Michael Moynihan has rung all the juries, collated all the votes, and accepted all the bribes.

Readers of a certain age will remember Tony Doran.

With the destination of the Liam MacCarthy Cup wide open, this could prove to be the All-Ireland series from heaven. Here Enda McEvoy looks at seven individuals — not all of them superstars — who’ll have a say in the outcome of the 2017 hurling championship