New Faithful County manager has had success with counties of a similar profile.
Offaly is somewhere Liam Kearns can 'identify with', according to the new Senior Footballl manager for the Faithful county.
Kearns has achieved qualified successes with the Limerick and and Tipperary footballers in the past.
Most recently guiding Tipp to an Ireland Football semi final in 2016, their first since 1935.
The Kerry native has now taken the reigns in Offaly and says he got on well with the county board during the interview process.