Waterford to begin task of replacing Fitzgerald immediately

AS the Davy Fitzgerald managerial era in Waterford officially drew to a close last night, delegates at a meeting of the county board decided the job of finding his successor as county senior hurling boss will commence as early as tomorrow.

Not as much as a whisper of a name emerged at last night’s meeting but delegates were told strict guidelines, including expenditure, will be put in place for whoever takes charge.

These guidelines, according to county chairman Tom Cunningham, will have to be agreed to in writing by the new manager and thereafter will also have to be rigidly adhered to.