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Kevin McStay at a Mayo match. Pic: Sportsfile
ON Monday evening, Kevin McStay announced that he is stepping back from his role as Mayo senior football team manager for the immediate future to deal with some personal health issues.
Statement from Kevin McStay: “Mayo GAA Board and I are in strong agreement that current Assistant Manager / Head Coach Stephen Rochford will lead our preparations for upcoming games.
READ: Mayo manager in hospital after falling ill at training session
e are blessed to have a man of Stephen’s calibre and, as a valued member of the management team for the past three seasons, he ensures continuity. While I will not be on the training field or on the sideline on match day, I will be with management and players in spirit every step of the way,” said Kevin.
Mayo GAA chairperson Seamus Tuohy said: “We extend our best wishes to Kevin and thank him for all his work to date. We look forward to him returning to the role as soon as it is practical for him to do so. We also stand fully behind Stephen and everyone involved in the set-up.”
Mayo GAA will be making no further statement on this matter and would ask that Kevin and his family be afforded privacy at this time.
Last weekend, McStay was taken to hospital after falling ill during a training session in Castlebar.
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