Ger Loughnane has accused retired Waterford star John Mullane of letting his county down.

In his Irish Daily Star column today, the outspoken pundit claims Waterford would have beaten All-Ireland champions Kilkenny in Saturday night's pulsating All-Ireland Phase 3 qualifier if Mullane was playing.

"If John Mullane was still playing, then Kilkenny's long reign would have been ended on Saturday and he'd always be remembered," the former Clare and Galway manager wrote.

"Instead, he took the easy way out.

"Waterford were undone by the shortcomings of their forwards. And the main problem with their attack was that they were without John Mullane.

"He should have given another year to the county. He let Waterford down at the very end. If Waterford had Mullane on Saturday, then I'm certain Kilkenny would have been beaten.

"No player in a Waterford jersey let the county down on Saturday evening. Rather it was an ex-player who left too soon who was found wanting." Tweet

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