Stephen Rochford: The word ‘cheat’ is something I’d associate with tax defaulters

Mayo boss Stephen Rochford says “the last thing Aidan O’Shea should be labelled is a cheat” in the wake of last Saturday’s controversial penalty award against Fermanagh.

Rochford was responding to comments made by RTÉ pundit Pat Spillane last Sunday when the former Kerry All-Ireland winner accused O’Shea of cheating to win a penalty for Mayo in the All-Ireland SFC Qualifier.

Rochford said Spillane’s use of the word “cheated” in relation to the Mayo star was “unhelpful and unnecessary”.