Hurling managerial line-ups beginning to take shape

Hurling’s managerial carousel had already picked up considerable pace by the time Kilkenny returned up the steps of the Hogan Stand in early September, several high-profile figures opting off the merry-go-round.

Eamon O’Shea’s departure in Tipperary had been well flagged, Jimmy Barry-Murphy’s exit, meanwhile, turned several heads even if it was expected.

Kevin Ryan cut ties with Antrim after three-years, with Eamonn Kelly jumping from Kerry to Offaly.