Nemo should be ready for Duhallow after early wake-up call

NEMO RANGERS are in the penultimate stage of the Cork SFC for the umpteenth time and team manager Ephie Fitzgerald is delighted — given that he has had to find six replacements from last year’s winning team.

“When first introduced I was not an admirer of the back-door system, but it has certainly worked in our favour this year,” he said.

“Had the status quo prevailed we’d have gone out of the championship at the first round after losing to Ballincollig. To be fair we went into the game not too long after an All-Ireland Club semi-final defeat by St Gaul’s and coupled with several players on inter- county duty with Cork, our preparation was not ideal.