Best wishes health the most important thing.

It really does put things into perspective . It's only a game at the end of the day .

Best wishes and hope you recover well Kevin . Thanks for the time you've given to Mayo your a true mayo man who loves his county .

Seriously hope he is ok. Health comes first and he has all our best wishes.Hopes Rochford takes good counsel from others too.

Really sad to think Kevin is unwell but I'm happy he's taking care of himself. Sending best wishes and a prayer to Kevin.
Best of luck to Rochford and the team too...
Give it your best shot

I hope Kevin is doing okay—at the end of the day, football is just a game, and his health and family are what truly matter most.

Wishing Kevin a speedy recovery. Good he is taking time out to get better. Your health is your wealth and is definitely more important than sport or any job.

Best wishes Kevin. Praying for you and your family at this time. Keep the faith.

Wishing Kevin a speedy recovery @ best of luck
to Mayo in his absence,

Best wishes to Kevin and his family. Hopefully he makes a full and speedy recovery

Again best wishes to Kevin I hope he makes a speedy recovery and he deserved to be thanked for his efforts. I just want this season to be over as painlessly as possible and hopefully a new brighter era next year.

Best wishes to Kevin. Gent.

Best wishes and speedy recovery Kevin

Sad to hear under the circumstances but health is far more important than any football match. Thinking of Kevin and family tonight.

Speedy recovery Kevin

Very sorry to see this. Best wishes to Kevin.

Speedy recovery to Kevin ,

Wishing Kevin a speedy recovery.

Best wishes to Kevin and wishing him a speedy recovery. There’s a lot more important things in life than a game of football.

Not surprise to hear that news. Hopefully he will take time to recover and get himself back to full health.

Wishing Kevin a speedy recovery.

Inter county management has become a very pressurised situation.it’s probably unlikely we will see Kevin back on the sideline again .i suppose no one realises fully the effect of criticism on managers and their families.it’s disgraceful the sort of disgusting personal comments that are allowed on social media sites.From the jinky skillfull corner forward of the eighties to his spells on the sideline with our under 21s and senior team Kevin has made a significant contribution to mayo football

In 2026 could Kevin McStay go to England with the Mayo team they will face London in the Quarter final stage of the Connacht championship.

My sincere best wishes to Kevin and his family, get well soon

All the best in your recovery Kevin, your health is the most important thing

Hello,

On reflection, it is nice to read all the good will for Kevin Mc. No words are appropriate. Every chance he will be a stronger person. I pray that he will and can imagine the terrible pain. May the Spirit be with you all.

Ciaran 2.

Sad to hear that. Kevin McStay is a great Mayo man who did his county great service both as a player and as a manager. One had only to read his autobiography to realise his passion for his county. I always felt he got the job too late and should have been appointed manager in 2014 after James stepped down. The Mayo team were at the peak of their powers and who knows, he might just have got them over the line and then history would have looked upon him in a very different way. It is no surprise to hear he has stepped aside. This episode should also be a lesson to all those who verbally abuse guys who go out and do their best for their county. The vitriol spewed out towards Kevin, the management team and some of the players since the Connacht final has been truly appalling. Not so much on this site which is very well moderated, ( so much credit to you WJ ) but more so on other forums. Such abuse must have a serious impact. These guys are just human beings at the end of the day and they try to do the best they can. We used to be proud of our reputation as supporters loyal to our team but that has changed, especially since 2021 when we thought we were entitled to win the All Ireland and then lashed out at everyone when we failed to get over the line. Remember all the guys who wear the jersey and who look after the teams are someone’s sons, brothers ;fathers etc. I don’t buy into this nonsense that they put themselves forward for the job and so should be able to take the abuse. Best of luck to Stephen Rochford, no stranger to such abuse either and best of luck to the players for the remainder of the season. Go out and do yourselves and your families proud and try to leave that jersey in a better place than you found it.

Martin walsh, what are you on about? It's not the first time you've been banging on about that! Cop on.

