Doolin praises players after hardest week

CORK CITY manager Paul Doolin hailed his team’s professionalism in earning a valuable three points at Turner’s Cross last night — after all, as he pointed out, they didn’t know if they would be taking the pitch until 5pm yesterday.

The match with Bray Wanderers was a mere subplot to another soap opera week on Leeside but Doolin insisted his players deserve praise for first deferring wages and then overcoming the Seagulls last night.

“The main thing is the club is saved and everyone’s delighted because Cork needs a soccer club. So again we got the three points and that’s the important thing but the players deserve great credit from everyone,” he said.