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Cork manager John Cleary watches the Allianz Football League Division 2 match between his Cork side and Meath at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Sunday. Picture: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Cork leave themselves with a lot to do again 

From an early stage of last year’s league campaign, Cork’s train was clearly coming off the tracks. They lost their manager Keith Ricken to illness, before their injury list soon became debilitating. At one stage last spring, Cork had up to 15 players on the injury list or treatment table.