Waterford need spring in their step more than others

John Mullane cut a gloomy figure at half-time in Walsh Park last Sunday. John Mullane cut an even gloomier figure at full-time.

A gloomy John Mullane is a tautology. A gloomy John Mullane is a crime against nature.

The cause of his despondency was obvious. The positives for Waterford six days ago? Tom Devine. The negatives? Everything else.