Cork City are nearing the end of the season. A season that has been one of consolidation if anything. At the start of the season I said anything would be good enough and that anything is turning into a promotion spot via the play-offs. The club have had to start from scratch in March with just thirteen players for the first game away to Derry to what could be a promotion play-off spot on the eve of holloween.
Should the club get promoted it would be a miracle season. A season that started so bleakly with the Cork City FC wound up to the Cork City Foras co-op earning a place in the premier division a year on. Players have come and gone with the likes of Uros Hojan, Dave Rogers and Derek Varian coming and going while the signings have included former greats Billy Woods, George O'Callaghan and Neal Horgan. Players who were with us when we won the league in 2005.
Manager Tommy Dunne deserves enormous credit for what he has achieved this year. I think he was the only man for the job as I didn't think Roddy Collins had what it takes but Dunne had experience having worked under Paul Doolin in 2009 with the old club.
It might be tough to give him manager of the year as Mike Cooke has done extremly well with Monaghan but certainly worth a shout as he has had to create a squad from scratch and look at what he has now!
The run in is slightly good for Cork. Defeat tonight against Shelbourne isn't the end but it is a big blow with promotion rivals Monaghan coming to town next Saturday before we face Finn Harps, Salthill Devon and Wexford Youth in our final three games. Looking at them I certainly beleive it is possible to win all four but the game against Monaghan and the trip to Finn Harps are diffcult games.
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