Dear Kevin, thank you for the huge investment of time, energy, care and passion in Mayo football. We respect what you have given and will continue to give in the form of your attention and interest.

I’m pleased you are putting your health first and I wish you to be back hale and hearty soon. God bless.

Maurice Brosnan on twitter is giving a run down on the big meeting in castlebar as it happens

@ To Win just once, very well said.
We were spoilt up until 2021. I’m not so sure a Mayo management group or players have ever come under as much pressure really. Judged on what came before them. An unforgiving environment especially for a team of young lads in transition the past few years. Not right. It’s only a game/hobby. Thank you to Kevin for his efforts. Mind yourself and don’t let the noise in.
I hope Mayo do a Tyrone on it and use the hurt the right way. Up Mayo.

@moyside.agree. Every thread we're being told about London in 2026. Give it a rest. Good luck to Kevin and hoping he's back to full health shortly. Reading some posts on this blog wouldn't have been any good for any man in the firing line tho I'd imagine he kept away from most of this.

Best wishes to Kevin and his family. An awful shock for them all and hopefully he is doing better soon. As others have commented, it might bring a bit of perspective no matter how things develop on the field from here.

Very sad to hear, take care Kevin

Agree. Who gives a toss about playing London at a time like this. Best wishes to Kevin & family

Best wishes and a speedy recovery to Kevin McStay. Let's hope the lads can raise his spirits by putting on a performance in Omagh.

Best Wishes to Kevin. Health is the most important thing. Great servant to the sport we all love. Good luck with the recovery.

The very best in your recovery Kevin We’re all rootin for you. Be proud of what you have achieved in your GAA career, you had the balls to go from pundit to the mercy of the public and social media and we look forward to you back in full health and a rejuvenated Kevin in the not too distant future. Best of luck to Stephen Rochford and the lads on Sunday, have a blast and enjoy it , sure that’s what it’s all about after all.

All the very best to a good Mayoman, a gentleman and a football man. Thoughts and prayers for his recovery go to him and his family.

Get well Kevin, look after yourself.

Best of wishes to Kevin and a speedy recovery.

Hopefully he makes a full recovery. Best wishes to Kevin and his family

Maurice Brosnan reporting in the Examiner on the meeting today in Knockranny. He makes reference to harrassment with abusive and threatening emails being sent to members of the county board and others, plus meddling and interference in the living situations of senior players living in Dublin. Extremely bizarre and borderline criminal from the sounds of things. I could take a guess at who's behind it, but it goes to show the stress and abuse going on behind the scenes in Mayo football right now. Completely crazy stuff, out of control.

Wishing Kevin a speedy recovery, and some peace and quiet from what sounds like utter toxicity going on in the county right now.

I've been quite critical of McStay and his tenure as Mayo manager in recent times, but football is only a game in the end, never anything personal. Best wishes to him.

New pod up on Patreon, in which Mike chats with Padraig O'Hora. This one was obviously recorded before the various news stories broke tonight!

Very best wishes to you Kevin. Look after yourself and get well.

@Sean Burke
There is a piece on the examiner site regarding this evenings meeting. I've never heard the like of it. I was aware of some dissent but the level of toxicity against the board is off the scale. Some of it beggars belief. What there was to be gained by the individual who contacted Dublin Council?

You might have to put me in line on this Willie Joe. Apologies if you do and whether these matters are for debate on this board I'm not sure.

Maigh eo Abu.

Best wishes to Kevin and to his family. Hoping he has a speedy and full recovery. Best of luck to Stephen and Team. As I said earlier go out now v Tyrone and win this one for Kevin. Make him and Our County Proud.

It was also heavily insinuated at the meeting that there is one or more delegates sharing information with the person orchestrating this campaign of harassment. Whole place needs cleaned out if that's the case.

Maurice Brosnan's piece in the Examiner is here: https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-41639860.html. It's well worth a read. The bits about personal abuse and harassment are all too familiar from my own point of view.

