End of a long year but Canovee all out to make it memorable

“THANK God for the backdoor system. Whoever came up with the idea deserves a medal. If it wasn’t there we would not be where we are now”, said Canovee manager Michael Ring.

End of a long year but Canovee all out to make it memorable

The Mid Cork side play O’Callaghan’s Mills in Askeaton on Sunday in the final of the Munster Club JFC, but it could have been all so different were it not for the backdoor system, as they were beaten in the opening round of the divisional championship by Aghinagh.

The similarities between Sunday’s opponents are uncanny. Both were beaten in their first-round games; hurling is very dominant in both clubs and both their hurling teams went out of the championship early, allowing them to concentrate on football.

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