Lavin: Relegation wouldn’t be end of world for Mayo

Eugene Lavin knows relegation, the reality and the fear of it. There was the relegation play-off defeats to Armagh and Kerry 30 years ago. Hazy in his recollection now but it was the loss to Kerry in Ennis that saw them drop from the top flight.

Obviously, he knows Division 2 as well having been there in 1984 to ‘86 and again from ‘88 to ‘91 before the league was restructured.

As the “R” word now looms largest for Mayo in their 20 years in Division 1, the former goalkeeper doesn’t need to be reminded what’s at stake in Ballybofey tomorrow but isn’t perturbed by the drop as some of his fellow ex-county players.