So fleece the clubs for an extra 9 years is a saving.Get CEO fast.

I love to see truth coming through. We've been under a cloud of unknowing for a long long time and I wish it was lanced to let the poison out. Wounds won't heal till that happens.
More full of hope now than I have been for a long time.
Máigheo abú

The toxicity is shameful, the GAA should've removed all accounts from twitter as soon as that gobshite took over and removed moderation. Lads on there who couldn't finish junior cert maths are now forensic accountants.

Very sad about poor Kevin. He has given a great service to his county. Media’s are a powerful tool and both home and aboard they haven’t been overly kind to him in recent weeks. I would really like to see him back in the hot seat before the season is out.

Where is the rest of my post?

I'm surprised Burns made such a big point of the accomodation arrangement. If they were living in an industrial unit then that's a breach of planning.

We all know there is something wrong with finance's.but let's
talk about the poor CB.
I give up.

My best wishes to Kevin Mc Stay, he may be best staying clear..

I've never read such a story about a GAA county as I just have..
Players living in an Industrial unit??

Best wishes to Kevin, a gentleman. Very proud Mayo man, assume he would loved to lead Mayo into battle next day.
But let hope the team can produce a performance that make him proud, if that end up with a win great, and end up in a loss, we will fight another day

Prayers and best wishes to Kevin for a full and complete recovery. He has given his all as a player and manager for Mayo football, as a proud Mayo an. Don't know if we will ever see him involved with Mayo teams in the future, which will depend on his health and medical advice. His health permitting, I would love to see him continue his involvement in Mayo football, with his knowledge, leadership skills, passion and pride and perhaps he could be used, if he was interested, in a CEO/Tsar/development or advisory role. The only thing that matters at the moment is his health.

Obviously, personal abuse is completely out of order. However the fact remains that the Mayo CB have been completely inept in their handling of several matters. Much of the criticism directed at them by Mayo supporters is certainly warranted. Training facilities for our Mayo teams are abysmal. We are miles behind most counties. It’s utterly unacceptable! We have no real leadership and a complete lack of innovation. We need wholesale change at the top of the structures in Mayo GAA.

Get well soon Kevin. Please God be back in good form again soon.

Why would 5 Mayo players be living in a place not designated as residential?? Very unusual.

@Tuamstar

Yeah that is pretty weird about the players living situation . Though every top county has some kind of toxic stuff going on not just mayo .

County board is not fit for purpose but as i said every other top gaa county I'm sure has some toxic secrets just in mayo ours always get leaked out .
Pretty weird about the players living situation though.

Sounds like half a story was told here but there's a sequel yet to come out. Where else but Ireland?

What always seems to be forgotten is that the CB are democratically elected by the clubs....who's delegates vote in line with the members wishes.....there have been calls for the "cleanout" of the CB since I have been reading this blog and before it....but it never seems to be pointed out that it's a freely elected organisation......listening to the regular narrative you would imagine that the current chairman and the lads staged and armed coup in the dead of night and held the people's choice of chairman and board hostage while implementing martial law.....that's not really the case .....is it???

They are indeed. From what I see there is plenty of giving out but very few wanting to step up. Any club member can out themselves forward as county board delegate at their club agm. From what I see though it’s usually people who get that gig that won’t rock the boat or in a certain click. It’s up to club members who what change to unite behind someone who will do that. Very little interest though from what I can see.

Clare - A mayo supporter gave 5 young lads a dig out by converting some warehouse space into living accommodation for them. He was obviously aware of cost of rent in Dublin and the financial pressures young players/students would be under due to the amount of time they have to commit to football. Well done to the person who tried to help out young players and shame on the ‘supporter’ who forced them out into expensive accommodation.

