Desperately seeking a scalp

Connacht football badly needs an All-Ireland quarter-final win or two — preferably against a big name

A COUPLE of weeks back, the blog mayogaablog.com observed one of the oldest rules of pre-championship reportage: when trying to crank it up, ask them for their opinions.

“Who’ll win Sam in 2011?” was the question. Cork was the answer for 31 per cent of the respondents. No reason to fall out of your standing there.