Keith Long: 'That’s why I’ve been brought to the club, to try and deliver promotion.'

Long takes charge of Waterford for the first time this very Friday night when the Blues hosts Finn Harps at the RSC.

NEW ERA: Waterford FC Press Conference, SETU Arena, Waterford 31/3/2023

New Waterford manager Keith Long insists he has the time and resources to mount an automatic promotion bid from the First Division.

Long, sacked by Bohemians after eight years last August, has joined the Blues this week on a three-year deal but the immediate aim is eroding the 10-point lead of John Caulfield's Galway United, whose six-game winning start to the campaign has them flying high at the summit.