What tricks are the Mayo management cooking up for Dublin?

Before we compliment the wizardry of Stephen Rochford, some words of praise for one of his predecessors, Pat Holmes, who successfully pulled off a trick or two in his spell at the Mayo helm.

It was he and Noel Connelly who first stationed Barry Moran as a sweeper against Donegal last year and Holmes also showed much creativity in his gameplans when in charge of Castlebar Mitchels.

That should not be forgotten but there are short memories too when it comes to Rochford’s tactical dexterity. Darragh Ó Sé’s assertion yesterday that Rochford was an unknown quantity before Mayo beat Tyrone was unusual considering his work in leading Corofin to an All-Ireland senior club title last year.