IT’S HARD to believe, but it has been almost seven months since Mayo last played a championship match. It was June 22 when Derry came to Hastings Insurance MacHale Park and came away with a dramatic penalty shoot-out victory in the Preliminary Quarter-Final. Mayo’s loyal band of followers have had to endure a long wait to see their side back in competitive action.
In light of this, we can expect a big crowd to travel to Croke Park next Saturday evening as Kevin McStay and his side get their National Football League campaign underway with an eagerly awaited clash with old foes Dublin.
It is difficult to assess where Mayo are at present as they set out on another season, but it’s fair to say that the bookmakers are not expecting too much from the side in 2025.
They are 6/4 favourites to get relegated from Division One this season, and they are also the 11/1 outsiders of the eight teams attempting to win the top division in the competition.
Mayo are also as big as 16/1 to win Sam Maguire, so those........

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