In the Irish Mail on Sunday, former Tipp manager Babs Keating once again has a go at current boss Liam Sheedy ahead of the All-Ireland final. “I’ve always said that the only way to beat Kilkenny is to man-mark their defence. I honestly believe Sheedy hasn’t been preparing them to do that since last October when he should have been. You look at Sheedy on the sidelines and he’s doing Riverdances. Brian Cody on the other hand looks like he has earplugs in his ears.â€
The Irish News of the World has ‘We Moscow to finals,’ in which Trapattoni insists that he has “no doubt we will qualify.†They also write ‘You Av 3 games,’in which they claim that recently appointed West ham boss Avram Grant has only three matches to save his job.
The Sunday World has ‘Don’t go Co,’ in which it is claimed that Kilkenny’s players begged Brian Cody not to leave the helm if Kilkenny do make history and win the Cats fifth All-Ireland in a row. There is growing speculation, according to Roy Curtis, that Cody will leave the Cats on a high if they win today’s final. He has been in charge of Kilkenny for 13 years.
