Time for Mayo to start playing the ball, not the man

Mayo chairman Paddy McNicholas’s woes stem from a decision he made three years ago.

The year before he took over, Mayo County Board called for a “root and branch” review of their structures and called on Ballinrobe clubman Liam Horan to create a strategic plan. He engaged a 19-man steering committee to oversee a working body of more than 50 people which targeted 10 key areas including finance and funding, coaching and games development and harnessing support of Mayo people worldwide. The main recommendations called for the creation of directors for football coaching and finance.

The board rejected it in 2011.