John Mullane says Walsh Park needs to be shut down and completely revamped.

Waterford County Board chairman Paddy Joe Ryan confirmed last month that championship hurling would be returning to the city venue for the first time since 1996 with Walsh Park confirmed as the venue for Na Deise's Munster SHC round-robin clashes with Tipperary and Cork on June 3rd and 17th respectively.

However, Waterford's five-times All Star Mullane insists an urgent re-think is needed as he contends that the venue - which was something of a mudbath for Sunday's league clash with Kilkenny - isn't up to scratch. He also points out that it doesn't suit Derek McGrath's team:

"I hate to say it as a Waterford city man but that venue is not up to holding a Munster championship game during the summer, particularly Cork and Tipperary," Mullane told The Throw-In podcast on Independent.ie.

"Shut the place down and do a total revamp on it and make a decision on it this whether we're going to play Cork and Tipperary in different venues. At the current moment in time, Walsh Park does not suit this current Waterford team, we haven't won in Walsh Park since February, 2016 and that's another worry before the summer."

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