Bottom line is Ronan McCarthy will be judged in the summer of 2020

It’s something of an understatement to suggest the early summer optimism surrounding the Cork footballers was well and truly extinguished by Kerry just two weeks ago.

Cork were put to the sword by an established Division 1 team in Páirc Uí Chaoimh and face a daunting trip up to Portlaoise this evening to face another perennial Division 1 performer in Tyrone.

With their season on the line, the big question is can Cork recover and pull off a major upset to rescue themselves?