Maguire: Cork have made progress

Despite an “up and down” league campaign, the Cork footballers are heading in the right direction, according to midfielder Ian Maguire.

It would take two unlikely results materialising this weekend — Meath drawing with Louth and Down overcoming Tipperary by at least 13 points — to see Cork relegated to Division 3 on an inferior score difference to Meath and Down.

What’s certain is they’ll finish the spring in the bottom half of Division 2. Just one win from four home fixtures is cause for concern, no question. On the road, though, the signs were far more encouraging and this is where Maguire sees plenty of positives.