Mark McHugh says the appointment of Stephen Rochford is “only good for Donegal”.

Rochford joined Declan Bonner’s backroom team last month after having stepped down as Mayo boss and, speaking to the Irish Independent, McHugh feels that it’s an exciting addition for the Ulster champions.

"It was a surprise move, but it's exciting enough for the Donegal players to get somebody new and somebody who's respected that much within the Gaelic community. I was chatting to Ian Burke, who won an All-Star - he'd be Corofin and he (Rochford) led Corofin to an All-Ireland, so they have a lot of time for him.

"That's exciting when you see people like that speaking so highly of him, so it can only be a good thing for us and you look forward to working with him and seeing what different mentality or different things he brings to the football field.

"I'm not saying it's a great thing all the time, but when you get that different voice in the changing room - no matter whether it's club or county - it's good and it refreshes things and it gives people another wee bit of lease of life.

“It's only good for Donegal and hopefully he can bring something different and take us to an extra level."

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