Sooner or later, City will be back dining at the top table, insists Holland

For City manager Richie Holland, a negative result at Tallaght Stadium on Friday night – as crushing as it would be for all involved - does not have to determine the direction of the club's future.

GOOD TIMES WILL RETURN: Cork City manager Richie Holland. Pic: Tyler Miller/Sportsfile

Cork City have known their Premier Division fate for some time now.

Defeat in Friday night’s winner-takes-all play-off clash against Munster rivals Waterford would see City’s stint back in the top tier last just a solitary season.