Lee Keegan has revealed that James Horan is a little more hands-on, a little more knowledgeable, and a little more “scary2 in his second stint as Mayo manager. Keegan is a close ally of Horan’s, having also played for him at club level with Westport before the ex-Sky Sports pundit returned to the county position last October. Asked what's different about Allianz League-winning manag er Horan this time around, Keegan gave an intriguing initial response. I shouldn’t say scary, but it’s definitely brought a real challenge aspect to training.”Keeg an said that Horan treats the players as adults and doesn’t enforce behaviour charters or alcohol bans. “There's no drink ban you’re not signing contracts to say you’re not going to (drink),” said Keegan.

Source: Irish Examiner April 16, 2019 21:33 UTC