Dillon vows to try again

It’s meant to get a bit easier a few months after an All-Ireland final loss.

The pain should be dulled as life kicks back into gear and next season appears on the horizon.

But for Mayo’s Alan Dillon, after his third All-Ireland SFC loss in eight seasons, the affects of the defeat to Donegal still haunt him. The fact his club, Ballintubber, were beaten in the county final by Ballaghaderreen made it worse. Missing Young Player of the Year Cillian O’Connor and picking up a serious concussion made him ask the imponderable ‘what if’ questions all over again.