More poor fare but scope for Mayo to improve

Let us avoid political correctness and call it as it is.

Yesterday in Hyde Park was very hard going for the paying public and those who love sport. The enjoyment index was at a low ebb for the entire 70 minutes of the tie. It was tight, but that was as good as it got.

It was a really dire game and while Mayo and their supporters will be delighted to have put provincial titles back-to-back for the first time since 1997, and it was a major plus for them to have Aidan O’Shea back in action, that is about all they got out of the experience.