game. For Suski meanwhile, his 7 league outings over the course of three months was added to with a further 3 appearances in the FAI Cup where Waterford lost out following a replay to the eventual winners’ Cork Hibernians. This was the year that the replay of the final ,where Hibs defeated Shelbourne, took place at Flower Lodge in Cork, the only time such an occasion has taken place outside of Dublin. Piotr Suski’s very last League of Ireland appearance coincided with the final day of the league campaign, again against Cork Hibs, where Waterford celebrated yet another championship success, with a 2-0 home win over their greatest rivals of that era. On foot of this triumph however, there was to be no hanging around for Suski , so that by the time the end of season Top Four Competition kicked off barely a fortnight later, the midfielder had already returned home to Poland.
as player coach to the Wlokniarz Pabianice club before returning to his beloved LKS Lodz in a variety of coaching roles. He passed away on 31st January 2009 aged 66 and his death was marked by Waterford United with a minutes silence prior to the clubs’ home fixture with neighbours Wexford Youths in March 2010. (With thanks to Niall Doherty and Michael Butler/Waterford United programme for additional information)
Back on home ground Suski initially acted
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