Reading between the lines, without naming names, but it's pretty obvious who owns the industrial unit, I don't know the man, but I'm sure it was provided to the 5 players, who let's be honest, are likely students, in the best interests of supporting the 5 guys. The cost of accommodation throughout the country and in Dublin in particular is astronomical. I'm sure they paid little or no rent. Yes it's a highly unusual circumstance...but we should not be critical of somebody doing what they can to support, unlike the poor example of a person who reported the matter, who let's be honest, we all know who it was and who is behind the online abusive campaign. Said individual might have had and may still do have some valid points, but to be honest has gone about dealing with it in the most disgusting manner and in total contradiction of what it means to be a good, decent mayo person who has a genuine love of the county and who wants to see what we all want, Mayo winning Sam...its true a tip to toe change needs to happen in the county board and until every single person from the clubs to the top of the county board are working together to harness and develop the gaa in mayo, sadly we might never see us reaching the holy grail... change is needed, but the men and women in charge have to see it and not be afraid to give up power for the betterment of everyone...

Best wishes to Kevin,I hope that he makes a full recovery and returns next year,we need to respect the management team and players,I am sure that they keep well clear of social media but friends and family will follow it

Who would be a County Board member?
If the abuse keeps coming who would be a County Manager?
If we don't all pull together lads won't play for Mayo.
Did they purposely play bad against Cavan ?
I doubt it.
Those players and management put their life on hold for Mayo.
Let's all pull together.

Its clear from even the most recent comments here that change is required at CB Exev level. God so might but that’s been plain to see for years now. What more evidence do we need!? When you have a former manager calling things out as ‘farcical’ then you know there’s an issue. Last night in Westport feels very much like a circling of the wagons exercise. Am I right? Did the delegates unanimously give a vote of confidence to all the members of the board?? If so then there’s a massive disconnect between supporters, delegates/CB exec. The relationship between the latter and the ‘unnamed individual’ appears to be bordering on venomous. The biggest losers are the Mayo players and is, the loyal supporters. There is no way in hell the CB have the confidence of the supporters. No way.

These are sad times for Mayo. We’ve often craved a messiah type figure to manage our team to Sam. What we actually need is a leader at CB level, because it’s a total mess. Once again, we are the laughing stock of the country. That vote last night is head in the hands stuff.

Here are a few more links to reports on last night'a extraordinary county board meeting. It's worth everyone's time reading these as it will help to make people aware of the level of abuse that's been occurring and the unacceptable nature of it: Western People (https://www.westernpeople.ie/sport/gaa/toxic-threats-force-mayo-gaa-officials-to-contact-garda%C3%AD_arid-59219.html), Connaught Telegraph (https://www.con-telegraph.ie/2025/05/26/gaa-president-jarlath-burns-condemns-toxic-activity-targeted-at-mayo-gaa-officers/), Mayo News (https://www.mayonews.ie/news/gaa/1811432/vicious-and-nasty-gaa-president-on-alleged-emails-to-mayo-gaa-officers.html), RTÉ https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2025/0526/1515109-allegations-of-abuse-campaign-dominate-mayo-meeting/), Irish Independent (https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/mayo-gaa-and-jarlath-burns-condemn-toxic-online-campaign-aimed-at-county-board/a1780821768.html), Irish Times (https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2025/05/27/mayo-gaa-deny-claims-of-financial-mismanagement-and-reveal-threats-to-county-board-members/).

As I mentioned last night, this is, sadly, all too familiar from my own point of view. This vile behaviour has no place in the GAA nor do any of those involved in it.

From reading Maurice's piece, it looks like we got few questions answered and may even have more questions to follow.

Burns/Ryan refuted the allegations, yet in response to this, the accusers on the other side of the debate claim to have proof to back up their allegations. The statement from GAA's top table appeared clear in intent but unless I'm missing something, did they actually provide proof?

Ryan did state that they were skirting the lines of legal trouble with regards to a Non-Disclosure Agreement, so maybe they said as much as they were able to. Either way, it seems like this is far from the end of this saga.

