Ken Hogan: Don't write off Tipperary greats, but surgery needed

Former Tipperary manager Hogan believes Liam Cahill is hurt he wasn't offered the Premier hotseat

Tipperary's Padraic Maher after their loss to Waterford at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Photo by Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile

Ken Hogan won’t be rushing any Tipperary players or management into retirement, but admits the county’s senior hurling setup “needs surgery”.

The former Tipp manager and goalkeeper paid tribute to the tenacity of Tipp’s players for taking Saturday’s quarter-final defeat by Waterford to the wire, but felt they struggled to match Waterford's energy and pace.