Caulfield envisages Cork City ‘B’ side playing First Division

Cork City manager John Caulfield is in favour of the club following Shamrock Rovers and fielding a second team in the First Division of the SSE Airtricity League.

Keen to ensure players not in the first team retain match sharpness, Caulfield is keen to explore all avenues and believes a B team — as Rovers have this season — would best suit the club’s needs.

“People talk about the Munster Senior League being an option for us to get into and it possibly would, however that’s not the answer in the long term because you can’t play professional players,” Caulfield said.