Waterford FC Thread

The fans I suppose he was a gent, lovely guy but not a loss to the playing squad tbh. Don't see him doing much at Galway or maybe they will play more to his strengths possibly.

Sorry to see him go but he wasn't even really making the match squads at this stage, not exactly the same as last season when Britton went to Cork, now that was a big loss

Yeah and I think that's why we have a drop in crowds in recent games as fans know we won't catch Galway. Decent performance tonight and were unlucky not to win. We hit the crossbar twice in 2nd half and Parsons and Coughlan missed great chances late on. Longford are a bogey team for us over the years.

The first division system is a joke, it's killing the league. When one team runs away with it like Cork and Galway have done it's just a boring walk to the playoffs. Both sides were backed with lots of money.

Even looking at Cobh this season who have progressed really well could get stuck next year because there will be at least 1 big side who will win the first division while they will more than likely not go up. The system doesn't promote the game for smaller sides and don't get me started on UCD!

Yeah the playoff for the second place is better.

Has the system been looked at by the FAI in recent years? The first division is a completely forgotten league. I'm dreading the playoff again this season. Now is the time to be in the premier with all the big attendances it's getting. The RSC is a much better place when there's a big pocket of away fans adding to it.

I think you've called it right there - he's a good athlete but still looks to me like a guy who is a bit raw.

Best of luck to him and glad to hear that there was some sort of a fee involved.

Good performance last night and unlucky to concede a scrappy goal late on. Sam Sergeant looks a good keeper. Coughlan broke the club and first division goalscoring record last night with his 2 goals.

Cork are struggling lately so could be a chance to beat them in FAI Cup and we could meet them again in play offs.

What do you mean it should have never got to this?

To be fair that can be said of any club on the planets supporters page. Especially the cringe English ones with Irish people involved.

Bit of a shambles with the 'game' last night....

Team in cork, supporters on the way down ... Game called off...... 🙄

I think the challenge for Waterford is that they're playing in a really poorly structured league setup. Galway had the league tied up since probably May/June which has left Waterford playing 4-5 months worth of stage rehearsals for the playoff fixtures.

It's great for Ronan Coughlan's confidence to be slamming in goals every week, but realistically he's only under pressure 3-4 times a year when they play Galway.

The net result is that they get a bit of a shock when they travel to a team like Cork who are playing against better sides every week. This is also going to be the problem when hopefully Waterford come through the playoffs and end up in a promotion/relegation fixture vs Cork later this year.

We were poor in 2nd half last night. Lots of the ball but didn't create much. Cresswell missed a sitter but other than that can't remember many clear chances. Build up play too slow. We need Baggley and Coughlan back. I agree about Danny Searle. Have Long and Reynolds improved the team much? It was looking good when they first came in but recent form not good.

Imagine that. A league of Ireland clubs supporters page is obsessing over the league the club they follow plays in. That has to be one of the daftest comments I've ever seen on here.