MAYO'S lineout for Sunday's Connacht final clash with Galway at McHale Park, Castlebar will be precisely that which finished against Roscommon in the semifinal.

This means that the complete full forward line, all three of whom came in as substitutes in that match, are retained.

The fact that Declan Sweeney is injured dictated that he would be left out and the full forward berth is now filled by John Casey with two experienced players, Anthony Finnerty and Ray Dempsey, coming into the corner forward positions. Others to lose out from the last match are David Nestor and Diarmuid Byrne.

The defence and midfield remain intact and this is where Mayo expect to be at their strongest. The full back line of Ken Mortimer, Kevin Cahill and Anthony McGarry is experienced at this level while the half back line consisting of Pat Holmes, James Nallen and the captain Noel Connelly has been outstanding in previous matches.

Holmes has returned to his best form after a lay off and older followers of Mayo and Galway football will remember the name of Nallen vividly and be interested that young James Nallen is the nephew of the great John Nallen.

In midfield the veteran campaigner Liam McHale is partnered by the youthful David Brady and Mayo believe that this combination could be vital.

Elsewhere the Kildare County Board is believed to have a short list of three for the vacant managership of the team for next season. Mick O'Dwyer, who managed the team for three years, is thought to be among the three along with the former Meath player Mattie Kerrigan and former Kildare star Mick Carolan.

Yesterday O'Dwyer seemed surprised that he might be approached to replace Dermot Earley. "That's the first I have heard of it," he said when contacted in his Vaterville hotel.

The Sligo County Board is also looking for a new manager following the resignation of P J Carroll. Two names mentioned were John O'Mahony, the former Leitrim manager, and Brian McEniff of Donegal, who said yesterday he was not interested.