Waterford United will choose its club sponsor for the coming season at a function in Ruby’s Lounge, John Street, Waterford this evening.Over 20 local companies have once again committed themselves to the draw which provides the opportunity for local and national exposure for a small outlay.Last year, Perrenial Freight was the lucky name to come out of the hat first and according to Sales Director Chris Smyth, it has been a huge success for the company.”By winning the shirt sponsorship Perennial Freight was immediately catapulted into the local and national media. We could not believe the amount of exposure our company received through the TV, radio and papers and it led to a large increase in business and sales leads. Waterford United is a fantastic club to work with and they kept us involved in every aspect of the clubs activity throughout the year. We were so impressed with the sponsorship package that we have already signed up for the 2008 draw.

Waterford United’s on-off friendly against Cork at the RSC this coming weekend will not take place after confirmation has been received that the game has been cancelled.

[b]Waterford United 0 BrayWanderers 0[/b]Waterford United continued their preparations for the new season with a controlled display that saw them share the spoils with a considerably strengthened Bray side at the RSC.This was a game that never sparkled and the quality of the football was hampered by the heavy sanding on the pitch which, because of the lack of rain, hadn

The Waterford United mascot scheme will continue for the 2008 season with support from Rexam, who joined the initiative last season.The team mascot for each home game is chosen from within the Junior Blues membership and recent discussions with the company based on the Waterford Industrial Estate have reached a successful conclusion and they will remain as title sponsors of the scheme for the 2008 campaign

Waterford United’s Friendly fixtures against Bray, Shamrock Rovers and Cork City have changed due to circumstances beyond the club’s control.The match against Bray due to be played at the Carlisle Grounds has been switched to the RSC on this coming Friday evening with a 7.45pm KO. As a result, Waterford’s match against Shamrock Rovers has been cancelled.Waterford’s final warm up game that was due to be played against Cork City at the RSC on March 1 has been cancelled as Cork have now got a fixture on the Friday evening.

Waterford United is delighted to announce that the club has been awarded a Premier Division club licence by the FAI which enables it to compete in this season’s eircom league.The Club was informed of the decision of the First Instance Committee last night.”This was a tough year for the club,” explained UEFA Club License Officer Chris Everett. “The club license process is an arduous one with a huge amount of documentation required and the queries really related to confirmation of insurance documentation and qualifications for some of the club officials. This is great news for the club and a tribute to all the people who worked on the application this year.”

Waterford United have been drawn away in the first round of the Eircom League Cup where they will face the Kerry League.The Blues are in Pool A of the competition and in the second tie of the pool, Wexford Youths will play Cobh Ramblers.Cork City and Limerick 37 have both received byes into the second round.The ties are due to be played in the week commencing March 24th.The full draw is as follows

[b]Waterford United 2 Cobh Ramblers 2 AET(Cobh Ramblers win 8-7 on penalties)[/b]Holders Waterford United crashed out of this season’s Munster Senior Cup when they lost out to Cobh Ramblers in a penalty shootout after the sides played out a two all draw at the RSC.The Blues went in front twice but two dubious penalties restored parity within the first 45 minutes.Willie John Kiely opened the scoring inside the first five minutes when he got on the end of an excellent Kevin Waters cross. However Cobh were level on 16 minutes when new signing Danny O Leary was deemed to have fouled Kieran O Reilly and the Cobh striker stepped up to score the penalty.David Breen restored the home side’s lead four minutes before the break when he reacted quickest to a Waters corner but the lead was again cancelled out from the penalty spot when O Reilly was bundled over by Stephen Quigley and he once again dusted himself off to fire home.The second half and extra time failed to produce any further goals and in the penalty shootout, it took twenty penalties before Cobh finally advanced.

Waterford United begin the defence of their Munster Senior Cup crown with a game against Premier Division outfit Cobh Ramblers at the RSC. (KO: 2pm)Gareth Cronin will look to field his strongest lineup possible for the first competitive fixture of the season.It is hoped that new signing Danny O Leary will make his Blues debut between the posts while Michael Foley will face a late fitness test and Cronin is hopeful that he will be okay to start his first game for United.When the two sides met a fortnight ago, the Blues enjoyed the bulk of the possession but failed to find the net before being defeated with the last kick of the game when former Blue Alan Carey fired home a free kick from 25 yards.Admission to the game is

[b]Waterford United 1 Galway United 3[/b]Waterford United fell to Galway United at Blarney by three goals to one on Saturday evening. Following the late withdrawal of the home side Blarney United from their proposed game with Waterford United to mark the opening of their new Astroturf pitch, Gareth Cronin succeeded in persuading Tony Cousins to bring his Galway United side to Tower, near Blarney in Co. Cork for the second friendly of the season.The first half saw Galway United in control for long periods and it was Derek Glynn who grabbed two goals, one resulting from a mix up in the Waterford rearguard and the second saw the Mayo man finish impressivly in a one on one situation.John Russell finished off a training ground move, resulting from a free kick, to take the tribesmen’s tally to three. However, a much improved second half perfromance including an excellent free kick from Kevin Waters reduced the defecit. But the Blues couldn’t find more goals.