Counihan’s decision to commit a huge relief

WHEN news broke yesterday that Conor Counihan would be staying on as Cork senior football manager, there was a sense of relief, and not just in Cork.

If Counihan had decide against a return that would have made it two out of two All-Ireland winning managers walking away just as they’d reached the summit.

We’re all aware that handling an inter-county team is difficult at the best of times; if both of the men having the very best of times with the job couldn’t accommodate it, who could?