Kevin McStay certain Roscommon have more in the tank

Roscommon manager Kevin McStay was already preparing for a clash with his native Mayo long before the quarter-final draw pairings were confirmed “because of the way the stars have aligned”.

The Connacht champions meet last year’s beaten All-Ireland finalists in a novel pairing, having not tasted success over Mayo in their last seven championship meetings.

Roscommon claimed the Connacht title when they shocked reigning champions Galway 2-15 to 0-12 at Pearse Stadium earlier this month. It’s worth noting that it was a Galway team that had knocked out Mayo earlier.