Dillon hails ’huge’ display

ALAN DILLON has been reporting for duty with Mayo for nigh on near a decade now and surfed the many highs and lows that are part and parcel of life for such a volunteer.

Yet, peaks and troughs have rarely nestled as close to each other on the calendar as they have this summer with just nine weeks separating their near-escape in London and this unexpected dethroning of the All-Ireland champions.

Care to explain? “I was in London in ‘06 as well and it’s just a difficult place to go,” said Dillon.