Adaptable Gunners may need goal threat to go the distance

When I looked at the match programme before yesterday’s Ballygunner-Patrickswell match, a number of aspects immediately struck me about the make-up of the Ballygunner squad; their formation, and the potential for tactical adaptability, plus the huge depth to their bench.

Conor Power, JJ and Wayne Hutchinson were listed among the subs but JJ was the only one to get game time. He wasn’t introduced until the 63rd minute but Ballygunner had the luxury of not having to spring their first sub — Kevin Mahony — until the 59th minute. By that stage, the game had long been sealed by the Waterford champions.