Conor Counihan: Cork decline ‘partly down to poor club structures’

All-Ireland winning Cork football manager Conor Counihan believes the county’s decline is partly down to poor club structures.

Cork begin the Championship on Saturday against Waterford as 33/1 outsiders to go on and lift the Sam Maguire, a far cry from their ‘big three’ status when Counihan was in charge.

Derek Kavanagh, one of Cork’s midfielders back in 2010, claimed last year that the players and management have been ‘confronted by inferior standards’, citing ‘fundraising tactics, pitch negotiations and training facilities’ as constant headaches.