'Independent-minded' Ben O'Connor the right man for Rebels, says Pat Mulcahy

The former skipper urged the county board and new set-up to invest in sports psychology: 'It's the biggest gap we see in Cork hurling over the last five or six or seven years'.

Pat Mulcahy, right was part of Kieran Kingston's backroom along with Diarmuid O Sullivan and Noel Furlong. Pic: George Hatchell

Ben O’Connor’s independent mind makes him the ideal candidate to take over as Cork manager, says his Newtownshandrum club-mate Pat Mulcahy.

Together, the pair soldiered to All-Ireland senior titles at club and county level, Mulcahy following O’Connor as Cork captain in 2006, and Mulcahy has obviously welcomed reports the 46-year-old is poised to replace Pat Ryan on Tuesday next.