Not all pitch perfect for Cork

Cork football management had to go “cap in hand” to several clubs when seeking a pitch for training during the first two months of the year, selector Eoin O’Neill has revealed.

With no centre of excellence available to Cork’s inter-county teams, and Páirc Uí Rinn having been off-limits for training purposes throughout January and February, the Cork footballers would have been left stranded on more than one occasion were it not for the generosity of clubs who allowed the county team avail of their facilities.

“The weather was a major issue for us at the start of the year in getting access to pitches. At the end of the day, we are very grateful to the clubs that supported us. We had to go cap in hand to a lot of clubs last minute,” O’Neill admitted.