Brady and Mayo management - no contact since All-Ireland

The controversy surrounding David Brady and his future with Mayo rumbles on as it has emerged the midfielder, who was selected to play in tomorrow's National League opener against Dublin, has not spoken to the team management since September's All-Ireland final.

Brady was chosen on Wednesday to partner Ronan McGarrity in the westerners' midfield. The pair are club colleagues on the Ballina Stephenites team that will contest the All-Ireland semi-finals next month.

Brady said yesterday: "My thoughts and aims are with Ballina at the moment, I'm 100% committed to the club. I played a challenge game for Ballina last Sunday and that's my last game until the All-Ireland semi-final."

He added: "It's a bit unfair and unprofessional to be named in a team when I'm not involved at the moment."

Brady would not say if he will rejoin the Mayo squad following Ballina's club championship campaign.

Meanwhile, manager John Maughan said he had made about "40 calls" to Brady in recent weeks but had been unable to get through to him.