At the moment and a lot of positivity

when they beat us, that’s still in my memory, I won’t forget that. It’s just like playing Kerry or whoever, you go out to win the game.

“When you say there’s a bit of rivalry, at underage I played Tipperary a lot, they were very good.”

And the objectives for the year as a whole?

“We’ve huge ambitions at the start of the year, just like every team,” Maguires says, “but we’re going to work short-term.

“We’re looking for promotion from Division 2, that’s the main goal, but going forward, we have new faces on the team.

“Last year, we had only two wins in Division 2, which isn’t good enough for a Cork team, whatever grade it is. We’re looking to build on from there and we’re really looking forward to the challenge.

“We’ve had a few retirements, fellas stepping away from the panel, but that presents an opportunity for everybody else to step up. We just really have to drive it on now, there are opportunities there and we have to make sure we take them rather than watching other teams take them.”

Given the even make-up of Division 2, he knows how important it is to do just that.

“I was looking at the table and Louth were the only team I think I haven’t played against,’ he says.

“Obviously, Roscommon are the class of Division 2 at the moment, they were very impressive in winning Connacht last year. It just shows how impressive it is, Roscommon and Cavan were relegated, it’s just the way it goes.

“We’ll just take each game, we’re not going to look too far down the road, we’re just focused on Tipperary. It’s the first game, that’s what we’re building towards and we’ll re-assess it after that.

“It’ll be a great occasion. The bigger the crowd, the bigger support you have, that drives teams on in the last ten minutes when you hear the shouts from the crowd.

“We’re really looking forward to a good atmosphere, driving it on and getting the result.”