Ryan to manage Waterford
October 14, 2011
Waterford manager Michael Ryan
The six-man appointments committee which was set up to find Davy Fitzgerald's successor will recommend the Fourmilewater clubman for the position at a specially convened county board meeting along with a backroom team comprising Pat Flanagan, Nicky Cashin and Br Philip Ryan.
Ryan, who first came to national prominence as manager of the All-Ireland winning Waterford and Ballymacarby ladies football teams of the 1980s and 1990s, will become the first local to manage the Deise since Tony Mansfield 15 years ago. He served as a selector under Justin McCarthy when Waterford won NHL and Munster SHC titles in 2007.
In 2000, he was selector/coach with the Waterford under 21 football team that shocked Kerry in the Munster championship after a replay. He also managed the Munster inter-provincial hurling team in 2007. As Waterford ladies football manager, Ryan won five All-Ireland titles and also led Ballymacarby to 10 All-Ireland ladies club football successes between 1997 and '98.
He led De La Salle to county and Munster club SHC honours last year and has been nominated by his club Fourmilewater for the county job.
Ryan is believed to have seen off competition from ex-county midfielder Peter Queally, Carlow manager Kevin Ryan and Kerry boss John Meyler to land the job. Tweet
