John Cleary not in the running to replace Cuthbert in Cork football hot-seat
Sources close to the Castlehaven clubman confirmed yesterday that Cleary was not under consideration, leaving Ronan McCarthy, Ephie Fitzgerald and Ned English as the candidates remaining.
Cleary indicated two weeks ago that he was withdrawing from the race, but the Cork 1990 All-Ireland-winning team was the jubilee side honoured at this year’s All-Ireland final, and it is understood that at a celebratory dinner in Dublin the evening before that game, his former teammates were loud in their praise and support for Cleary taking over as Cork senior football manager.
