Clarity is important in all walks of life, and I don’t think we’ve had much of that from Mayo GAA over the past few days.

The statement issued on Wednesday night regarding Kevin McStay and his management team certainly wasn’t the right way to do business and was botched, to be honest.

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It won’t do the county board’s reputation any good, considering all that’s gone on recently, and now they have to go and find themselves a new management team for a job that doesn’t look as appealing as it did a couple of years ago.

In fairness, it’s hard to know what happened behind the scenes. Did the county board talk to Kevin McStay? Did they not?

That’s why clarity and a properly worded statement are so important. Kevin McStay has been involved in Mayo GAA all his life and has made a big contribution. He made a big contribution to Roscommon GAA too, so I’d be horrified to think he might not have been treated respectfully.

However, the statement issued by Mayo GAA is so clunky that it clarifies very little.

Therefore, there’s loads of fuel for the rumour mill and it has been spinning at top speed since Wednesday night. Of course, over the last few years, it has been spinning continuously in relation to administration and governance in Mayo GAA and this will definitely not help things. Because the statement was unclear, all sorts of rumours are now being spread throughout the county that don't do anyone any favours.

The awful wording of that statement may impact Mayo's ability to find another high-quality manager to take this job when they look........

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