'You can’t build a house by putting a roof on first' - Waterford urged to invest in underage structure

Déise legend Jim Greene says Peter Queally 'doesn’t really have the bullets to fire'.

END OF THE LINE: Waterford’s Shane Bennett dejected. Pic: INPHO/James Crombie

Former Waterford star Jim Greene has called for a major financial investment in the county’s under-age hurling structures in the wake of another short inter-county season.

The statistics are stark. In the six seasons of Munster’s round-robin format, the seniors have not qualified from it, winning just four of 24 games. The Déise have lost 12 consecutive championship games at U20 level, while their last win against a team other than Kerry was in 2016 when they went onto win U21 Munster and All-Ireland honours.