Blues are up for City game

WATERFORD UNITED manager Jimmy McGeough made no attempt to hide his enthusiasm for tonight’s game against old foes Cork City: “There is such history attached to this game that it should be terrific. The competition between the two clubs has always been fierce and I’m really looking forward to it.”

McGeough’s sense of anticipation owes everything to his experiences as a player with Waterford in the early seventies when Cork and Waterford teams were the best in the country. His own contribution to the latter’s slick teamwork in those days was immense and his current team reflects his admirable work ethic.

Cork City manager Pat Dolan is in agreement: “Jimmy is a tough man and you need toughness in football. If Waterford are to be successful again, they have got to develop their own players and he is doing that.