Eight-time All-Ireland winner Michael Fennelly is set to become Offaly's new hurling manager.
Fennelly has been recommend by the county's management committee and will be expect to be confirmed by a vote on Tuesday 3 September.
The Faithful County will compete in the Christy Ring Cup next season after relegation from the Joe McDonagh Cup in June.
The 34-year-old takes over from caretaker boss Joachim Kelly, who had replaced Kevin Martin midway through their doomed campaign.
Fennelly, a three-time All Star, becomes the second recent ex-Kilkenny star to move into management in the midlands following Eddie Brennan, who is in charge of the Laois side that knocked Dublin out of this year's championship.
The 2011 Hurler of the Year will take over on a two-year deal with an option of a third year in charge.
Offaly GAA are pleased to announce that the Management Committee are recommending the appointment of Michael Fennelly as Senior Hurling Manager for 2020
— Official Offaly GAA (@Offaly_GAA) August 27, 2019
We wish Michael the very best over the coming year
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A statement on the Offaly GAA website read: "The aim of this appointment is to bring pride and stability back to the Offaly jersey with the support of Michael and his backroom team.
"Michael brings a wealth of knowledge, experience and competence in all aspects of the modern-day team preparation."
"This is a challenging task and to be successful it will need the support of the players, their families, the clubs and all the people involved in Offaly GAA.
"Michael is looking forward to the upcoming Offaly club championship and will use these games as the platform to choose his panel for 2020."
Fennelly previously served a performance coach for the Kildare footballers.
