'If you’re good enough, you’re old enough. I’d wager Kobe would agree'

Our columnist, Anne-Marie Flynn, offered her thoughts on Mayo's facile National League win over Monaghan

Kobe McDonald shone as Mayo and Monaghan clashed in Round Four of the National Football League Division One in Saint Tiernach's Park, Clones. Pic: Sportsfile

IN contrast to the previous week’s low energy and enthusiasm, our little crew set out for Clones on Sunday with springs in our steps.

Maybe we’d been a bit discombobulated the weekend prior with the unfamiliar venue, or maybe we just knew in our hearts we were in for a skinning, but we all agreed, we were in no hurry to see Letterkenny again for quite a while. 

Either way, the Clones trip felt very different from the outset, but surely not even the most optimistic man on the planet, Andy Moran, could have anticipated just how memorable an occasion lay ahead.

It had been clear since the 26 had been named (a delightful development this year to see the subs in advance) that the gaffer meant business and is not above being ruthless when required.  

Arriving at the ground with over 90 minutes to spare, determined to avoid the traffic headaches of the previous week, our cross-country route led us to a prime parking spot approximately 90 seconds’ walk from the venue.

A steady queue had of course already formed. We met a Monaghan woman walking towards us, away from the ground. “The pitch is that way,” one of ours helpfully offered, pointing behind her.

“I figured there was no point going in at all”, she retorted, quick as a fox. “Sure ye are going to hammer us out........

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