What will management teams make of new fixtures order?

How inter-county management teams plan for the changes will be among the most intriguing aspects of the whole new ball game that will be Championship 2018, writes Kieran Shannon.

Richie Hogan will love it.

Back in the summer of 2015, as he was closing in on a seventh All-Ireland medal, the then hurler of the year spoke openly about how he “hated” the way championship hurling was run.