2008 Cork senior hurling team-captain John Gardiner has moved to stress the importance of the county panel's planned meeting with club chairmen in Cork this Sunday night. As the row continues between the players and the county board and manager Gerald McCarthy, Gardiner reckons this weekend's meeting is crucial to resolving the impasse: "This is the last chance for the genuine hurling people to find out why we're taking this stance first-hand," Gardiner declared. "We will live by the decision of genuine Cork hurling people. We realise they need to give us their backing, like they did at the march last week, before it's too late." Tweet

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