Now is the time for new guys to stake claim, says McCarthy

The Cork senior footballer’s McGrath Cup opener against Cork IT this Sunday is a first competitive outing for the new senior management, but evolution rather than revolution appears to be the theme.

With manager Conor Counihan having agreed to stay on for a new term, he has freshened up his backroom team, with Ronan McCarthy, Brian Cuthbert and Haulie O’Neill replacing Jim Nolan, Ger O’Sullivan and Terry O’Neill while Peadar Healy is the only selector to remain in place.

Former Douglas manager McCarthy, who won a Munster medal with Cork in 1999, revealed that “things have gone nicely so far.