John Divilly: The key Mayo management moves that ended an era

Introducing Gession, replacing O'Shea, redeploying Conroy. All the Horan maoeuvres came up trumps in Croke Park

Mayo manager James Horan, left, and Aidan O'Shea after their side's victory over Dublin. Picture: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

After a decade of wonderful entertainment by the Dublin empire — where they set the standard, won All-Irelands and set previously unimaginable records — they’ve been ousted spectacularly from the 2021 championship at the penultimate hurdle.

Mayo have been a pebble in Dublin’s sandal over the last decade — annoying, constant and refusing to go away.