Tony Corcoran confident Waterford can upset Derry in qualifier
Having lost to Cork by a point in the Munster quarter-final, Waterford were yesterday drawn at home to Derry in the first round of the qualifiers. The county’s backdoor record, though, makes for grim reading. From 15 games, they’ve managed just one win - that a 1-17 to 0-13 victory over London in 2011.
In more recent years, the county’s qualifier defeats have been overshadowed by the exodus of players from the panel following their Munster championship exit, players who prioritised a summer of travelling over Waterford’s qualifier campaign. Indeed, a week prior to their backdoor clash against Offaly in 2015, a letter written by manager Tom McGlinchey was read out at a county board meeting. It stated that between “injury, withdrawal, family commitments and trips to America,” 14 players who had seen league action were no longer available.
