Alan Bennett: 'The whole landscape of football has changed'

Cork City player/interim assistant manager Alan Bennett prior to the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division match between Cork City and Shamrock Rovers at Turners Cross in Cork. Photo by Ben McShane/Sportsfile

Cork City’s Alan Bennett has always stood out as a thoughtful communicator, someone who is happy to share the fruits of the knowledge he has accumulated during a long career in the game - the kind of footballer you will often hear his fellow professionals, and especially the younger ones, speak of as a valued mentor and educator.