Glynn hopes early losses have steeled Galway for the most important silverware

Young Tribesmen have lost three times in the All-Ireland Minor campaign but still have glory in their sights. To get there, they'll have to scratch their Mayo itch

Learning moments: Galway manager Alan Glynn during the Electric Ireland GAA Football All-Ireland Minor Championship Quarter-Final match between Dublin and Galway at O'Connor Park in Tullamore, Offaly. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Answers on a postcard, please, as to the last county to lose three championship games in the same season and still wind up in an All-Ireland final.

Actually, scrap that. Answers on a postcard, please, as to the last county to lose three championship games in the same season and still end up as All-Ireland champions, for that will be the case if Galway come out on top in today’s All-Ireland minor football final.