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Byline: PAT NOLAN 

WATERFORD'S Eoin Murphy says that there is no advantage to either side arising out of last Sunday's draw with Limerick ahead of tomorrow's replay.

It is often the case going into replays that the team who squandered a winning position find it hard to lift themselves but, with both sides woefully below par last week, Murphy believes they start in Thurles with a blank canvas.

"I don't think there's any edge," he said. "I think you can wipe the slate clean again and start again. People played well, people played bad but I suppose the good thing about people playing well is that they have a chance to up it again the next day.

"If conditions dry up it will be helpful as well. It was very low scoring. Defences were on top, it was a good day for defenders with the conditions." Murphy added that the confusion at halftime may not have helped Waterford's cause as David Breen scored a goal within two minutes of the start of the second half to launch Limerick's drawn-out comeback.

Before that the Limerick players had returned to the tunnel area to shelter from the downpour as they waited for the Waterford players to re-emerge for the second half.

It was Murphy and his teammates who then had to stand in the rain having met the Limerick players coming in as they were going back out.

"I don't think it helped to be honest. It was raining pretty heavy and I suppose the ref just needs to get the show on the road and blow the whistle and out we go.

"Maybe they have to look at it. The rain didn't stop for the whole second half. I suppose it kind of ruined the game in one sense but you still have to go out and concentrate as normal."

"Another game will definitely help us."

CAPTION(S):

NEW START Eoin Murphy is hoping for a better day ANGER Fitzgerald was annoyed after half-time