Austin Gleeson skipping Christmas to rediscover spirit of ’16

Austin Gleeson has been chasing after his stunning form of 2016 ever since and, in a bid to finally recapture it, has decided to cancel Christmas.

“Just literally I’m going to empty myself for the whole winter,” said Gleeson who witnessed the axing of captain Noel Connors and Maurice Shanahan by new manager Liam Cahill and surmised that no Waterford player’s position is safe.