Cuthbert the front-runner to replace Counihan

Former Cork minor football coach Brian Cuthbert has emerged from a crowded field as favourite for the vacant senior football manager post on Leeside.

With the departure of Conor Counihan following the Rebels’ defeat at the hands of Dublin in the All-Ireland SFC quarter-final, several names have been circulating in Cork as possible replacements.

Danny Culloty, John Cleary, Ronan McCarthy and Ephie Fitzgerald are among the coaches linked to the post but Cuthbert, who served as a selector under Counihan this year, is now regarded as front-runner.