Waterford boss Ryan taking it all in his stride

WATERFORD boss Michael Ryan doesn’t expect to feel any pressure in his new role.

The Fourmilewater man told Newstalk on Saturday he is relishing being the county’s first native boss since Tony Mansfield in 1996.

“I haven’t noticed any pressure,” said Ryan. “Maybe there’s pressure coming down the road but I always feel that if you’re giving your best and preparing properly there shouldn’t be too much pressure. I’m enjoying it immensely. I’ve been involved in managing, training or coaching all my life and I’m very happy to have assembled a good backroom team. We’ll work as a team and we won’t be seeking any controversial headlines. It won’t be about the manager. I always feel that when you win matches the manager gets too much credit and when you lose maybe he gets too much blame. We’ll be looking at the entire group and hope to get the very best of everybody.”