Mayo defeat one of worst I’ve seen, says Joyce

FORMER All-Ireland winning Galway selector Stephen Joyce has described the county’s Connacht SFC semi-final loss to Mayo as “up there with the worst performances I have ever seen”.

Joyce, a selector under John O’Mahony when the county claimed Sam Maguire in 1998 and 2001, admitted that confidence is at a low ebb amongst football fans.

Joyce said: “The performance on Sunday was up there with the worst performances I have ever seen by a Galway team. There was no spirit there. They were very lucky to be ahead at half-time, especially considering the amount of wides Mayo kicked, and we only scored one point in the second-half. It was a very bad display. Anyone who paid €25 to go in and watch that would not be happy.”