Stephen Rochford won’t leave Corofin short in battle to retain their championship title

Assuming the Corofin footballers justify their money-on favourite’s tag and retain their AIB Connacht club championship title on Sunday, Stephen Rochford will almost certainly be ‘double jobbing’ over the next few months.

Rochford is expected to be ratified as the new Mayo senior manager inside the next 10 days, and he dismissed speculation this week that he would be stepping down from his Corofin post after next weekend’s provincial club final against Castlebar Mitchels.

“I’ll be managing Corofin for as long as they remain in the championship,” says the 37-year-old Mayo native.