Stephen Rochford has reassured Corofin that he will remain in charge as long as they're involved in the club championship.

The incoming Mayo manager will find himself juggling two roles over the winter months if Corofin should retain their Connacht SFC club title at Castlebar Mitchels' expense today.

"I have a great loyalty to Corofin," he said in the Irish Examiner.

"When they approached me to take over as manager, they took a punt on an unknown quantity really. And they've always been very supportive of me and the entire management team in terms of helping us to reach our peak performance.

"I've tried my best to raise the standards and to make sure we go as far as we can.

"The lads have very high standards and want to better them and improve them all the time. As a group we welcome pressure, and we deal with it.

"Personally, from June or July I was ready and fresh for a new campaign again. In an ideal world you might have a longer break than just a few weeks before you're back playing league games, but both the group and myself are highly-motivated. It's about the next game, the next competition."

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