Waterford GAA Thread - Mod note post #1

Team for Sunday

Kilkenny man here folks,

I'd be hopeful for your chances this year in Munster if your management team can get things in order, would love to see Tadgh De Burca back fit and stay fit, one of my favourite hurlers to watch over last 10 years or so. If injuries occur I'd imagine you might be that bit short on defensive cover though, up front you have forwards as good as any other county in Stephen Bennett (Hopefully his hips don't affect him as the year goes along), Dessie, 2 Fitzgeralds look serious prospects also, Michael Kiely has potential but hasn't shown it at county level just yet, Patrick Curran, Peter Hogan, Montgomery, Jack Prendergast and I would rather see Jack Fagan in the forwards if I were ye. Serious hand on him your probably that bit short of another ball winner like him.

It's gonna be so competitive in Munster yet again but I give yous every chance of getting out if as I said your squad get the best out of themselves, well capable in my opinion.

Waterford Crystal grounds on the cork road

Current standings

Already have two points on the board ffs

Kilkenny and Cork's scoring difference is incorrect in this league chart

Great work done up here esp on the North Stand

mixed the good with the awful ,shooting not great, and positioning poor across the pitch, some balls were goin in to 5 on 2, aimless typical davy stuff. despite that there were some ood phases of play, but not scoring for 16 minutes was ridiculous

The definition of insanity: Using the same tactics that failed so miserably last year in trying to swarm the midfield and hand pass the ball up the pitch. I wouldn't mind but ye have one of the top corner forwards in the game and a guy who scored goals for fun from full forward in the Fitzgibbon. And ye don't play to yere strengths at all, just to the only tactics yere management team know. Crazy stuff and I'm definitely putting money on Waterford to finish last again in Munster this year.

That was absolutely atrocious.

we’re not even trying to play the game just grind down the opposition because it’s the only way this sham of a manager knows

dreadful to watch and dreadful performance

why can’t lads put 2 hands on the Hurley when bending down to pick the ball up

that’s the basics of coaching when your 6 years old

Very hard to fathom the damage the the co board have done to this team in bringing back you know who

It’s no surprise some of our best players are opting out. I read somewhere during the week that Stephen Bennett was advised to retire due to his hips if o was him I’d question why he’s still there risking his health for this rubbish

paddy leavy is a perfect example of this , first half as sweeper he had a fine game , second half hardly mentioned by the commentator why , waterford were playing with the wind and paddy as an extra defender about 30 yards away from where the game was being played at all times

fitz never changes his tactics especially this one , it drove me mad , the idea in clare was to compensate for the lack of pace for david mcinerney and patrick o connor back in 2013 but waterford dont have the same problem and he persists with it , if paddy had been pushed into midfield as an extra man it would have forced our extra man at the back to push out and expose all our defenders in to man to man situations, we brought on morey to play as cover for the last 20 minutes and all our attacks were down the flanks as to avoid the sweeper

the problem is , waterford have 7 or 8 players to come back into the side for the championship but it wont matter whos there because the same tactics will apply

When did we change flags ?

Someone with a new style up on the Keanes road end

We could have snatched a draw but probably didn't deserve it after only scoring 3 points in the first 30 minutes of 2nd half. It was a poor enough game especially in 2nd half and hurling seems to be less exciting in recent years with too much short passing, rucks and frees.

The PA system was embarrassing today but overall the new Walsh Park looked good and the pitch held up despite a day of heavy rain yesterday.

Not only was the PA embarrassing but from a few trips to the newly upgraded Walsh Park, I’ve noticed that there appears to be a few dodgy seats. Hopefully these were just randomly poorly installed ones as opposed to a sign that we cheaped out and they’ll all start breaking.

Apart from the depressingly poor performance-- First big game at the revamped Walsh Park and what do we have: No toilet for people in the 'new'stand, have to walk around to the other side to a filthy packed toilet, unless you are female then you have to queue outside beside the huge queue trying to use the tiny shop.

A joke of a PA in the revamped press box, Jesus it was embarrassing the f'#ing speaker making f'#ing farting noises. Not a sign of an advertisement around the ground.

I was following the Tipp v Galway game and even the Tipp Gaa tweets were sponsored!!

We have no Waterford gear to buy because Azzuri wont release new gear without the sponsor on it and even at that the range of gear is pitiful compared to other counties. The amount of revenue that is being missed out on is a joke and god knows how much our 'coach' is sucking out of the coffers. On the hurling side, the same as last year. all system and no hurling, but unlike last year he doesn't have Austin Gleeson to throw on to save games. We're at nothing until that bluffer is gone.