Master and commander

Cork’s scorer-in-chief James Masters talks to Michael Moynihan.

JAMES MASTERS strolls into the lobby of a Cork hotel, tanned and relaxed. The Rebel footballers are many people’s dark horses for the All-Ireland, but if that’s a burden Masters carries it lightly.

“I’d say at the start of the year we wanted to go far (in the league) — the NFL semi-finalists and finalists have done well later in the season for the last few years, but we lost a few close games.