Michael Moynihan: Innocence lost between spinning chairs of hurling's managerial merry-go-round 

Events these last few days in Tipperary and Waterford have shown that cold calculation is as prevalent in hurling as it is anywhere else.

On his way...somewhere: Liam Cahill is Waterford hurling manager no more. Pic: INPHO/Ryan Byrne

It would be wrong to say that this was the week when hurling followers lost their innocence, because that presumes there was some to lose in the first place.

Still, the week of an All-Ireland final is when those same hurling followers get a chance to preen. It usually comes after a couple of uninspiring football semi-finals (check) and in decent weather (check); the lead-in to the big day is a running celebration of the game.