Stick a microphone in front of Kildare manager John Crofton and he’s quick to launch a broadside against the press. Stick a microphone in front of Roscommon manager John Maughan and he couldn’t get away quick enough.
Maughan said he’d be back to discuss the game, but there was no return. At least not Saturday. His captain Karol Mannion insisted later the Roscommon squad stood squarely behind the manager.
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