Cuthbert: Strong ref important when facing ‘streetwise’ Mayo

Cork manager Brian Cuthbert says the match officials "will be very important" in this Sunday’s All-Ireland quarter-final against Mayo.

The Connacht champions are a far more experienced outfit than the Leesiders, whose manager described Mayo yesterday as “extremely streetwise.”

Asked whether he would want to have a strong referee in Croke Park next Sunday, Cuthbert said: “Absolutely, I think the referee’s going to be very important in this game. I wouldn’t want to paint our fellas as naive young fellas, but certainly they’re up against a team that’s extremely streetwise — every manager wants their team to be like that.