Tipperary must ask Mayo the same questions they did two years ago

When Tipperary and Mayo were pulled first in the qualifier draw my instinctive reaction was that Tipp were still paying a heavy price for taking an eye off the ball against Cork in the Munster semi-final, writes Declan Browne.

To say that disastrous night scuppered our plans would be a massive understatement. I expected us to be in a Munster final and to sit one win away from the Super 8s. Instead, we faced a long, perilous route with confidence undermined by a really poor performance.

In that light, Mayo looked the worst possible draw. And yet, as the match approaches, I’m starting to believe again.