TAILSPIN INTO TAILTEANN

Joe reckons Rebels may benefit from crashing into second tier

- PAT NOLAN

GAA CORK NEED TIME FOR REBUILD

FORMER Cork star Joe Kavanagh believes a stint in the Tailteann Cup for Keith Ricken's side "wouldn't do them any harm".

Winless after four League games, Cork currently occupy the relegation places in Division Two along with Down and should they make the drop they face the prospect of playing in the second-tier competition this summer.

The only way they could avoid it, if relegated, would be to beat Kerry in the Munster semi-final, which would earn them a spot in the qualifiers at the very least, but that appears an unlikely prospect against opposition that had 22 points to spare on them last year.