Why is everyone so cold on Mayo?

Why is everyone so cold on Mayo?
Why is everyone so cold on Mayo?
Sat, 06 Aug, 2016 - 01:00
Dara Ó Cinnéide

They will trot out in Croke Park against Tyrone today for their sixth successive quarter-final appearance in a period when expectations have been consistently and dauntingly high.

During that period, Mayo have finished second best on so many grand, dramatic days it has become popular and populist to adopt them as your second team.

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