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Minors have salvaged our season

The manner of their victory as much as the margin was confirmation enough. What doubts the minors left behind in Croke Park were wiped away inside four minutes.

All quiet on Mayo manager front – so what's the delay?

If the footballers have renewed their faith in him, and if county board officials have given him their blessing, where’s the beef? Why is John O’Mahony procrastinating?

Where Kerry lead, others follow – the phenomenon of the big full-forward

Kerry lay down the standards. We who are not Kerry follow. Their countless colossal achievements bemuse us and irk us because we can’t match them. We just stand and stare.

It's hard not to look back in anger after Mayo's tame exit against Tyrone

Do Mayo footballers get angry anymore? The question is prompted by the performance of Pierce O’Neill in Cork’s victory over Kerry in the Munster final. Remember how he led Cork to victory?