JOHN MEYLER has decided to meet his panel tomorrow night before making any decision about his future as Wexford hurling team manager.

The Cork-based lecturer, who has managed the county for two years, will talk to the players who suffered a one-point defeat to Waterford on Sunday.

Meyler decided on that move in the aftermath of the 2-19 to 3-15 loss at Semple Stadium.

"There was absolute silence in the dressingroom for about 20 minutes after the match," revealed Meyler.

"As the manager, it was up to me to say something, and I made the suggestion that we meet in a hotel on Wednesday night and have a chat about where Wexford hurling is going.

"It was very encouraging that the players readily agreed with what I suggested."

A day after the loss to Davy Fitzgerald's side, Meyler revealed he had an open mind on whether he'd continue in the role for another term, which involves a 250-mile round trip from Cork city a number of times each week.

After the massive improvement in his side's performance on the Leinster final against Kilkenny, the Wexford board will be very keen for Meyler to remain at the helm.

"We'll sit down, look at the big picture, and review the whole structure," he said.

"The structure off the field is every bit as important as the structure on the field. We'll evaluate every thing, and we won't leave any questions unanswered.

"We decided not to have the meeting until Wednesday night, as that will give everyone involved three days to reflect on the whole situation."

By yesterday afternoon, Meyler disclosed he had received a host of phone calls from a number of his players, from people connected with Wexford hurling, and from hurling people from outside the county.

"All the vibes were very positive, and, as well as the calls from the players, it was very nice to get a number of calls from inter-county managers who said we had restored Wexford's hurling pride," he said.

"They were saying that based on the performance against Waterford there was something there to be built on, and that it needs to be pushed forward."

Understandably, Meyler was highly pleased with his charges' performance against a side who, he said last week, would be really fired up by Fitzgerald.

"Unlike the Leinster final, when we only played for 40 minutes, we performed for the full 70 minutes," he said.

"But when we went four or five points up in the second half, we didn't show enough composure.

"However, we were up against a battle-hardened Waterford side who have three Munster titles, and who have won a league final in Thurles.

"We were hit by the fact that we were missing a few players, and all the four subs we brought on were more or less half-injured."