James Masters not ready for exit door just yet

Five years have passed since James Masters made the call to Conor Counihan to say he couldn’t tolerate warming the bench anymore and bade him adieu.

That is also the timeframe Nemo Rangers required to rediscover their mojo and last month claim a 19th Cork SFC title before progressing to Sunday’s Munster final, their 17th provincial decider.

Out of the spotlight for just as long might have taken some getting used to for a forward once the spearhead of the Cork team but if truth be told, the inter-county game was going one way and he was heading another.