Fight to bitter end for bosses who share so much

And to the death they will go.

After Thurles this Saturday ,only Tipperary or Galway will remain in this year’s championship, but the likelihood is one manager will depart too.

Never has so much been on the line in a hurling qualifier, none more so than for Eamon O’Shea and Anthony Cunningham. O’Shea is held in high regard in Tipperary but a fourth championship defeat in as many games would surely make his position untenable.