As for the story of the 5 lads booted out of accommodation, its not a nice story to see at all. That being said, it sounds like an emotional appeal from Burns etc. to try and take attention away from the bigger picture.

Myself, I'm still quite skeptical (as my name suggests!). Some of the accusers are staunchly defending what they say, and will know quite well the dangers of what they say being untrue, with one in particular being a journalist who would understand the implications of a journalist being found to be spreading lies/untruths. Another prominent voice has a legal background, and I'm sure they didn't speak up without thinking about the ramifications should they be proven wrong.

This is not an episode in Mayo GAA's history that we can skip past and hope it will fade into memory, I fear.

At least those keyboard warriors got short shift on this forum.
Well done.

Sadly, what might be needed to clarify everything, from both sides, is an independent review/investigation of the whole situation...but if there is a hint of wrongdoing by the gaa nationally or locally then there isn't a hope in hell chance of it happening....I've never seen turkeys vote for Christmas

Exactly moyside. As Mark Twain is reputed to have said, Never pick a fight with people who buy ink by the barrell. Hard to counter when there's no more ink available.

People talk about changing the county board, someone else rightly said it’s a democracy. But “just change it” is simplistic in the extreme, those of you who are club members should know how difficult it is to get good people to sit on those committees.
Now multiply that in terms of workload and responsibility as a county board committee member, very challenging to get people to do that

Your right Eastcork, absolutely that's why a more professional approach should be taken...WillieJoe and plenty more on here, myself included, are blue in face calling for a ceo to be put in place with a small, hardworking team of administrators and other specialist people around them to work with the county board to improve training/coaching at all levels, to work with and lead large scale capital spending on the centre of excellence and other facilities desperately needed around the county, no group of unpaid people in the county board can be expected to do it. I could wholeheartedly guarantee that if the right structure put in place or a plan put in place, the large mayo supporters inside and outside the county would happily give the money needed along with other sources of money from government grants, gaa funding etc to finally put professional structures in place. It certainly won't guarantee success on the pitch, but sure to god we all know the current structures has not.

@Eastcorkexile, you're correct, and it brings in another question:

At what point does the roles of the County Board Officials become too much for a volunteer to handle? I think County Boards everywhere are approaching a point where we may need to employ full time staff to fulfill these roles.

Its bigger the jobs are getting.

@Eastcorkexile; you're right and if Mayo is anything to go by it sure is evidence of it being difficult to get good people into these roles!!

WJ - personal abuse is unacceptable. It appears from the reports from last night's meeting that the GAA were looking to place emphasis on this more than anything else. However as @OnTheFence said (and I'd agree with the post) this feels like it's going to run longer and go deeper and what is hugely important is that we get the truth. I fear we won't or certainly not for a very long time. The stuff that's going on is enormously detrimental to Mayo GAA and by that I specifically mean the development and progression of our teams. It's our players who will lose most. We have fallen well behind the curve and it's very concerning for the vast majority of loyal supporters. Our goal is to win Sam Maguire. That's it. We need the correct structures in place in terms of finances, infrastructure and personnel. We are miles off it and that falls on the Co Board, so I cannot understand how they received unanimous backing last night unless delegates felt pressure to do so. It stinks to high heaven and from the outside, doesn't appear very 'democratic'!

Sobering article didn't realize the abuse level from the stand after the match. Its not on. I heard one small bit on the McHale Road side after the match but no vitriol. Who'd be a player or manager with that going on. The main reason I don't do social media.

https://www.mayonews.ie/news/gaa/1811622/mayo-manager-s-exit-after-health-scare-shows-need-for-respect-in-gaelic-football.html

Great article, well put, can't argue with a word of it. Mayo football may feel like life and death at times but there are much more important things like family, friends and your health.

@Thedarkyfinn

Yeah I was in the stand I couldn't believe the cursing and the abuse after is well. We were all dissapointed but there's no need for it .

