We knew Mayo supporters would stay loyal, insists Stephen Coen

Stephen Coen had little doubt Mayo people would travel in such numbers to support the team in Tralee on Saturday.

Any suggestion that the fallout from Noel Connelly and Pat Holmes’ criticism of some players would impact on the team’s following was dismissed by the sizeable crowd of visiting fans in Austin Stack Park.

“The public are always behind Mayo football and always will be,” said Coen.