Waterford GAA Thread - Mod note post #1

And those lads came through and set the world alight at senior intercounty level did they?

My point being it’s not enough to have the odd lad here and there who might have potential. You don’t need to be winning minors or u20s every year but you need to be bringing though quality players every year. At the moment we can’t even win a game not to mind compete to win competitions.

Too little too late. Maybe Curran & Leavey might finally start. Anyway, the players have probably switched off by this point.

If Tipp win this weekend, then they're through. If not, we could be staring down the barrel at another humiliating defeat as Tipp won't be holding back in that scenario.

Is there any chance the county board might get behind and promote the football? Might be worth a spin...if Clare can do it...

Good work being done with development football squads by deise og at u14,u15 u16 of late.patience is needed.

Jason ryan and benji whelan etc are helping out.

Obviously will take time but hopefully will improve senior football team.

Big issue is lack of football in the city.Hurling is number one which is fine but need to grow,promote football more to help the senior team with a bigger pool to pick from.

Nobody has an issue with hurling being the main code but we shouldn't accept our football team making zero progress year on year.

Would you actually think they are training…….what is the point…another bad beating is on the cards and the only positive from it could be that it might just accelerate the departure davey….😡. But how much of a back bone does the Co board have…..?

Let’s hope the co board show leadership (for once) and are ready to move in after the Tipp game and cut ties with Davy. It’s harsh because this isn’t Davys fault lads, this is on the co board. Davys style is what it is everyone knows this before he was appointed.

Liam Cahill gave 3 years trying to knock the defensive mindset of previous regimes out of this group. I thought the open expansive style of hurling was the right fit for these players and while Cahills tenure ended in disappointment lets not forget we had some super wins annd performances under his watch aswell. Remember the AI semi win v KK in 2020, the championship victories over Galway and Tipp in 2021 when we blew them away and then the league final victory 12 months ago. It baffles me that someone thought the right idea was to send these players back into this bastardised negative system.

if there is any bit of cop-on and foresight within the co board they are already thinking about Davys replacement, and realise the right type of person to lead these group of players forward. but maybe it’s all wishful thinking

Wexford 2019 all Ireland semi final. Mr Fitz.

Where are you getting the July date from……passed by the other day and I’d say there is little chance of that……!

July 2024 maybe .....

The Waterford players did not “down tools” against Limerick this year. Just because you don’t win a game you should have won, doesn’t mean you consciously did not try your best. That’s just the nature of competitive sport. The other team have a say in the matter too.

The “down tools” term gets thrown about a bit too soft at times. I don’t think they downed tools last year either. The Clare game in Ennis was the only questionable one with one team who were peaking and the other team were out of gas as their year was ending terribly. The injuries before and during the game lessened the tools available. What went on behind the scenes last year, nobody seems to know. The team selection against Clare was strange indeed. The players motivation in that day was absolutely debatable and not where it needed to be.

Struggle to see us getting out of Munster regardless of who is in charge the next few years but with better coaching we should be more competitive in games

Tailteann Cup, Rd 2

Fraher Field, Dungarvan

Full time

Waterford (Port Láirge) : 1-14(17)

Meath (An Mhí) : 3-17(26)

Hard Luck to our Senior Footballers! The score does not reflect the great display in tonights game.

football deserves a lot more effort in this county also……Clare, Tipp and limerick are way more competitive so no reason why waterford can’t be….only requires a strong will and support from the Co board to put the structures and resources in place but they can barely do it for the hurlers so hence the ‘big ball’ game will continue to play second fiddle.

The miracle we need

It’s not even funny how far behind every other team in Munster we really are . Seriously dark times ahead