Derek McGrath expresses fears over ‘dog eat dog’ schedule

Waterford yesterday extended their unbeaten league run to nine games under Derek McGrath but their manager has a major difficulty with the cut-throat structure of the competition.

“I think, looking at last night, looking at Tipp and Dublin, Wexford, and Limerick, it’s dog eat dog each week and I don’t actually agree with it. It sounds contradictory to say it but it’s almost too serious. That’s my feeling on it.

“We are in the same situation this week, quarter-finals of the Fitzgibbon. It looks like you are reaching for excuses. I think if you had 12 teams, divided into two sixes, it would give you more of an opportunity. I think we didn’t use a sub until 63 or 64 minutes.