Waterford GAA Thread - Mod note post #1

Offaly gig probably suits them in that they won’t be competing directly with Tipp next year in league or championship. Even if they gained promotion in championship, it’s unlikely they would qualify out of Leinster & so still wouldn’t come up against their own county.

I don't think I ever saw his name mentioned here... I don't why. Surely, Matty Kenny would have been worth talking to at least. The Waterford pick would be a lot better for a man of his talents... just a thought.

The Comers have been putting big money into Galway United the last number of years

John Fogarty will have a special seat in Davy's dressing room. Probably already working on a book and documentary.

Davy's Year with Waterford: Jesus Keeper, Where'd you get those Sweepers

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WLR just confirmed it via an article shared on their FB page.

Not what I'd hoped for, for 2023

Had previous meetings with him on the line already with Wexford but get ya

Now who will be in the background team and will what players will he add to the panel

Below is my first ever post here back in July 2011. As you can see from my username I had enough of Mr Fitz back then. Have we learned ?? Will it be different this time round ????

13-07-2011 2:50pm

This is my first time ever posting here. i would like to throw my two pence worth in. This post is regarding the hurling section of the county. Football problems and there is alot are for another day. I've seldom missed a championship, league, crystal league in the past 30 years. I been there from the 5-31 humilation in 82 to the utter shambles last sunday. From 98 to 07 we played with style and believe, we may have conceaded 3-16 but we would score 3-19. From 08 to now we have played negative hurling with crazy and insane game plans. To get one major game plan so wrong might be forgiven but then two and now three NO NOT ACCEPTABLE. I made a decision last year not to purchase my season ticket for this year and not go to any league match because senior management had proven to me that they were incapable of managing our hurlers. i reneged on that decision twice this year in the league and from the evidence i saw it just confirmed what i had already concluded. i would like to make three points:-

1. Positives

our underage structure is excellent. we are competing and winning in Tony Forristel and Munster Minor and u21. Great credit has to go to our coaches and the delevopement squad structure

2. Senior Management

What went on last sunday was a total shambles. Our players didn't deserve that. How can Management stand over that game plan. Mr Fitz's heading in the star the following morning "we'll see now what waterford are made off" .It's management who should have been alone in training the following morning. There is no point in dismissing Mr Fitz and his 25 backroom team now. Leave them finish out this campaign. We had Kelly Proper and Noel Hunt on the bench this year. Bernard Dunne the last two years. (you would have thought he should have went for Keith Barry) My only hope is that this management team hasn't done serious damage to our senior hurlers. The next manager has to be correctly picked so rushing it now is to no advantage.

3. County Board

The County Board has to take responsibility for what has gone on. They have allowed this management shambles to unfold under there watch. These are the guys that publicly endorsed Mr Fitz last year and then went on to interview 4 other canidates for the position (Turkeys/ Christmas here) Untill club delegates get the b-lls to tackle couny board this wont change.

Conclusion

We need to go down the Limerick route and appoint 5 independant individuals to get us a proper manager

The Short statement from the co board speaks volumes

they know the public mood on this but have gone and ratified him anyway.

They need to come out and explain the rationale behind the decision.

Plenty of people happy to see him back.. Id take him over Derek or any of the other candidates that were on offer, which were thin on the line.. Time to get behind him and the team now..Up The Deise

The county board need to explain what exactly? And to whom do they need to explain?

Read my post again for question 1. The Waterford gaa public is the answer to q.2

Obviously in light of Comers' investment in Waterford airport, Davy intends to commute by flying in from Shannon.

Would you come off it. You want the county board out on the steps of Walsh Park addressing the “gaa public” explaining their decision? That take is nothing short of embarrassing. Enough of the faux outrage please.

All I’m hearing is people saying Fitzgerald will set us back years. What exactly would he setting us back to? You’d swear we had a few All Irelands and the devil has come in to set fire to our illustrious recent history. Don’t forget he’s the last man to win a Munster championship with Waterford. I don’t give one toss what “style” he has Waterford playing if the man gets results. He had a very good record with Waterford no matter what way you slice it. Was there mistakes? Absolutely there was. 2009 Munster final was a disaster. 2011 Munster final was even worse. People are quick to knock his achievements with Waterford by saying “times have changed” or actually saying it was 10+ years ago. The same can be said about his failings. They’re in the past.

People must have fućk all else to be worrying about if this is what’s bothering them. One thing we can all be sure of is Fitzgerald will give it everything he has, if it’s not good enough then so what? Nobody has been good enough in 63 years so what’s another year or two so long as he tries his best? I’m not his biggest fan at all, I don’t like him but good luck to him for giving it a go.

Davy will probably sit down at some stage with Aussie, for a chat over some lemonade and biscuits ; ahem, two 'fiery' characters .... how is that going to work out !