Waterford just donāt have the numbers of the other counties. They have the least proper hurling clubs along with Clare but seem to lack the organisation at underage, especially in the schools and clubs. If you look at their schools, DLS is the only Harty school they have and it caters for the whole city. They are underachieving given their pick.
I know they got rid of it because they won too much but thereās definitely a case for bringing back the Dungarvan schools combo.
Lismore got to the all Ireland B final but there was 22 teams in the Harty this year so it still shows theyāve fallen compared to where they were 10-15 years ago when they were regularly reaching Harty knockout stages.
Picked up a copy in the Book Centre yesterday. Read a good bit of it so far (Iām up to the 1940s). Good piece of work and the details on the various rows with the county board tally with other accounts. Doesnāt pull any punches on EO being in the wrong where necessary.
Liam text me there last week, to see if my club would work with him on doing a club historyā¦ The only problem is, weāve only been going since 57 and weāve never been senior, mostly junior, then intermediate the last 10 years or that. Heās a hard worker Iād say, but jesus, wouldnāt know to go ahead with it or not.
I was at that match. Was played in Nowlan Park and not Wexford Park. Barry Lambert with a last minute free to settle it. A much more enjoyable game than the 2008 meeting between the sides at the same venue.
I was also at the draw down there and the Croker replay in 2008ā¦shocking amount of wides by us in drawn game and failed to beat a 14 man Wexford who didnāt score for the last 15 minutes or so in second game.
Yous should bet us handily on Sunday - our perverse ability to get a result in this fixture where weāve gone into games without any form is our only straw to clutch.
