‘You miss out on a medal but it’s not going to pay your bills.’

They play no part at Croke Park tomorrow but everyone wants to know what they’re thinking, whether they’re hurting and if not, why not? Kevin Cassidy (31) and Conor Mortimer (30) sat down to discuss their exits from the Donegal and Mayo panels over the last 10 months.

John Fogarty: How do you know each other?

Kevin Cassidy: “The same as any other Gaelic player would know one another but Donegal and Mayo would play a lot of friendlies. There would have been underage as well. Before you actually talk to the person, you feel you kinda know them from the field.”