Greene confirms he wants Waterford manager’s post
"My hat is definitely in the ring, it would be the fulfilment of a very personal ambition were I to land the job,” the Mount Sion clubman said yesterday.
The county board has appointed a five-member sub committee to consider the managerial situation and is expected to report back to club delegates at their September meeting.
The committee is headed by county chairman Paddy Joe Ryan and includes secretary and treasurer, Seamas Grant and Tony Morrissey, respectively, vice-chairman Pat Flynn, Munster Council representative Jimmy O’Gorman and Bord Na nÓg official John Quinn.
The board also decided that the new manager should have the county chairman of the day as a selector.
Justin McCarthy’s managerial reign ended with defeat by Wexford in the All-Ireland qualifier series last month as did that of his fellow selectors Colm Bonnar and Seamie Hannon.
None of the outgoing trio have indicated their intentions, but there is an increasing belief that McCarthy, who guided the Decies to Munster title glory last year for the first time since 1963, may be prepared to continue for another year.
Greene, however, has stated his intentions and is adamant that he has the required credentials for the post. He guided the county minors to Munster championship success in 1992 and was also at the helm when Waterford won their second Munster U21 title in three years in 1994. He is manager of Mount Sion and led the club to a record 31st county title win last year and also to the Munster club title for the first time in more than 20 years.
“From the day I retired as a player I have set my sights on managing the county senior team”, he said.
“I have come up through the ranks with the minors and Under 21s, and at adult level with Mount Sion. I’m convinced the strong nucleus of a good Waterford team remains in place and I wouldn’t be offering myself for the job unless I believed in my ability to successfully take it on.”
Greene also put his name forward two years ago, but McCarthy was the unanimous recommendation to the county board. An angry Greene said he hadn’t even been interviewed by those making the recommendations.
