Cup and league balancing-act becomes Buckley's new challenge 

The last time the Leesiders reached the last-eight, in 2018, they motored to their fourth successive final, eventually losing to Dundalk in Stephen Kenny’s last club game.

WELCOME CHALLENGE: Cork City sporting director Liam Buckley. Pic: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Balancing the priority of dodging the relegation playoff while plotting a path to the FAI Cup final is the challenge facing Cork City’s caretaker boss Liam Buckley as the season enters business stages.

There’s too much modesty and wounds in City’s camp to rejoice in yesterday’s plum quarter-final draw against First Division outfit Wexford but backed by a home crowd at Turner’s Cross on September 15 they’ll fancy reaching the last four.