Committee in place to find new Cork football boss

A highly anticipated Cork County Board meeting last night allowed delegates to air grievances, but the only real development was the announcement of the composition of the committee to find the new county football manager.

Three All-Ireland winners – John Coleman, John O’Driscoll and Nicholas Murphy – will join county chairman Ger Lane and secretary Frank Murphy on the committee to find a replacement for Brian Cuthbert after he opted not to seek re-appointment following the All-Ireland qualifier loss to Kildare last month.

In the wake of Cuthbert’s departure, the county board issued a statement expressing gratitude to the Bishopstown man, parts of which, pertaining to the refereeing of Pádraig Hughes in the drawn Munster SFC final, had drawn criticism from many quarters. Lane sought to clarify the board hadn’t wished to castigate Hughes.