Points a must as Ashton seeks breathing room

Caretaker manager Stuart Ashton faces his biggest test yet as Cork City take on Bohemians at Turner’s Cross this evening in a game which could have major significance on the race away from the bottom of the Airtricity League Premier Division.

Bohs are currently the club propping up the table but, though Cork are five places above them, only six points separate the two teams going into tonight’s game.

After the sacking of Tommy Dunne, Ashton got off to a winning start as City saw off non-league Kilbarrack United in the FAI Cup but, as coach Billy Woods attests, a Bohs side with one of the club’s most famous players now at the helm will be expected to come out fighting at Turner’s Cross.