Rebels hoping to organise quick succession

Cork GAA chiefs will tomorrow night begin what chairman Ger Lane hopes will be a quick process to replace Kieran Kingston as county senior hurling manager.

The decision of Kingston not to accept a new term in charge was announced on Saturday afternoon and, fortunately, the monthly meeting of the county board, initially scheduled for last Tuesday, was put back a week.

As a result, the first gathering of delegates at the new Páirc Uí Chaoimh will set the wheels in motion to find his successor, with Lane expecting a similar scenario to the recent search for a football manager, with the board’s executive taking responsibility for the appointment.