'If Mayo don’t win on Saturday, there are some of these guys you won’t see in a Mayo jersey again'

John O’Mahony and Conor Mortimer have taken issue with the blame apportioned to goalkeeper David Clarke for Mayo’s restart difficulties, the former Mayo manager and forward insisting the team’s middle eight are as much accountable for their restart malfunctions as the man between the sticks.

Securing clean possession from their own kick-out has been Mayo’s “Achilles heel” during the Super 8s, with Kerry devouring the Mayo restart during their 10-point win over James Horan’s side.