John Fogarty: Mayo fans must end Stockholm Syndrome

From the stands, they feel it all. Has it ever dawned on them that they might be part of the reason why 1951 has not been repeated?
John Fogarty: Mayo fans must end Stockholm Syndrome

A Mayo fan celebrates beating Dublin. Picture: INPHO/James Crombie

Tue, 07 Sep, 2021 - 07:00
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John Fogarty

“My tears are drying/my tears are drying”

— The Proclaimers, ‘Sunshine on Leith’

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