London nearly brought premature end to James Horan's managerial career

The championship trips abroad are always tricky. Andy Moran takes his Leitrim side to New York this weekend while Sligo face London. Make or break

TOUGH TRAVELS: Former Mayo manager James Horan. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

In May 2011 several Mayo men were staring down the barrel. London were two points up and closing in on a historic championship victory. Andy Moran had no doubt about what was on the line.

“In the context of the (2010) Longford loss, defeat in Ruislip would’ve ended quite a few Mayo careers,” he recalled in his autobiography, Lessons Learned in Pursuit of Glory.