John Fogarty: We can all feel a little Mayo right now

Nobody wanted a Championship more than Mayo

Mayo's Lee Keegan is tackled by Conor Campbell, left, and Gary O'Donnell of Galway at Tuam Stadium. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

The wisecracks about Mayo weren’t long in flooding social media on Sunday as James Horan brought his 100% season record against Galway as manager to five games.

As the GAA season teetered on the brink, the irony of it being lost just as Mayo trounced their neighbours was lost on nobody; delicious for some who have grown tired of their loitering around All-Ireland titles, disgusting for those most loyal to whom the joke isn’t funny anymore.