AND THEY’RE OFF…
On a slow-burn afternoon, Mayo never looked like getting beyond Monaghan’s reach in Clones last Sunday but they still bagged both points on offer.
One would have been plenty. Paddy Durkan’s late, late winner (0-13 to 0-12) drew an almighty roar from around the ground and, in particular, from the massed ranks of Mayo fans located in the covered stand. Mayo is a big county but the size of the support they brought to St.
Tighernach’s Park last Sunday must have taken even Monaghan’s die-hard supporters by surprise – not to mention the …