Ronan McCarthy sees positives and progress despite Cork's relegation threat 

Cork manager Ronan McCarthy: If we play well, we give ourselves every chance of winning the match. Picture: INPHO/Ryan Byrne

While retention of their Division 2 status is the only show in town for the Cork footballers Saturday afternoon, manager Ronan McCarthy has said it won’t be “the end of the world” if his charges suffer a swift return to the league’s third tier.

Six and a half months after making theirs the shortest possible stay in Division 3, Cork — on account of their inferior scoring difference to Clare and Kildare in Division 2 South — find themselves 70 minutes from the drop.