Ya know the old saying about somebody snatching victory from the jaws of defeat?
I'm afraid in Mayo we tend to do things arseways and yesterday was a perfect example of this. Over the years, aAttempting to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory has been far more likely to happen and it could well have happened in Ennis.
Countless times over the years, Horan's teams have played scintillating football early on and could/should have been out of sight by half time, only to lose the plot in the second half and be left hangin on in the end if they are lucky.
They were lucky yesterday and make no mistake about it. Like against Westmeath, they were 7 to 8 points a better side yesterday and still just about managed to hang on at the end. I can't see Sligo beating us but, from there on, we could be riding our luck.
I'm afraid in Mayo we tend to do things arseways and yesterday was a perfect example of this. Over the years, aAttempting to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory has been far more likely to happen and it could well have happened in Ennis.
Countless times over the years, Horan's teams have played scintillating football early on and could/should have been out of sight by half time, only to lose the plot in the second half and be left hangin on in the end if they are lucky.
They were lucky yesterday and make no mistake about it. Like against Westmeath, they were 7 to 8 points a better side yesterday and still just about managed to hang on at the end. I can't see Sligo beating us but, from there on, we could be riding our luck.