Horan: We came strong when it really mattered

THIS was not how James Horan predicted his championship debut in the Mayo hot seat.

The last two times they visited London — 1996 and 2006 — the Westerners went on to win Connacht and reach an All-Ireland final. Yesterday they scraped past a side that hadn’t won a championship game in Ruislip.

“You can make a load of excuses about travelling and the occasion and how it can put players off, but London were good today and we were a bit off kilter,” said Horan.