Stephen Rochford: ‘When you haven’t your hands on the Holy Grail, you’re an easy target’

Mayo manager Stephen Rochford says he “doesn’t really care” why he and his players seem to attract criticism on a regular basis.

Speaking at a press briefing in Castlebar last night ahead of their Connacht SFC semi-final against Galway on June 11, Rochford was asked about recent criticism of Mayo’s Aidan O’Shea and the negative press that the Mayo management and squad as a whole have received since last year’s All-Ireland Final defeat to Dublin.

“I suppose when you haven’t got your hands on the ‘Holy Grail’ you’re seen as an easy target,” said Rochford.