James Horan steps down as Mayo manager

[Msgr. Horan]

Logically, if the goal is to win the all Ireland than the candidate is Jack O'Connor - who else out there who is available has won all irelands in modern times and has been successful with other teams besides?
If the goal is something else than its someone else.
I'm not saying he'd take it or that we could afford him, but hes someone the players would instantly respond to and he knows how to get it done. I realise he has the Kerry minor gig but you'd have to presume he'd consider it if offered.

Now, from the noises from the county board hes the last person they'd want, wont be a yes man, will go to the mejia if needed and will want the best of everything.
But in that case, it'll be just pure blind luck if one of the other candidates comes in and we win it, but I cant see it.
Most likely outcome is that the next "cycle" will be poor enough and we'll really only be talking about mayo as all ireland contenders again when that man is gone and we're onto the next one. Depressing mind you.

[larryin89]

We might be all in for a shock. 

[macdanger2]

We might be all in for a shock.

Brian Cody??!! 

[Chimley]

We might be all in for a shock.

Horan to come back for another year?

[Lar Naparka]

We might be all in for a shock.

Horan to come back for another year?

I think the only thing you can be sure of is that Horan won't be returning.
Even if he didn't have family and work commitments, the CB  have got rid of him and  whoever replaces him will have to dance to their tune.

[Tubberman]

We might be all in for a shock. 

Eamonn O'Hara!

[bucko]

We might be all in for a shock. 

Eamonn O'Hara!

Tanned small one instead of the tanned tall one???

[Syferus]

If ye snub McStay it makes it even more likely he'll be enticed by the real home job in Roscommon when it comes up. It would be a nice favour to do us

[Rossfan]

Feck off Syfín.
We had enough of army managers fcukin us up already

[Syferus]

Feck off Syfín.
We had enough of army managers fcukin us up already

This lad actually likes Roscommon and isn't trying to destroy it from the inside, though. Sure didn't he chair our football report last year that's been the heart of all the good developments in Roscommon football at an organisational level this year?

Oh, and he's actually a good manager. That's important too.

[moysider]

Local paper says that McEntee was very critical of James Horan's tenure in his columnin the Examiner.
Never read him. Anybody know anything about that?

[IolarCoisCuain]

Here's one: http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/columnists/tony-mcentee/tony-mcentee-employing-sweeper-very-nearly-a-calamity-283453.html

[Zulu]

Read his articles al the time and I wouldn't say he was critical of James Horan.

[moysider]

Read his articles al the time and I wouldn't say he was critical of James Horan.

It has to be said that McEntee was on the money in that link by Iolar above.

[larryin89]

Its Connellys .