The bookies don't give Waterford's footballers much of a chance against Tipperary this Sunday but that doesn't mean Tom McGlinchey and his players won't travel to Thurles without hope.
A McGrath Cup success earlier this year was a big boost for Deise football and, while McGlinchey accepts they are the underdogs this weekend, he is keeping his fingers crossed for a "good performance".
"You have to be realistic," the Cork native, who managed the Premier County for three years (2000-'02), told The Examiner.
"What is it, since 1988, Waterford have won three Munster championship matches and a draw last year.
"To win a game in Munster would be a huge achievement but, again, you're playing Tipperary.
"They're perceived as the third-best team in Munster now. They should have beaten Cork below in Páirc Uí Chaoimh, but then they had a great run in the qualifiers, lost to Galway, and obviously the U21s did very well this year; five of that team will be playing against us.
"The bookies don't often get it wrong and they have us well priced out of the race.
"To put up a good show and a good performance against Tipperary - in Thurles, as well - would be a huge boost."
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