Peter Queally believes Waterford's Allianz Hurling League Division 1B final against Offaly should have been a standalone fixture in UPMC Nowlan Park.

The Deise manager's comments come after tickets sold out quickly for the SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh double-header with the Cork v Tipperary Division 1A decider on Sunday week, leaving many fans disappointed.

Speaking to the media via video link from Waterford's warm-weather training camp in Portugal as part of the 2025 Munster SHC launch, Queally said of the ticket situation: "I've heard rumours that there has been a bit of a scramble alright. We were speculating beforehand about what would happen. With two Munster teams, we thought it might be a Munster venue.

"Tipp and Cork would sell out any venue at the moment with the fanatical support that both have. The obvious thing to do from a financial point of view, for the GAA or Croke Park, would be two standalone games.

"If you brought Offaly and Waterford to Nowlan Park, you mightn't sell it out but you would get a nice size crowd and a good atmosphere on a Saturday evening or something. It is what it is now. We look at the positives."

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