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07th Dec 2015

Stephen Rochford’s Twitter Q&A produced a lot of love for pipe layer supreme Ciaran McDonald

Wavin to the crowds

Kevin McGillicuddy

New Mayo manager Stephen Rochford is not even a week in the job yet officially but he’s already done a serious round of media interviews.

The former Crossmolina player has appeared in print, on radio and television, and now he’s concluded a very entertaining AIB GAA Q+A on Twitter, where he was asked various questions about his career, his biggest regret and of course Mayo demi-god Ciaran McDonald.

And Mayo fans didn’t take long to get down to the serious business of questioning Rochford about one of the county’s greatest pipe laying heroes

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Rochford was then asked about his biggest regrets in his GAA career

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The bank official ranks a Galway football legend, Ciaran Fitzgerald, as the best player he’s ever worked with.

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But Rochford clearly has a serious love for his former clubmate.

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The new Mayo boss also claered up some confusion over his answer to a question over Liam McHale’s dismissal in the 1996 All-Ireland final replay.

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