Mayo’s plight only gets worse...

THEY’VE had books written about their defeats, songs dedicated to their now 50-year search for an All-Ireland senior title and are depicted as the Buffalo Bills of Gaelic football but the funereal fascination with Mayo is set to go into overdrive over the next two days.

Mayo’s plight only gets worse...

As the reigning All-Ireland and league champions Cork travel to Castlebar tomorrow afternoon, relegation is a distinct possibility for James Horan’s side.

Lying sixth just one point above the drop zone, if Monaghan get a result against Kerry, Mayo are destined for a do-or-die scrap with the Ulster side next weekend.

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