Derek McGrath: Waterford have seen the light
Waterford manager Liam Cahill celebrates at the final whistle after the All-Ireland qualifier win over Galway at Semple Stadium.Â
One of the most uncomfortable experiences I had as Waterford manager came the week following our drubbing at the hands of Tipperary in the 2016 Munster Final.
On the Wednesday prior to our training session, I watched briefly one of our development squads training in Carriganore. During the 15-a-side game, one of the mentors, having spotted myself, called a halt to the play and began to publicly berate one of the half-forwards for coming back into his own half of the field. The message was, ‘you are a forward, your job is to score and you are not allowed cross your 45-yard line anymore’.
