Eamon O'Shea and Liam Sheedy are set to rekindle their double act and take charge of the Offaly hurlers.
In what would be a shock move, the Tipperary pair are believed to be in line to form a management team along with Johnny Kelly, who was part of the previous regime under Michael Fennelly.
Offaly decided against offering Fennelly a fourth year at the helm after failing to reach the Joe McDonagh Cup final this year but the acquisition of the duo that inspired Tipperary’s All-Ireland successes in 2010 and ‘19 would appear to justify that decision.