Mayo's James Horan took own painful playing experience into management

Speaking at the Irish Examiner Gaelic Football show live from the Great Southern Hotel in Killarney, Horan said being dropped for the 1997 All-Ireland SFC final had a ‘huge impact’ on him.

LIVE SHOW: Panalists Oisin McConville, Maurice Brosnan, MC; Paul Rouse, James Horan, Ciaran Whelan and Eamonn Fitzmaurice at the Irish Examiner Gaelic football show live from The Great Southern hotel in Killarney. Picture; Eddie O'Hare

Former Mayo manager James Horan has said his own experience of being dropped for an All-Ireland final affected his own approach to dealing with players.

There are so many different elements that inter-county managers have to deal with in the week leading up to a final. One of the most difficult is letting players know they haven’t made the starting 15 or even the panel for possibly the biggest game of their career.