Sligo passion still burns

It says much about the state of Sligo football when their own players suggest it’s the pull of Sky Sports’ coverage at Markievicz Park this evening that will bump up attendance figures.

That’s just how Adrian Marren sees it. “The first night that football will be on Sky, there will be a big crowd from [Sligo] town in but that will be more about Sky than us, I would say.”

But then Marren is just calling it as he sees it. Neil Ewing’s take on matters in the province is not dissimilar. “We are never mentioned when it comes to winning Connacht but it is something that we are used of. It is obvious that Mayo are a step ahead of the rest in the province, they are a quality team and they could have won the last two All-Irelands, with a bit of luck.