Mayo happy to ‘embrace’ the attention

Mayo selector Tom Prendergast played down the suggestion his side might have been better beating Donegal by a point to reduce the level of expectation building ahead of the All-Ireland semi-final with Tyrone.

With the county almost unbackable at 2/7 in the bookies to beat the Ulster side he admitted they are embracing the attention that has come their way since the Donegal rout.

“We’re happy enough with attention,” he said. “We’re here to be as good as we can be. If that means winning games and winning well then great.