New Mayo ladies manager Michael Moyles says the door is open to the players that departed the panel back in 2018.

That year 12 players, including eight from the Carnacon club, walked from the squad citing “lack of communication, being undermined, intimidated, feeling isolated and eventually helpless in the entire situation” as the reason for doing so.

None of the players had played under manager Peter Leahy since then but, following his recent departure from the post, his successor Moyles says he intends on starting with “a clean slate”.

“Well, I think it’s about everybody that’s good enough and wants to play for Mayo is going to be invited into the panel, and that’s all it is,” he told Midwest Radio.

“Because of Covid, it’s not appropriate to do trials, we had a few ideas for county cups and stuff like that… they mightn’t be able to be done so it might be a lot of phonecalls.

“Our first priority this week, which will be a busy week, is scower the county, make enquiries about the last couple of minor teams — has anybody fallen through the net? — ring club managers to find out what their opinion is on things, and make sure than anybody that wants to play for Mayo is given that opportunity.

“This is a clean slate, we’re looking forward. There’s going to be nothing brushed under the carpet, it will be met head on. We want it to be an environment where people feel that they can thrive in. Everybody that wishes to play for Mayo will be more than welcome to come in and have that opportunity.”

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