Ken McGrath: 'It was an unbelievably hard time for Justin. It wasn’t a good thing to do'

Waterford legend Ken McGrath regrets the 2008 heave against manager Justin McCarthy

Thu, 16 Jul, 2020 - 18:19

Larry Ryan

If former Waterford star Ken McGrath had his time over again, he wouldn’t have participated in the heave against manager Justin McCarthy in 2008.

After a Munster Championship defeat by Clare that summer, the Waterford players communicated their dissatisfaction with McCarthy’s management to the county board, with the Corkman eventually stepping down.

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