John Caulfield: You know what you’ll get with Stephen Kenny
It might not always have been the friendliest of relationships when they found themselves in opposing dug-outs in the red-hot heat of battle at Oriel or the Cross, but John Caulfield says there was always a bedrock of respect between himself and Stephen Kenny when their Cork City and Dundalk sides were thrilling the League of Ireland with one of the all-time great club rivalries.
“We were the top two more or less at the end of every season,” says the former City manager. “So of course there’s going to be intense rivalry but, of course, there’s going to be huge respect too. Because, especially when you step back from the madness of it, you see that Stephen was working 24/7 to get the best for his team and we were doing likewise. When you’re in the zone, in that bubble, football is like no other business.
