Cork clubs asked to solve fixtures crux

The eight quarter-finalists in this year’s Cork U21AFC have been asked to come up with alternative proposals for the staging of their ties.

At last night’s Cork County Board meeting in Páirc Uí Chaoimh, delegates from the various clubs expressed misgivings at the scheduling of the ties for the weekend after next, a full month ahead of the staging of the same round in 2013.

Primarily, a clash with both college exams and the Leaving Certificate has left clubs with the problem, but their misgivings were not met with acceptance by the board.