John Maughan: Time for Mayo fans to forgive Cormac Reilly

“Mayo people, we’re a forgiving lot and we forgave Pat McEnaney!” laughed Maughan.

John Maughan insists Mayo supporters are a forgiving type and won’t give Cormac Reilly a hard time of it when he takes charge of their crucial final round game against Donegal in Castlebar on Sunday, writes John Fogarty.

It is the Meath official’s first appointment to a Mayo league or championship game since the 2014 All-Ireland semi-final replay defeat to Kerry in Limerick, a performance which drew the ire of several fans, including one who invaded the field and was later suspended by the GAA.