Barry Coughlan: 'We’ve been trying to win the All-Ireland every year but we haven’t'

Extending their winning run in Munster to 12 games when they face Sarsfields on December 1 would be a fine achievement but Ballygunner’s attitude of treating each game in isolation will remain the same.

FAILING EVERY YEAR: Ballygunner’s Barry Coughlan in action against Loughmore-Castleiney’s Ciaran McGrath. Picture: ©INPHO/Ken Sutton

A frank Barry Coughlan maintains Ballygunner are “failing still” and don’t deserve all the plaudits they receive.

As the 11-in-a-row Waterford champions look forward to a seventh consecutive Munster final aiming for a fourth straight provincial title, they are by far and away the favourites for a second All-Ireland title.