Kerrigan: "I can't see Billy managing anyone but Cork"
September 10, 2010
Former Cork great Jimmy Kerrigan.
Veteran boss Morgan, who steered Kerrigan's Cork side to All-Ireland glory in 1989 and '90, has been linked with the vacant manager's position over the Galway footballers.
But Kerrigan, who joined his old chief on the management ticket for the Nemo intermediate side last year, reckons Morgan is such a staunch supporter of Cork football that he may be unwilling to plot their downfall at the helm of another county - and could even be interested in a third spell in charge of the Rebels.
In an in-depth interview for the All-Ireland football final edition of Hogan Stand magazine, Kerrigan said, "Billy is just an incredible man. He's never not doing anything. I was involved with him in training the Nemo intermediates last year, and he's unreal.
"There's no doubt he's still capable of getting the best out of an inter-county side but the thing with Billy is I doubt he'd bring himself to coach anyone but Cork.
"I don't know, but I'm not sure I could see him taking on Limerick or somebody. To be honest, if they offered him the Cork job again in the morning I'd say he'd jump at it."
Jimmy is hoping that his son Paul can add to the Kerrigans' haul of All-Ireland medals with his first gong against Down on Sunday week, and Kerrigan Snr believes Cork's experience can see them to victory.
"This should be Cork's time. They've lost finals before, and sometimes you have to go through that to get the experience you need. They proved that against Dublin [in the semi-final], they just kept going and Dublin crumbled, and that should stand to Cork.
"It was a bit like us in '83. We played Dublin in the semi-final [the game went to a replay at Pairc Ui Chaoimh] and we really fancied our chances of winning, but they had been in a lot of finals and semi-finals before and they had the edge on us.
"Down don't have that experience. You never know, though, that might stand to them too. They're a young team and they'll be going into the game without any worries."
For more, including Kerrigan's memories of representing Ireland against Australia in 1984 and '86, check out the All-Ireland final edition of Hogan Stand magazine next week.
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