Former manager Horan's criticism sparks Mayo defence
Mayo County Board has defended itself after criticism from recently departed manager James Horan
Mayo County Board has defended its response to the fixing of Limerick as a venue for the recent All-Ireland semi-final replay against Kerry after criticism from departed manager James Horan.
Horan said he "couldn't understand" how the board didn't stand up for the team when GAA president Liam O'Neill suggested that Mayo were around long enough to know that it "was in their best interests to get on with it and play the game and qualify for the final."
Horan has also taken issue with elements of the team's resourcing by the Board that didn't just concern finance.
But Mayo PRO Aidan McLoughlin has expressed "disappointment with the comments, made in an interview with the 'Western People' newspaper.
"I don't think it is fair to say we didn't stand up," said McLoughlin. "I don't think I ever spoke to as many journalists. We were very vocal in our objection to Limerick.
"In relation to what the president he said, maybe he said it in haste but, no more than James, he is entitled to his opinion."
Horan also questioned whether the board's structures were aligned with getting the most out of the county team.
McLoughlin stated, however, that Horan had said himself at a press conference prior to the Connacht final that they were well resourced.
