Serial winner Brian Cody's return to the sideline with his own James Stephens, after landing 11 All-Ireland titles with Kilkenny, hasn't gone according to plan.
But relegation it was today for James Stephens managed Cody, as the 70 year old tasted bitter defeat at the hands of Glemore in a play-off loss at Thomastown.
They made the Kilkenny County Final. Last year, with Cody taking over as manager, they made the last four. But with five group stage defeats in the Championship this season has gone badly for the legendary boss, who spent 24 seasons as Kilkenny supremo. This year the Kilkenny City club where without a raft of their most important players including former Kilkenny midfielder Conor Browne, Tadhg O’Dwyer and Niall Brassil , although O'Dwyer returned and scored a goal in today's game.
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