Mayo not ready for final push

With the National League, it’s always a question of interpretation.

It is common in the aftermath of All-Ireland success for victorious management and players to identify some obscure league game as a turning point on the road to glory.

Recalling a dogfight in the rain six months earlier, the wise man will nod and say, ‘That was the day we won the All-Ireland’ or, if he is feeling particularly satisfied with himself, ‘That was the day I knew we would win the All-Ireland’. The great thing about the national league is it can be whatever you want it to be.