Frampton advises Déise caution

Keep a lid on expectations — that was the message to supporters from new Waterford manager Derek McGrath at the start of the year.

After two wins from three league games, one of three teams on four points at the top of Division 1A, that is still the message, says former star Stephen Frampton.

“People do still need to be patient. There will be those who get ahead of themselves now because we’ve had a couple of good results but it’s still only three rounds of the National League that have been played, not three rounds of the Munster championship. Everything has gone well so far and we should appreciate that, everything has been very positive from a Waterford point of view but Derek was right — we need to keep things in perspective. I think most hurling people in the county know where we really are. There’s always a feelgood factor with a new manager, new systems, new structures, new training regime, but Derek is still very much in building mode.”