Graham Cummins: Another risk, but Marc Bircham’s first job will be to make Waterford players smile

Waterford's appointment of former Canada international Marc Bircham is another gamble by the club

Former Queens Park Rangers first team coach Marc Bircham has taken over at Waterford. Picture: Dan Mullan/Getty Images

There is never a dull moment at Waterford. Rather than recruit someone who knows the club and the league, owner Lee Power has taken another gamble by appointing Marc Bircham as first-team manager. 

With all the drama surrounding the previous two permanent managers, you might have expected Waterford to go a safer route — that a manager who knows the league would have given them the best chance of survival in the Premier Division. Instead, Power has appointed someone who probably doesn’t know half the players in the league.