Alan Dillon has jumped to the defence of his former Mayo team-mates who, he says, have been 'targeted' by 'certain individuals' in the media.

The two-time All-Star was a guest on RTE Radio One's Saturday Sport panel ahead of tomorrow's crunch Connacht SFC clash with Galway and he blasted some of the media commentary that has surrounded high profile players such as Aidan O'Shea and Lee Keegan in the not too distant past.

"They keep coming to the well and you have to admire that mentality. No matter how many knocks they take, be it from outside commentators or supporters, it just galvanises the team," the Ballintubber clubman - who retired from the inter-county scene last year - commented.

He later elaborated further: "Mayo have been written off [before]. There's been a certain amount of anarchy being written [by] certain individuals. I'm not naming any individuals but some of our players have been targeted in the past.

"These guys are at the top end of football, we don't see any other players being targeted as much by certain analysts or media personnel.

"Potentially, Diarmuid [Connolly] is another example. It's just unfortunate that these players keep getting targeted."

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