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Published 10:56 21 Sept 2022 BST
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Part of Dempsey's backroom staff was Oisin McConville, who is now the Wicklow manager following their failed attempt to get the Mayo role.
Speaking on the BBC GAA Social podcast alongside Thomas Niblock, McConville believes that the Connacht side made a mistake in their decision.
“[McStay] definitely had a strong line up, I’ll give him that. But I think Ray Dempsey would have been a better choice for Mayo, genuinely,” McConville said.
“I found Ray Dempsey very direct, very honest, and I don’t think there’s enough of those people around anymore, especially in management. “I think he would have been a good fit for them because I think that’s exactly what Mayo need. But look, it’s Kevin McStay and he’s got a star-studded backroom team.“Experienced managers that I’ve spoken to have all [talked about] the importance of keeping it fairly tight. That’s not a tight backroom team that McStay has. It feels a wee bit overloaded, if I’m honest. “Forget about McStay, backroom teams that are hefty in numbers, it’s so difficult to manage them. You’re trying to manage players, but also backroom teams. A lot of the egos can be in backroom teams as opposed to the players on the pitch.”
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