ANY summer knockout loss hurts. At Croke Park, it pains more but the deepest cut is signing out of Jones’ Road without showing anything approaching your best version.
Quarters are for winning, so Andy Moran and Mayo have another big day to iron out the creases. They were on the up as the clock ticked down and into the final four with a bounce in their step is no bad place to be. Their issues are still around kickout variety and primary possession, whether to start or introduce Tommy Conroy and how they maximise that delightful inside forward line.
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