Who will be the next Tipperary hurling manager? Assessing the contenders to replace Liam Sheedy

John Fogarty on the seven leading candidates to replace Liam Sheedy as Tipperary hurling manager

Tipperary manager Liam Sheedy, 2nd from left, and coaches, from left, Darragh Egan, Eamon O'Shea, and Tommy Dunne celebrate with the Liam MacCarthy Cup in 2019. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Liam Cahill (Ballingarry)

But for Liam Sheedy’s 11th hour availability in 2018, Cahill would have been the senior job having guided Tipperary to three under-age All-Ireland titles. He and Toomevara's Mikey Bevans have worked the oracle again in Waterford where their achievements have been close to spectacular and he is favourite to replace Sheedy with good reason.