WSFL Under 15 A League Bohemians 0 Piltown 3 Matt Keane Live football returned to Waterford on Tuesday last as the 2020-21 Waterford Schoolboy League season resumed after the eight-month closure due to Covid-19. The 2021-22 season will start in September. The long break certainly did not have any ill effect on the...
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Still reasons to feel blue
Still reasons to feel blue
Jordan Norris It’s fantastic that Waterford FC got off the mark at home with their 1-0 win against Longford Town at the RSC on Saturday night. Having been on the wrong side of many a one-goal defeat, five to date in fact – it was pleasant to see the roles reversed. But still, given the off-field drama that...
A comedy for the rich; a tragedy for the poor
A comedy for the rich; a tragedy for the poor
Jordan Norris I’ve been a Manchester United fan since I was seven years old. For the past sixteen years, it’s something I’ve said with immeasurable pride. On Sunday, when news broke of the breakaway European Super League, which United are proposed to be a part of, it was the first time in my life that I ever felt...
Stats should be taken with a grain of salt
Stats should be taken with a grain of salt
Jordan Norris There’s no doubt that the sporting landscape of now is incredibly different to that of even five years ago. Games are constantly evolving. Football is being devoured by ideals of high pressing, working off the ball and third man runs. Golf is struggling to come to terms with the idea of heavy hitting...
It’s time Irish football stopped living in the past
It’s time Irish football stopped living in the past
Jordan Norris There’s been some bad nights following Irish football down the decades, but Saturday night’s defeat at home to Luxembourg was undoubtedly the worst of the entire lot. It doesn’t matter who the manager is, what players were available or unavailable, what tactics or formation were adopted – losing...
Domestic Soccer's Woes Not Down to 'Foreign' Fans
Domestic Soccer's Woes Not Down to 'Foreign' Fans
Were the 42,000, or to be precise, the 37,000 Liverpool supporters who attended the recent friendly against Shamrock Rovers at Lansdowne Road “morons” as Dermot Keely put it on RTE’s ‘Soccer Republic’? In the greater scheme of things, probably not. After all, couldn’t one make exactly the same accusation about those...
A Day With Martin O'Neill
A Day With Martin O'Neill
On Tuesday, May 20th, the Republic of Ireland manager Martin O’Neill came to Waterford city and he certainly enjoyed his stay in Ireland’s oldest city. Following his arrival at 2pm his first port of call was a visit to the Mayor’s office where Cllr John Cummins was waiting to greet him. The room was packed to the...