Dolan right not to dive into transfer market, says City assistant manager

CORK CITY’S new assistant manager, Noel O’Connor, was quick to defend Pat Dolan’s policy of not diving into the transfer market.

He accepted that some of Cork’s followers were surprised that Dolan had signed only one newcomer, Kevin Doyle, the former U20 international who played for Dolan at Pat’s last season. Said O’Connor: “I think Pat Dolan’s approach has been very fair. I have been with Cork only eight or nine days, so I do not know how good every fellow can be. It is only right that he gives the players a chance to prove themselves. You cannot do that in less than three or four weeks if fellows are to get a genuine chance.”

Cork finished fourth last season and their late season drift out of the Championship race came as a disappointment to their enthusiastic fans. The popular opinion was that a new manager would make major changes. O’Connor explained some of the reasons why this is not so.