October 16th: A scheduled meeting of the Cork County Board ends with club delegates voting 81-14 to remove the right of Cork hurling and football managers to appoint their own selectors, the decision reverting to the county board.
November 8th: Cork football manager Billy Morgan decides against going for another year in charge because of the rule change that doesn't allow him to pick his own selectors.
November 14th: The Cork football and hurling panels issue a joint statement threatening to strike if the matter of selector appointments is not revisited, also writing to their clubs to highlight the issue. Hurling manager Gerald McCarthy, who is not yet affected by the new rule, calls for clubs to be given another opportunity to vote.
November 20th: A second vote by Cork GAA club delegates backs, by 77-35, the earlier decision to remove the managers' right to choose their selectors. At the same meeting, Teddy Holland is announced as the new senior football manager.
November 23rd: The Cork footballers meet Holland to outline their concerns, not over his appointment, but with the county board's methods of appointing the new manager.
December 4th: Holland's selectors are confirmed as Teddy McCarthy, Liam Hodnett, Diarmuid O'Donovan and Mick O'Loughlin.
December 9th: The hurling and football panels officially withdraw their services. The players insist they will return only when the issue of team selectors is resolved.
December 20th: A meeting between the Cork board representatives and player representatives fails to make a breakthrough.
January 3rd: The Munster Cup clash between the Cork hurlers and Limerick IT is postponed, and Limerick IT later are given a walkover. The Cork footballers go ahead with their planned holiday to Brazil and Argentina, accompanied by county board secretary Frank Murphy.
January 16th: The GAA state their reluctance to get involved but warn of the consequences if Cork fail to fulfil league fixtures as scheduled.
January 23rd: Holland confirms his intention to remain on as Cork football manager, reiterating he was democratically appointed.
January 27th: Labour Relations Commission chief executive Kieran Mulvey stages 18 hours of negotiations between the county board and player representatives, but those talks break down without agreement.
January 29th: A meeting of the Cork board backs both Holland's appointment and the board secretary's handling of the dispute. They also decide to recall Mulvey into the negotiations.
January 30th: The GAA confirm that Cork's opening game in the National Football League against Meath "will not now take place".
February 5th: New GAA director general Paraic Duffy travels to Cork to resume negotiations between the county board and player representatives. A lengthy compromise document is produced but is rejected by the player representatives.
February 7th: The county board and the players issue statements on the stalemate. The board claims, "the players during the negotiations were prepared to accept Teddy Holland as coach for the year 2008, with a review at the end of the championship season;" the player statement describes the board's treatment of the discussions as "absolutely shocking" and repeats they cannot play for Cork until "Teddy Holland and his four selectors are no longer in office".
February 10th: A full meeting of the Cork football and hurling panels ends with unanimous backing to continue the strike.
February 12th: Last night's board meeting ended with a unanimous vote to enter binding arbitration, which now goes before the players.
