There's still over a week to go but anticipation is burgeoning ahead of the All Ireland semi-final between Cork and Tipperary.
Tonight, our hurling analyst Daithi Regan previewed the match alongside Rebel legends Diarmuid 'The Rock' O'Sullivan and Tomas Mulcahy, as well as Cork selector Seanie McGrath at the Off The Ball Roadshow at Cork's Crane Lane and Daithi expects Tipp's backs should ask questions of the Cork forwards.
"They should hit them hard, hit them early and hit them often. You need to do it. You have to be ruthless," he said.
Mulcahy feels Tipp have played some of the best hurling of 2014 but that it "hasn't been over 70 minutes" and thinks the low level of expectation in Tipperary could be a benefit.
"This could be a shootout at the OK Corral," he added.
McGrath described Tipp as a "class outfit" and highlighted the need for his own team to be extra focused.
But he also praised the maturity of Cork's players and feels the county is progressing well under Jimmy Barry Murphy.
Listen to the full preview above above via the podcast player which also includes an appearance from none other than Joe Canning.
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