AS Cork City prepare to host Derry City in the EA Sports Cup final at Turner’s Cross tomorrow, Ian Turner needs no reminding it was the Candystripes who also provided the opposition when he made his senior debut for the Leesiders at the start of last season.

AS Cork City trained at Bishopstown yesterday in advance of Sunday’s FAI Cup final showdown with Drogheda — for which 17,000 tickets have already been sold — Damien Richardson reported that his biggest concerns remain over the availability of Neale Fenn and Alan Bennett.