John Caulfield playing it cool

For all that Cork City supporters were entitled to interpret last Saturday’s President’s Cup win as a statement of intent by a new-look side, manager John Caufield is cautious about reading too much into what was, after all, a preliminary skirmish — even if it did get pretty feisty at times.

What the 2-0 win over reigning league champions Dundalk did do, he suggests, is ensure the pre-season “feelgood factor” at the club would be retained right through to tomorrow night’s televised opener against Bohemians at Turner’s Cross.

“In pre-season, even though we were playing teams in the First Division, there was a feelgood factor we were creating a lot of chances, scoring goals and had more attacking options and pace,” said Caulfield.