All-Ireland Hurling Championship 2019***

[TheBird]

Fuck Clare😂

[Lazarus]

Cuntish timing for Waterford to suddenly turn to shite. Its open season on All Ireland until Kilkenny and Galway get their shit together again

[Malarkey]

@Elvis_Brandenberg_Kr

I believe Pat Ryan was the first choice alright. Didn’t he withdraw his name for health reasons?

No. His unfortunate illness came after said decision was made – however the decision, in lamentable taste, was subsequently spun. PR went to Waterford and found himself in front of a table with four or five players behind it, more or less interviewing him. PR had more than enough sense to see the story and exited stage deft.

[PhattPike]

Your heart would go out to the Waterford lads, was talking to a good few around the town after the game and they all just seemed completely downcast and mystified over what has happened the team. The fundamentals are surely there, at underage they were winning titles at the same age group as Limerick were.

Either way, having the games at home will be a big boost to the county going forward. I’ve never spent any time in Waterford really other than passing through on the way to Tramore when I was a young fella, so it was grand to even see the place. The Valparaíso of Munster, there’s some fantastic murals about the place

[TreatyStones]

@Malarkey

No. His unfortunate illness came after said decision was made – however the decision, in lamentable taste, was subsequently spun. PR went to Waterford and found himself in front of a table with four or five players behind it, more or less interviewing him. PR had more than enough sense to see the story and exited stage deft

Is that true? I’ve heard the same story about a number of different potential IC managers over the past few years .

[Malarkey]

@PhattPike

Your heart would go out to the Waterford lads, was talking to a good few around the town after the game and they all just seemed completely downcast and mystified over what has happened the team. The fundamentals are surely there, at underage they were winning titles at the same age group as Limerick were.

Either way, having the games at home will be a big boost to the county going forward. I’ve never spent any time in Waterford really other than passing through on the way to Tramore when I was a young fella, so it was grand to even see the place. The Valparaíso of Munster, there’s some fantastic murals about the place

There is a reason why CL, CP and JP have been Waterford’'s best players. Namely: they are not institutionalized in the previous regime’s approach. You cannot mollycoddle sportsmen indefinitely without the process ending up a cod.

[GeoffreyBoycott]

It’s a story I’ve heard from a number of good sources as well. It was all to cosy with Derek and he was too close to players. That was always going to create problems for whoever followed.

[the_man_himself]

Who were the four or five players?

[Malarkey]

@TreatyStones

@Malarkey

No. His unfortunate illness came after said decision was made – however the decision, in lamentable taste, was subsequently spun. PR went to Waterford and found himself in front of a table with four or five players behind it, more or less interviewing him. PR had more than enough sense to see the story and exited stage deft

Is that true? I’ve heard the same story about a number of different potential IC managers over the past few years .

To the very best of my knowledge, without having been in the room for that meeting, this account is 100% true. Pat Ryan did not want to become Gerald McCarthy by the Suir.

[Malarkey]

@the_man_himself

Who were the four or five players?

The ones you would expect.

[Mac]

I presume you could start with the 2 who were subbed at half time

[Malarkey]

@Mac

I presume you could start with the 2 who were subbed at half time

Not going to get into that level of detail in public – but it is a real shame to see Waterford in this position. Plenty of talent there…

[Appendage]

Maurice? Do ya reckon?

[the_man_himself]

You’d feel sorry for Fanning

[Fagan_ODowd]

@Mac

I presume you could start with the 2 who were subbed at half time

I think you could be fairly certain that the two who were subbed at half time weren’t on an interview panel. Most Likely to have been Connors, The Mahonys and Moran.

[flattythehurdler]

He’s in a no win situation (ironically enough)

[Perez2017]

Waterford struggling at minor too every year. Rubbish county championship. Could fold like offaly if they don’t watch out.

[binkybarnes]

@the_man_himself

You’d feel sorry for Fanning

He was well rattled in that interview. Sad to see a decent man struggling like that

[Fagan_ODowd]

@binkybarnes

@the_man_himself

You’d feel sorry for Fanning

He was well rattled in that interview. Sad to see a decent man struggling like that

He had no business taking that job. Fundamentally a hopeless man manager with a massive opinion of himself. Destroyed Mount Sion.

[dodgy_keeper]

You’d hope Fanning has the good sense to walk away after next week.

Best to just cut your losses and walk away. Looks like he could do without the grief and stress of the job.