Davy’s incursion puts Wexford on war-footing

Whatever the rest of the country thought of Davy Fitzgerald’s intervention on Sunday, the vast majority of the Wexford following are fully behind their new general. That much was evident by the reaction of their fans in Nowlan Park to the first-half incident.

In the aftermath of it, former dual player Redmond Barry on Twitter summed up how the county have taken him to their hearts: “That sort of stuff used to annoy me when he was over Waterford and Clare. Now he’s over Wexford I love it #gwandavy #freeout”

In lifting them from Division 1B, beating Kilkenny in Nowlan Park for the first time since 1957, guiding them on a six-game winning run and simply making a dormant support base believe again, Fitzgerald had already won over Wexford in just a few short months. However, by going out on a limb and risking a ban which should be proposed in the coming days, he has further endeared himself to the purple and gold. Clare were “small, little fish” but Wexford are plankton and here he was standing up for them.