Briggs: Carew must stay

Waterford football captain Shane Briggs has voiced his support for Niall Carew to be retained as manager despite their qualifier exit to Carlow on Saturday.

The Kildare native is set to contemplate his future over the coming week as his two-year term expired without achieving a championship win. Briggs is keen for Carew to stay put and says the players must accept the blame.

“The players should be begging the man to stay. He is a top quality manager,” he said. “Results haven’t been what we’d have wanted as players but we must shoulder a huge amount of responsibility. I wouldn’t blame management. They put in a very professional set-up, everything is put in place for us. There’s only one place you can look and that’s in the mirror.”