I was at the Cavan game and I heard no abuse where I was on the Albany end of the MacHale Road - in fact, the atmosphere was extremely subdued and more an eery silence in the last few mins. The only time I can recall any noise was when Paddy came on and there were some handbags. That was all. The ridiculously small attendance tells us everything.

Maybe I'm only one who sees the great irony in called for respect online in an article that also says that bill Shankly was a bit of a fool.

Like most here I'm a good while hanging around football pitches in one capacity or another and bar the occasional moron shouting obsenities I hadn't ever noticed it at the scale as it was at the Cavan game...I was actually taken aback. It was from the terrace and not just aimed at management. C.Reape was too slow with his first kick out so he got it...Mattie failed to hold it so he got it...the ref was a 'C',the Cavan lads,all C's,no subs coming in so the the sideline a shower a C's and on it went.
A young couple had their 3 small children at maybe their first game asked for them to ease up on account of the kids all around...that lasted about 2 minutes till the next controversial one and our heroes were away in full force again.
The young couple moved on. Now these were not young fellas that had a few cans on the bus on the way up. They were old enough to be grandfathers. No angel myself at games but usually the side eye from my significant other is enough to get me to cop myself on,and ya we as supporters need to keep ourselves well in check or else we will end up like the crowd across who attend another code.

@2hops

Yeah it was awful to hear I felt sorry for the little kids too.

Paraic oHora gave a great answer in the podcast when asked about leaders in the dressing room:
He said he took no heed of what they said but watched what they did when the first ball came their way or had to scrap for a broken ball.

@2 Hops - I'd well believe it.

I have pointed it out here a few times in the past and people didn't take it very well when I did, but for all the "Mayo are fantastic fans" that's out there, there are plenty that don't like us as supporters.

I go all over the country with work and its not just in Roscommon and Galway that we wouldn't be overly loved. The general view is that we can be abusive at matches towards the opposition and the refs, and that plenty of our fans can be over-excited/over-animated.

I will caveat this by saying I don't like the guy, but I have heard people fans shout appalling things at Philly McMahon. We're also well able to abuse our own and I think of some of the stuff McDonald, Maughan, Horan etc had to put up with over the years.

This is just a post to say that there is a view out there that we are hard to stomach at times and we should be aware of that.

Get well soon, Kevin. Mayo should beat Tyrone with ease next Sunday in Omagh, as only the likes of Cavan drew with Tyrone last year in Breffni Park. Kevin McStay managed Mayo to a National League title in 2023 in his first year as manager of Mayo. It took Tyrone 120 years to win the same National League title. Kevin has brought Mayo to 4 finals in 3 years (2 National League and 2 Connaught finals). If Mayo do not want Kevin as manager, he's more than welcome to come to Cavan, as everyone deserves to win. Best of health to you Kevin, from a win, lose or draw Cavan supporter. Kevin you're a gentleman.

The problem is alot of the lads that played for Tyrone over the last 120 years won’t be playing on Saturday

@Cavan in Blue

Don't think any of us are thinking that mayo will win with ease on Saturday .
Tyrone are under a new manager and have momentum and confidence after beating Donegal to.

Where mayo are at a low point.

@Unstoppable

It might be uncomfortable to here but you're dead right there. Donegal and Kerry in particular seem to have serious problems with us as fans. If I had a euro for every time a Donegal person has mentioned behavior at the 2013 quarter final to me, I wouldn't be rich but I might have enough for a modest holiday. Then obviously the Dubs don't like us bar some. At least that one is much more understandable

We're no longer "the countries second team" anyway as we've been painted in the past, that's for sure. It's a pity because 95% of it is down to a small portion of gombeens

@Cavan in Blue your on to something there...Man United paid was it £10 million compensation for Rubin Aruimim ? The Mayo County Board might just consider letting Cavan avail of the services of any and all Managers, ex Managers of Mayo for a similar sum. Now that's a deal our chairman and the GAA president could sell to the Mayo public. That figure 10 million just sticks in my head for some reason.. No wonder Jarleth Burns was praising the Mayo County Board after Mayo loosing the League Final..I think when you add up all the figures Croke Park end up with a €4 million profit..Mayo must pay €9 million.. but all will be well when Cavan pay us the €10 million.. everyone a winner.

