Waterford GAA Thread - Mod note post #1

Would ya take him if it meant 'Stephen' would stay on ?

Wides definitely killed them, but as you said Laois certainly moved the ball a lot better, and seemed to have more about them.

Great win for the camogie girls over Tipp today in their first championship match

Hypothetically if we were to get into third spot I certainly wouldn’t have been fearing Dublin in an AI quarter final .

they are gone

Am only speaking in hypotheticals, but some lads get a rude awakening from being the star player on a club team to being a body on a county team. i would fully believe ballygunners standards would be higher than what most minors are used to , particularly those with enough talent to make a minor team, who likely never struggled or had to try before

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Thanks Peter for the last few years, the team did show a lot of fight and all in all deserved a shot at it

Now who the hell comes in

was very close to getting it after Derek

Could reunite with O Rourke too

surely not, doesn't he need a decent break away from the pressures of the inter county game now

would like to thank Peter for his efforts over the last two years, some of us may not have agreed with his tactics at times but the man’s heart was in the right place and it looked like the players were all united behind him. Have to say I enjoyed how we set up this year with more emphasis on attack and more entertaining hurling but from Peter’s perspective getting out of Munster was the goal and unfortunately That has not been achieved. I taught if he wanted he would get another year but going by his comments not all on the county board wanted him.
there were a few rumours circulating since last week that duck was gone because of a falling out with Peter and Shane o Sullivan also gone because of an incident with a player. Maybe these episodes may have influenced the county boards decision.
hard to know where we go from here. Have always liked pat Ryan as a person and manager carries himself very well so maybe himself and duck would be our best option. Not a whole lot else out there to be honest unless we go for someone up and coming but unproven at senior intercounty level similar to when we went for Liam Cahill and Micky bevans

Thanks to Peter for giving the role everything. What a servant to Waterford hurling.

As for his replacement, there are no real obvious candidates but can’t help but feel this could be one of the most important appointments in a very long time. Considering the minor ai win last year and the likely retirements over the next 2 years, serious thought will have to go into what’s the best move for Waterford going forward.

I’ve always liked pat ryan and dowlings been mentioned here too, but if either of there native counties came knocking would that leave us in the dark like the Cahill scenario.

Joxer will surely be considered, i know taking that crop through to 20s was the most logical move, but maybe he’s needed at senior now for what could be a rebuild over the next few years. I always felt Jason Ryan’s move to ballygunner had the inter county job in mind. Darragh O Sullivan if he wants it will also surely be considered. Haven’t heard of molumphy as of late but know he was involved with Kerry. Pat Bennet would be like Davy in disguise.

The one thing that doesn’t fill me with confidence is Queallys mention of the county boards lack of support in his statement. God forbid it’s Davey part 3

Any Ryan will do!!!

Nobody disputes that Peter Queally is as decent as the day is long but sport at this level is a results business and the manager is usually the fall guy.

Surely the next appointment will be either Pat Ryan, Joker or Jason Ryan. No need for any ex managers to apply !

agreed. Also worth noting that Queally came in prior to the chairman Neil Moore, Moore has stamped his own mark with the u20 and minor management teams and I suspect he has a vision for the senior management team aswell. is this what Queally referred to when he didn’t feel he always had full backing of the board? But as you say it’s a results business and over the course of the 2 years we still didn’t get out of Munster and find ourselves back in 1B, he didn’t really have a strong case to make.

As said above though I’m gutted to see him go. A homegrown manager, a tremendous leader as he was as a player who had the whole county behind him. I wish him well

Don't know what is peoples fascination with Joxer and saying he should be considered for the top job now🤣😂