Aidan O’Shea: Mayo will defy doubters again in 2018

Aidan O’Shea expects Mayo will be written off next year as they have been over the last couple of seasons.

Admitting a Division 1 title would be a reach for the county, given their geographically split panel in the early part of the season, the newly-appointed Ireland International Rules captain foresees the team being dismissed again in 2018.

“You can probably write what next season is going to look like for us, up to the championship. We’ll win games in the league that people expect us to lose and lose games that we should win. There will probably be one hammering and everyone will say that’s us done for the season. You’re going to have boys back late, boys in Dublin who won’t be training with us. When we get to championship we just seem to be a different animal.”