Allen rules out another shot at Cork helm

JOHN ALLEN does not believe he will ever get the opportunity to manage Cork again.

The former All-Ireland winning boss, who will lead Limerick out against his native county this weekend, admitted the only way he could manage an inter-county team was to look outside his homeland.

Having left the position in 2006, after losing just one championship match in ten with two All-Ireland final appearances on the resume, he stepped down. At the time it was believed he would return to the post but it never materialised that way.