Stephen Rochford: 'For us it is half-time'

Case unclosed maybe, but one subplot can be put to bed.

That messing between Aidan O’Shea, Michael Darragh Macauley and one or two others as the two teams ran out for the pre-match photos? Off-the-cuff handbags. Nothing more. Certainly not some variation on Mayo’s land grab in front of the Hill 10 years ago.

“We were detailed to come out second,” said Mayo manager Stephen Rochford. “I think we went out a minute after we were supposed to. Just in case anyone is going to look into it: coincidental. Nothing went into it. These things happen so ye can all nail that on the head.”