Great interview. Always love listening to John Maughan, so interesting. I can only imagine what he’s like in the dressing room. Best of luck Crossmolina.

That interview should be sent to all media training outlets and stated that's how you do an interview rather than the tripe we get at intercounty level.
Great stuff and really genuinely spoken, hope he get his medal as he deserves it been a great influence on this team.

Great interview, refreshing to listen too.John should always be remembered for bringing Mayo football back from the doldrums after some bad very defeats in the early 90s ,Cork 93, Leitrim 94 and Galway 95 and when Connacht football was at an all time low.

That’s right Sam Óg, robbed by that bollix McAnaney in 96. Mayo were the best team that year. Beaten fair and square in 97.

Great interview. John never got the credit he deserved for bringing Mayo to all Irelands in 96&97 after we had almost became a laughing stock in the early 90s. He was ahead of his time and led the way for James Horan and others to continue the success. Only question mark I would have is starting one of our long serving defender's in the 97 final who was clearly carrying an injury from the start of the game that led to 5 changes being made as a consequence that could have cost us that game.

I credit John Maughan as reviving Mayo football in September1995 when he took over a Mayo team languishing in Division 3 and hammered out the gate by Galway in Tuam in the Championship ans incidently one Kevin McStay was assistant manager/selector with Anthony Egan that year

I agree, Maughan probably never got great credit for his time as Mayo manager, surely much more knowledgeable now as to how the game has changed. Great fitness in all of his teams.

What a depressing day in Tuam in 1995, Maughan turned it all around with our 1st win in Tuam in 97 since the 60s.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=G4jSK8B4mA4

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zCDVE7RWnFI

I hear that a Meath club payed their manager and backroom team 100 last year.
I agree Maughan put steel into Mayo but made a lot of mistakes as manager.
I won't talk about 96!!!
But in 2004 Tyrone has showed us not to play football against Kerry.
We repeated the same mistake in 2006.
Not having Fallon not listed as a substitute in the drawn game in 96 was unfirgettable

It never gets name checked, but John Maughan was such a Sam losing loss of a player to that 1989 team. John is still a beast of a man. Fit in 1989 he'd have been bringing serious timber to the Cork forwards. John is a no step backwards, teak tough guy physically and mentally.
People mention other players missing from 89 but for me John was the critical one.

Alot of stick there for sure
So many opportunities to win it
So many sad journeys home from Croke Park
Let's hope for brighter days ahead

More important things in life than football as anyone around Crossmolina will tell you this evening. I hope the GAA show a bit of compassion and postpone the final this weekend.

Agree Glorydays. Tragic news indeed. Not a chance they will post pone that game though. Thoughts with the player and that poor womans family.

Ross fan.

Glory days, I'd imagine it's a formality and that official announcement will come from Croke Park in time.

Terrible news Glorydays, puts everything into perspective

Terrible sad. Pray for the family.

What happened around Crossmolina

Southmayo Exile - as you’ll appreciate, this isn’t the place for discussing what is a desperately tragic issue.

Game off now as is only right.
A terrible tragedy, hard to comprehend.

Fair play to the GAA for postponing early.bigger things than football

Right decision to postpone, condolences to all

The right move in calling off the game.

I’m glad the right decision has been made. Sympathies and condolences to all concerned, its very sad.

Words really don't come close. Heartbreaking.

To all the family, and all those in the community touched by the tragic event, the wishes of the entire county and beyond are with you. Suaimhneas síoraí dá n-anam.