Has it been enjoyable? This writer would say yes.ĭespite the simmering discontent that has underpinned the last few months, with the lowering of expectations has come a new appreciation for living in the moment and enjoying each occasion on its own merit, rather than constantly focusing on the end result.īack to the present day, and elsewhere, there is so little optimism for Mayo’s chances on Sunday that below in Kerry, many of them aren’t even bothering to “yerra”.Īmong supporters at least, this game is being mooted as good practice for Kerry before they meet Dublin, who incidentally, also first need to win their game this weekend. Hope may not have died last September, but it’s fair to say that expectations have been relatively low. From a supporter’s point of view, perspective is everything. The abject league final performance suggests that we might have overshot the runway reaching it was clearly never an objective, and whether or not we agree with how it was handled, there was only ever one show in town for Mayo.ĭid the magnitude of that defeat affect Mayo against Galway? Who knows, but it’s been a rocky road since. Heavy hearts post-September were buoyed by a promising start to the league campaign new faces trialled, decent enough performances, top flight status secured early. This weekend’s game has a touch of the David-and-Goliaths about it, only in this case the giant is called David, and Mayo are no Goliath.Īs we approach this crossroads, it’s no harm to turn back and look upon the ground we’ve covered. THE story of David and Goliath is told in 1 Samuel 17, and most of us are familiar with how young shepherd boy David stepped up and saved Israel from the Philistines with a brave, carefully aimed shot from his slingshot to render the giant dead. ON THE ROAD TO CROKER Mayo fans Declan Jennings and his father Des from Breaffy are pictured on their way to Croke Park for the recent All-Ireland SFC Qualifier against Kildare.
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