Colm Bonnar’s future as Tipperary senior hurling manager is uncertain after two key members of his management team stepped down.
And Waterford boss Liam Cahill could emerge as a candidate to succeed him after turning down the job last year amid speculation that his three-year stint with the Deise is about to come to an end.
After a difficult Championship campaign in which Tipperary lost all four games in Munster, Bonnar’s position has been weakened further by the departure of coach Tommy Dunne along with selector Paul Curran.
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On top of that, the Nenagh Guardian has reported that there is disquiet among players at the level of preparation this year and that this has been communicated to the county board.
Dunne was part of the previous management team led by Liam Sheedy and agreed to stay on to provide continuity for one year but has now decided to follow through on the commitment to remain for an extra season only.
2010 All-Ireland winner Curran was previously involved as a selector under Eamon O’Shea, after he had retired as a player.
A county board review on Bonnar’s position is expected to be completed within the next week.
He was appointed on a three-year term last year after Cahill, the county board’s number one target after Sheedy’s departure, opted to remain with Waterford.
His decision appeared to be vindicated after they won the League title in style and then scored a win over Tipp in the Championship opener, but the wheels came off from there as Waterford were beaten by Limerick, Cork and Clare and exited the Championship on something of a whimper.
And though Cahill indicated recently that he wishes to remain on board for a fourth season, it’s far from cut and dried with sources indicating that there could yet be a parting of the ways.
Should that come to pass at or around the same time that a vacancy arises in his native county, Cahill may be loath to pass up the opportunity manage Tipp if it comes his way again, particularly given the success that he enjoyed with much of the current senior panel at minor, under-20 and under-21 level.
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