Carbery Rangers won’t be caught on the hop by The Nire

Waterford’s pre-eminent football clubs have always been viewed in a different light to the county’s flagship side.

The respect that opposition parties hold for Stradbally, Ballinacourty, and The Nire is on a different level to the regard — or lack thereof — for the county team.

On the evening of the provincial and All-Ireland championship draws last month, Tipperary football manager Liam Kearns pre-empted a Tipp-Cork Munster semi-final showdown, displaying, in the process, scant regard for the Déise footballers who had been drawn against the Rebels in the Munster quarter-final.