‘Leaving Bere Island on the ferry I swore if we won Sam Maguire, I would return with only the clothes on my back and the porter money in my back pocket.’

Few have had a better insight into this group of Cork footballers than attacker Conor McCarthy. In a fascinating insight into the mindset of the squad, he charts the progress back to 2004 and reveals the absence of ego and a preference for anonymity which characterises the group. Now read on...