“I remember when we took over the group initially, they were a group that failed to get out of the group stages.. (it was said) they couldn’t pull together, the group was fractured, it was going to be impossible to fix what we had.'
In the first nine seasons of the All-Ireland club hurling Championship, Cork’s representatives were winners on seven occasions.
READ MORE:Sarsfields boss pays tribute to 'proudest angel in the sky' as Cork champions squeeze into final But they got past Feakle in the semi-final and turned the tables spectacularly on Ballygunner to win their first provincial crown. And after squeezing past Slaughtneil on Sunday, they’re now in next month’s All-Ireland final against Na Fianna, bridging an 18-year gap for Cork clubs.“I remember when we took over the group initially two years ago, they were a group that failed to get out of the group stages in Cork,” he explained.
Moreover, Sars’ progress hasn’t been isolated, with Watergrasshill and Russell Rovers reaching the intermediate and junior finals respectively over the weekend, all on the back of the Cork senior team coming agonisingly close to ending the county’s All-Ireland drought in July, all of which suggests that it may not last much longer.
“It’s very strange, extremely strange,” O’Sullivan admitted. “Was this rushed in when you look at the semi-finals the week after Christmas? It’s a strange one, but look, I’d rather have the problem and try solve it than not have a problem to be solving. It’s a great problem.”
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