Former Waterford manager Derek McGrath is alleged to have given a member of the Waterford county board a list of possible successors for his position.

The Waterford News & Star has been following the story closely and they broke the news that former Cork hurler Pat Ryan had withdrawn from the race to succeed McGrath.

Now, they have revealed that McGrath is supposed to have drawn up a list of potential candidates and on that list were Ryan, former Cork hurler Pat Mulcahy, former Cork manager John Allen and ex-Clare and Dublin manager Anthony Daly.

Mulcahy won two All-Ireland SHC titles with Cork as a player and captained them in 2006 when they were defeated by Kilkenny in the final.

The Newtownshandrum clubman has managed the Cork IT hurlers in the Fitzgibbon Cup for the past few years.

Allen was part of Donal O'Grady's backroom team that guided Cork to All-Ireland success before taking over the role of manager a year later and being in charge as they defended their title in 2005.

Allen also managed Limerick in 2011 and stepped down from that position after they lost the 2013 Munster SHC final.

Daly captained Clare to All-Ireland glory in 1995 and 1997 before managing his native county between 2003 and 2006. In 2008, he took over the Dublin hurlers and five years later, they won their first Leinster title in 52 years.

The Waterford News & Star added that when they contacted Waterford county board chairman Paddy Joe Ryan on the matter, he denied any knowledge of a list being made up by McGrath.

The story continues… 

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