THE TALE OF THE TAPES

Early morning video sessions with Mick are key for Cork boss

- BY MARK McCADDEN

RE-WATCHING games at the crack of dawn with Mick McCarthy, when most people still have hours to go in their Sunday morning lie-in, has helped toughen Gerard Nash up for his new role as Cork City manager.

He has pledged to put in the hours - on the training pitch and in the office - to help steer the Leesiders to Premier Division safety.

It's his first time to be a senior head coach, after spells at Ipswich, Aston Villa and with Swedish side GAIS, but he believes he has the skills, the drive and the work ethic to succeed.

"It's been a whirlwind, obviously," he said of his appointment in mid-May. Coming into a job mid-season in the situation that I did, it's probably not always the norm. That's for sure. Would you want to come in and have your pre-season to plan everything, and do it exactly how youd wish it? Of course.