A corollary of Murphy’s Law is that when presented with a 50/50 choice, you’ll get it wrong 90% of the time. Waterford’s record in All-Ireland draws certainly dovetails with that idea, what with drawing Galway in 1998 and Cork last year. This year we have the choice between Cork and Offaly, and it is no disrespect to the Biffs after their thumping win over Limerick yesterday – pity ye had nothing you could stick on the dressing room wall, Mr Bennis, I’m sure it would have made all the difference – to say that we’d rather play them; you can be certain Offaly would rather play us than Galway. So rest assured that we will draw Cork again. The Maharishi Fattifatbastard foresees it.
Update: don’t give me generals who are brilliant, said Napoleon Bonaparte, give me generals who are lucky. In that case, Davy Fitz would have warmed the cockles of the stumpy Corsican’s heart as the Déise have drawn Offaly. Venue and time TBC and all that, but the whisperings are a double header in Thurles next Saturday.
