How Mayo players handle absence of fans is questioned

Former Dublin coach Jason Sherlock has expressed a view the absence of supporters at inter-county games could have a major impact on Mayo's 2020 championship aspirations.

Speaking to the Irish Examiner, he is particularly intrigued to see how Mayo handle it having both 'embraced emotion' and 'suffered' in front of their fans over the years.

He stated: "I think it's going to impact on everyone and as a fan be interested to see what teams embrace the challenges and what teams are obviously challenged by it,

"If I was involved and looked towards league games and then the championship, there is an additional layer of protocols that Covid has brought in and that is going to be a challenge for every team, and from a logistics point of view.

"Then going into environments without fans, that will be interesting because there are teams and systems that lend themselves to having a crowd behind them and having support there.

"There are other teams that you'd feel could be playing anywhere and it wouldn't impact them. Off the top of my head, the one I'd be interested in is Mayo.

“I think Mayo have probably embraced emotion but they've also suffered sometimes with the emotion of crowds and situations in games.

"So it will be interesting to see what impact it has on all teams.