It’s going to be interesting to see if there’s any change in tactics or personnel for the game this weekend seeing as Rochford is “taking over “ the running of the show.

Very best wishes to Kevin in his recovery. Nobody can question his commitment and the delight and honor he expressed when he got the Mayo job. Legitimate honest critique of tactics is absolutely fine but when this crosses that line there should be no place for it in Mayo GAA.

Unstoppable,I agree,someone saying that Bill Shankley was a bit of a fool, just stop it,I met him several times and he was a gentleman and a scholar,we need people like Bill Shankley,,people like Kevin McStay,Stephen Rochford,we can win out but not by people buying into the Mayo county board take

A seriously bleak few days for our county on and off the field. While there is probably no proof that the vile abuse that Kevin had to put up with was the cause of his hospitalisation, one thing is for certain it did not help him. No one has the right to abuse another individual like that. Pure cowards who wouldn’t have the courage or decency to volunteer for their club let alone take a role in managing a team. But they’re great people in a mob or on the keyboard. At the rate things are going why would anyone put their life on hold representing the county team when all they end up getting is abuse. And we wonder why lads feck off to the other side of the world to enjoy life and “turn their back on the Gaa at home”. Then we read the toxicity addressed toward the county board by certain individuals.. They are “not fit for purpose “. So do something about it. Get yourself into a position as club delegate. Use your influence at Co Board level. We are becoming an embarrassment and it’s more off the field than on it. Most right thinking people are aware that our Co team is not great at the moment certainly in comparison to our team of 10 years ago, but these people do deserve some respect as indeed does anyone who gets a Mayo jersey. Honestly you’d be embarrassed by some “supporters”. Look at the word. It means to support. Of course people are entitled to opinions and constructive criticism but it’s gone way beyond that of late. You’d swear we had a divine right to win everything, that we should be better than everyone else. And all this in a county which hasn’t seen Sam for over 70 years.

Well said, to win just once. Nobody should be subjected to abuse and harassment or have lies or hate-filled bile posted about them on social media. As someone who's had all that aimed at them on and off over a six-year period, I know full well what it's like. Hopefully, last night proves a turning point, in that at last this divisive toxicity has been met head-on, which was great to see.

[Deleted].

I was very sorry to hear this - Kevin is a gentleman. I hope he returns to full health very soon and wish him and his family all the best in this tough time

Hear hear @ to win just once.

Regarding the abuse Kevin was subject too daring the Cavan game.

Unfortunately there are examples of this behaviour in every county.

Unfortunately 2006 Declan OSullivan one of the finest players to wear the Green and Gold was booed when he was substituted against Cork by his own supporters.

Tommy Lyons was abused after Dublins defeat to Westmeath with that famous picture of a Dub holding a child's hand in the Cusack roaring dogs abuse.

I'd hope that all of the people involved in all of these incidents and in Mayo are ashamed of themselves now.

Unfortunately it's a very ugly side of sport.

Heartening to see the acknowledgment of Kevin McStay’s huge contribution to Mayo GAA, both as a player and a manager. Well done to all the above contributors on this chat. Particularly disappointing in the last week was the editorial headline from a Castlebar based newspaper. A paper that has done quite well out of the GAA.

I have been critical of Kevin and Stephens tactics and players particularly natural forwards that have been left out and lost during there term in charge of Mayo, but I would never ever hurl abuse from the sidlelines,that is the lowest of the low, as Klopp said about Trents Alexander Arnolds abuse from a minority of Liverpool fans the weekend , this is not us!! Wishing Kevin all the best and hoping the lads can put in a performance for him the weekend in Omagh!!