This man will NOT be Cork's next senior football manager - reports

Players are understood to have approached John Cleary in a bid to persuade him to take charge.

Updated at 12.52

JOHN CLEARY HAS ruled himself out of the running for the next Cork senior football manager, according to reports.

Cleary has been heavily linked with the role but The Southern Star reports that the Castlehaven man will not be taking over.

Senior footballers are understood to have approached Cleary in an attempt to persuade him to become Brian Cuthbert’s successor, but time commitments are reportedly the reason for his reluctance to take charge.

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This man will NOT be Cork's next senior football manager - reports

‘This whole thing has been about keeping her name alive, for the last 15 months’>

Holmes and Connelly thank players for their efforts as they step down as managers>

‘This whole thing has been about keeping her name alive, for the last 15 months ’>