CORK BOSS CONOR Counihan has finalised his backroom team for the next two seasons with three new selectors set to come on board with the Rebels.

Former county minor manager Brian Cuthbert, former county senior defender Ronan McCarthy and Haulie O’Neill, who served as a Cork minor selector this year, are the new members of the management team.

Peadar Healy is the final selector and is the only member of the original management team since 2008 to be still in place following the recent departures of Ger O’Sullivan, Terry O’Neill and Jim Nolan due to work commitments.

Cuthbert, who captained Cork to win an All-Ireland minor football title in 1993, served as Cork minor football manager in 2010 and 2011, winning the Munster title in 2010 and reaching the All-Ireland final that same year before Tyrone deprived them of honours. Cuthbert also served as coach to the Bishopstown senior footballers this season and is currently chairman of the Cork GAA development squads management committee.

McCarthy enjoyed an extensive career with the Cork footballers and lined out at corner-back on the Cork side that lost out to Meath in the 1999 All-Ireland senior football final.

He guided his club Douglas to the 2008 Cork senior football final where they were defeated by Nemo Rangers and he has also been involved with the Cork development squads.

New Cork selector Ronan McCarthy. Pic: INPHO/Lorraine O’Sullivan

The final member of the management team is Mike ‘Haulie’ O’Neill from Clonakilty, who was a Cork minor football selector with Ephie Fitzgerald this year, and previously served as a senior selector with Cork in 1997 when Larry Tompkins was in charge.

Three years ago O’Neill coached Clonakilty to win the Cork senior football title against St Finbarr’s.