Mayo's Conor Mortimer has hit out at his critics within the Western County in a local newspaper over suggestions that the county will never win anything as long as the Shrule/Glencorrib forward is in their front line. The Mayo News newspaper put it to Mortimer this week that some supporters in Mayo believe that they will never land a national title as long as he is in the side, to which the player responded: "They'll win nothing without me either." Mortimer has been top-scorer for Mayo on their journeys to the All-Ireland SFC finals of 2004 and 2006, where they were both drubbed by Kerry. This year saw them beaten in the Connacht final by Galway and eventually ousted from the Championship by Tyrone in the qualifiers. However the DCU student believes that he has proven himself to the fans in Mayo, saying: "(The criticism) doesn't bother me. What do they expect? "Since I started playing with Mayo I've been the top scorer every year. I'm in and around the end of most moves." Tweet

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