Cork Strike Could Hurt Kingdom

It may have just deepened the crisis on Leeside, but surely the rest of the country has been given a huge lift by news that the Cork footballers are threatening to join the Cork hurlers in strike action (only for the Championship, mind).

You've guessed it... we won't have to endure that most horrendous of Championship fixtures: Kerry v Cork in Croke Park. There's been no stopping this particular match-up in recent seasons, with Kerry coming out on top every single time (apart from last year's All-Ireland Semi when Cork somehow managed to salvage a draw, before, naturally, calving to their neighbours in the replay).

Surely the 2007 All-Ireland Final between these sides was one of the worst games to be played under this illustrious billing. Their other meetings in the All-Ireland series have fared little better. Since the introduction of the qualifier series in 2001, Kerry and Cork have met six times in the latter stages of the Championship. The Rebels have won none of these games, and have been beaten by a combined total of 45 (forty-five) points in the process. If the threatened strike ever materialises, the only people likely to be disappointed are the Kerry footballers!