It’s tough at the top, says Kerry boss Eamonn Fitzmaurice

Eamonn Fitzmaurice last night offered words of consolation to his Cork football counterpart, Brian Cuthbert, in the wake of the Rebels’ shock exit from the Championship.

The 2014 All-Ireland-winning manager described top-level management as a “tough business” but had empathy for another one of the game’s young managers.

“Of course, from Brian Cuthbert’s point of view, it’s a tough situation. He and his management team I’m sure are putting absolutely everything into it, no more than we do.