’The Rebel One’ with a cause to show Cork City second to none

Like Jose Mourinho, John Caulfield knows how to look after his own constituency, says Liam Mackey.

Like ‘The Special One’ at Stamford Bridge, ‘The Rebel One’ at Turner’s Cross has proved adept at creating, if not quite a siege mentality comparable to the epic version being fostered in west London, then certainly a touch of us-against-the-world when it comes to Cork City’s place in the scheme of things.

On a personal and professional level, there was a hint of that before a ball was even kicked last season when, upon taking up his position as a managerial first-timer in the League of Ireland, Caulfield readily conceded that his appointment would raise eyes beyond Leeside.