Ray Keane has confirmed he has stepped down as St Finbarr’s manager having guided the club to their first Cork SFC title in 33 years.

Until 2007, the custom in Cork – which still persists elsewhere, like Kerry and Kilkenny – is that the county champions in hurling and football got to choose the captains of the Cork senior team the following year.

Duhallow manager Pádraig Kearns didn’t mask his disappointment at losing a cracking Cork SFC county final to St Finbarr’s despite a mammoth effort from his players.

How much of a factor in yesterday’s thrilling Cork SFC final success for St Finbarr’s was last year’s loss in the decider to Nemo Rangers?