Cork club period could have been shorter, says Ronan McCarthy

'In an ideal scenario, you’d like a slightly narrower timeframe for the club championship and it could have been but you just deal with it'

Cork manager Ronan McCarthy faces a short turnaround to the return of league action and their make-or-break date with Kerry. Picture: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Ronan McCarthy believes the Cork senior football championship could have been played over a shorter period but aims to make the best of the short time he has with his players.

As a result of last night’s competitions control committee’s (CCC) decision, four football finals are now due to take place on the weekend of October 11, the weekend before they play the first of their two outstanding Allianz League Division 3 games. After facing Louth at home, they travel to Down needing one point from those two games to gain promotion.