To lilylanger: "That's the way the media like to portray Kerry I'm afraid. Tyrone looked very good against Cork too. But it's Cork. They aren't at the races these last few years unfortunately." Tyrone looked very good against Roscommon also. Ran up massive score. Rockies (Cork) - Posts: 947 - 14/07/2018 18:32:29 2121642 Link