'Cork making up for lost time,' says Masters

They may have had a late start to the year due to their strike but Cork Senior footballers are making up for lost time in the Allianze National League as evidenced by their two-point weekend victory over Monaghan.

Seven unanswered points from the Leesiders after the interval laid the platform for the Pairc Ui Rinn win which ended Monaghan's unbeaten run in the league.

After disappointment with Nemo Rangers in the All Ireland club final on St. Patrick's Day and memories of last year's September collapse against the Kingdom still painfully fresh, James Masters is glad to be back training with his inter county colleagues in their bid to put things right this season.

Named as an adidas boot ambassador for the coming season at Croke Park this afternoon Masters was heartend by the fact that Monaghan's first ever visit to Cork in the National League was not a fruitful one.