Waterford GAA Thread - Mod note post #1

That’s it. No reason why we shouldn’t wish him well.

Highlights were the AI semi win against KK on 2020 in an empty Croke Park. Strange occasion but a brilliant team performance that day to come back from 7/8 points down in the second half to beat The Cats.

great performances v Tipp and Galway last year and the league final win this year. 3 years is a good innings and not forgetting covid times aswell was a tough slog for everyone involved.

Best of Luck to Liam Cahill and Mikey Bevan's with the usual caveat (but not when playing us) - they gave it a shot and gave us some great times and instilled pride and belief in this panel - mind you the also made (what I believe) were some grave errors. All that being said many of the senior players on the panel now have to decide that their time is nigh - they have to stop behaving like children and either step up or step away - no blaming management or referees, they need to look to themselves and take responsibility for both the good and the bad.

No disrespect to KK players , but last Sunday they performed way above themselves, and were within a score of Limerick at the end. They did this because they were committed to fight to the end, they believed in themselves and their manager - you didn't see Richie Hogan or Walter Walsh sulking because the were only bit players, they came in and gave it their all.

The new management have to lay it on the line and accept nothing less than 100% for the team - it may take 12 months of heartbreak, to instill this into the panel, but if that is what it takes - if lads want to go travelling let them go, no point in holding lads against their will - they could stay and end up injured for the year like Cian Lynch, that's what panels are about - we have a strong panel and there are young lads coming through in twos and threes all the time, so we have to keep hammering at the door and hope for that break through- which is why more than ever we need the right appointment, and not a short term fix such as Sheedy, Fitzgerald, Kenny or Brennan

Not a chance in hell he’d manage Waterford, or no chance in hell the county board are intelligent enough to sell the job to him but Liam Sheedy would be the best appointment we’d ever make in Waterford and I’d be very confident that if he was given 3 years he’d deliver an All Ireland. The man is a genius.

Might be a few factors, but I think much like his statement said in plain terms it's one thing to turn it down once. It was a big risk to take, but I'd say we'd all agree if he turned it down a 2nd time there'd be no 3rd offer.

good point about ballygunner, unless he can manage both probably wont happen, maybe he can work in as selector as understudy under brennan ?

in saying that in theory the 2 seasons shouldnt overlap, so in theory he can do both, if he wants to ,he will also be in the unenviable position of managing 2 of his nephews and the pressure that brings , we saw it with kingston , he refused to start his son even though everytime he came on he kept turning the game out of fear of criticism

Why do you think Eddie Brennan would get the job? What has he ever won as a manager. Has made cuala far worse and managed alot of the Kilkenny players who played last be Sunday when they lost to Westmeath under 21s. Be some disaster for ye if he was to get it.

Ye should be going after someone like Liam Sheedy or try to convince Henry to move counties.

Is Eddie Brennan coaching anyone at the moment? Genuine question

No he's nor involved with anyone he said on newstalk the other day

Doubt it

Loads of bollocks.

If Davy goes anywhere it's Dublin, not a hope in hell he returns to Waterford.

HAHAHAHAHA

Cahill: 'I want to be very clear that I received a phone call a short time after Colm Bonnar's exit'

https://the42.ie/5821487

Heard from a good contact who is a mother of a friend's son who's second cousin that works on farm, one of the lads working on the farm knows the players.

He said that Dan and Justin McCarthy made up and will be taking the job.

Justin, Dan, Ray Barry and How Do.

I actually don't think DMG is the bad option people think he is. First off as a manager his primary role role is man management and organisation and he's excellent at that. The key question is who he'd get in as coach with him and would they want to build on our existing gameplan rather than replace it i.e. add a coherent puck out strategy on top of the running game.

And before everyone goes ah but he loves the sweeper. The modern game means that your 6 sits as a free man most of the time on the D anyway. Centre forwards are dropping way out the field trying to pick up loose ball and you rarely follow them as a 6 out the field. Also Limerick frequently play with 12+ players in their own half. They're just blessed with a player like Gillane who makes the ball stick when outnumbered. Waterford should also have 12-13 players in our half to create overlaps from deep for our running game.

Key question as I said above is who is the coach and do they add to the gameplan rather than replace.

P.S. anyone else a bit annoyed there's no statement on a committee who's looking for a new candidate yet?

Don’t know if the players have earned the right to be listened to.

Maybe they prefer Derek cos they like being told what special wonderful human beings they all are, but a better bet is someone from outside the county that has experienced all Ireland success. Someone to come in with that winning mentality is our best chance of getting over the line.