TJ Reid has said that there was no indication whatsoever from Brian Cody that he was going to step down as Kilkenny manager.
It emerged just six days after last month’s All-Ireland hurling final loss to Limerick that Cody was stepping aside after 24 seasons at the helm, but the Kilkenny players had only been informed an hour or so before it went public and had received no clues from the manager as to what was coming.
“No, nothing like that at all,” said Reid. “It's never about Brian. Obviously after it was strange alright.