Mayo football star Alan Dillon criticised the process to appoint a new manager on Twitter last week, before James Horan pipped Tommy Lyons to the job.

Former All-Star Horan, who has made waves by guiding rank outsiders Ballintubber to the Mayo SFC final this year, was appointed as John O'Mahony's successor on Wednesday night.

Lyons, who has managed Dublin and Offaly in the past, had been regarded as the hot favourite for the job having been the subject of a flood of bets with bookmakers last week.

The process to find a new manager has attracted plenty of criticism in the county, with candidates such as John Maughan, Mick O'Dwyer and Tommy Carr ruling themselves out before interviews took place.

And Dillon, an All-Star in 2006, made his feelings known via popular social media site Twitter by writing, "Hope everyone appreciates how our County Board operates...just listen to Mike Finnerty on Mid West.. Cheap buck to be made and Tommy Lyons is 1/10 on before the interviews are complete.. Nothing amazes me about the whole process.." Tweet

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