Stephen Rochford downplays Joe Brolly’s ‘celebrity losers’ jibe

It was only the day after the All-Ireland final that Stephen Rochford heard Joe Brolly’s “celebrity losers” comment about Mayo.

He wasn’t alone in the camp. Under the Hogan Stand following the draw, Brolly was greeted with smiles by some of the county’s backroom team who were unaware of the insult the Derry pundit had made towards them in his column that day. Had they known, their reaction wouldn’t be as welcoming.

Rochford knows what he can control and what he can’t. Brolly, like his colleague Pat Spillane who claimed Aidan O’Shea cheated against Fermanagh in winning a penalty in their qualifier, falls into the latter category.