Cronin resigns as Waterford United Football Club manager

Trotter · 17-11-2008 11:25PM #1

Cronin Resigns - Breakingnews.ie

I'm surprised to hear this! He was only in the paper last week having agreed to stay on. I have to admit I've been less than 100% in attending the games but did the real fans here see this one coming? I know missing promotion was disappointing, but in financial terms with the number of top clubs struggling, maybe staying in the division we're in could be a blessing in disguise.

Daysha · 17-11-2008 11:39PM

Very bad news if I was being honest. Cronin was an unbelievably committed manager and brought some badly needed stability to the club (he was our longest serving manager since the days of Jimmy McGeough iirc).

The best case scenario is a similarly well-respected and experienced manager enters the fray and persuades the vast majority of the squad to stay on and challenge for promotion again.

The worst case scenario is things don't work out, players decide to leave, we wander aimlessly from manager to manager while slowly fading into 1st division abyss as a result.

daftdave · 18-11-2008 07:58PM

seems like not many people have much interest in this issue, its sad to see but i think it is the beginning of the end for waterford united.

scout353 · 18-11-2008 09:01PM

daftdave wrote: »

seems like not many people have much interest in this issue, its sad to see but i think it is the beginning of the end for waterford united.

Think five pages on the fans forum would seem to indicate there is a huge interest in this!!

http://www.btid.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1740&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

showry · 19-11-2008 12:49AM

Not a surprise really, he'd threatened to go more than once and the rumour is he's off to Shams.
He was working in Dublin, without an assistant manager, so it was always going to be hard for him. He never connected with the supporters in the way that McGeough or foxy Tommy did. It's hard to believe that it's only 10 years or so since we had 8000 at the cup semi down here, couldn't see it happening now.
I think whoever comes in is on a hiding to nothing given the local apathy and resulting tiny budget. The money problems throughout the LOI might be a blessing in disguise though. If the FAI can force clubs to better manage their finances it might level the playing field a bit. I don't think a professional LOI is sustainable but that's for another forum.

jkelly85 · 19-11-2008 05:43PM

it is a pity cos he was a good manager. not to sure who will come in as the new manager. paul power i think would do a great job again but weather he would come back to waterford is another question

kryogen · 19-11-2008 11:39PM

big blow to Waterford United FC if im honest, he was a good manager, shame to lose him but i cn understand him leaving........

the club is really in troubled waters for the forseeable future imo

Cronin resigns as Waterford United Football Club manager

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