Little House on the Prairie is not an obvious starting point for a Super 8s allegory, but of all the virtues required by those who read and write about Mayo football, tolerance of the absurd is paramount, so I urge you to endure.

Tipperary football manager Liam Kearns said yesterday he was proud of his players after their defeat to Mayo in the All-Ireland SFC semi-final, writes Michael Moynihan.