Having the Sam Maguire draw before the provincial finals was inexplicably dumb
Galway goalkeeper Connor Gleeson celebrates with his manager Pádraic Joyce after their side’s victory in last year’s Connacht SFC final against Mayo at Pearse Stadium. Photo: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile
“Mayo would be better to lose on Sunday,” said Fergus Sweeney on Friday night in the Knockmore clubhouse. “They would,” said Hughie Langan. “It’s still a Connacht final,” said Séamus Durcan, the most decorated club player in Knockmore’s history, a full-back famous for his high catching and protection of his square.
Shane Sweeney said once, “he was the only full-back that asked the opposing full-forward for his ID.” Seamus’s formidable opinion notwithstanding, the general view was that it would indeed be better for Mayo to lose today’s final.
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