QUEALL' STRONG

Peter hails his Waterford side's drive

- PAT NOLAN

TOMORROW’S Allianz League Division 1B final against Offaly won’t define Peter Queally’s Waterford tenure, but not getting there could have derailed him.

After losing their opening League game to Carlow, it was a disastrous start to a job that Queally had long coveted and put their aspirations of promotion in serious jeopardy.

And given that that was a baseline requirement for his first year in the job, just getting back on the bounce since to secure promotion, with the curtain raiser in SuperValu Pairc Ui Chaoimh a useful bridge to their Munster Championship opener against Clare on April 27.

Won’t lie to you, it was a difficult period,” Queally says of the aftermath of the Carlow defeat.