Veteran Collins enjoying 'fresh' Haven role 

A trick of James McCarthy’s for this 2023 season has been to give Mark Collins the number seven shirt. 

LEADER: Mark Collins, Castlehaven who play Nemo Rangers in the Bon Secours Cork Premier SFC final against Nemo Rangers. Pic: Eddie O'Hare

James McCarthy’s many previous spells as Castlehaven manager ran for two years and no more. It was a rule of his. Two seasons and step away. 

Not even a county title at the end of year two, as was the case in 2012, could compel him to extend his tenure.