James Horan has been confirmed as the new manager for the Mayo men's senior football team, after the county board confirmed him on a four-year deal.
Horan will be taking over from Stephen Rochford, following his resignation in August. At the time, Rochford said:
"It was apparent from what transpired at that meeting that the desired level of support for me as manager was not forthcoming from the Executive Committee. This disappoints me greatly.
"Accordingly, I see no value in meeting with the officers of the board and I am resigning my position as Mayo manager. I thank all those who supported me during the past three years, two of which saw Mayo come so close to winning the All-Ireland title.
"Like all Mayo people, I enjoyed the good days when the team won and suffered the disappointments when the results didn't go our way. It was a great privilege to manage the Mayo team.
Horan returns to the game after Mike Solan fell out of the running for the race last week, leaving his path clear to come back to the Mayo setup. He has previously managed the Mayo men to two losing All-Ireland appearances and a quartet of Connacht regional titles earlier this decade.
He comes back with his management team of Daniel Forde, Martin Barrett and James Burke.
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