An inevitable conclusion, despite a promising league campaign.
GAA fans from Cork are making plans for August that do not include a trip, or two, to Croke Park.
It must be an odd sensation.
In the space of 24 awful hours, The Rebels footballers and hurlers were knocked out of the respective pursuits of All-Ireland glory.
Cork football manager Brian Cuthbert has fallen on his sword, this morning, after witnessing his side lose to Kerry in a Munster final replay and then get walloped by Kildare in the last round of the qualifiers.
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In his two years in charge of the county team, Cuthbert led them to two Munster finals and an Allianz League final defeat to Dublin.