Connacht old firm sent on unwelcome detour

Well, well, well. I said in the studio on Sunday evening that it was certain that Galway and Mayo would be facing off each other in Salthill on Saturday evening. And so it came to pass. It was written.

Both teams have only themselves to blame for winding up in this situation. Joanne certainly seemed to take great joy in informing me on air that Mayo were imploding in the Gaelic Grounds.

Mayo's inability to see out that game with a six-point lead midway through the second half was just extremely disappointing.

From the outside, I can only imagine the mood in that camp after the game was one of utter despair.

Four weeks ago, after Killarney, Mayo were sitting pretty and Kerry were in a quandary. Who's in a better position now?

The fact that we even fell into third position at the end is hard to believe. There's naturally been plenty of head-scratching over Aidan O'Shea choosing to drop that last second free into the square when a point would have delivered us home advantage - and avoided the prospect of Galway in Salthill - and whether he knew the scenario.

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I would assume that he didn't. Before the game, I don't think Mayo were in the headspace of considering permutations. They were focused on winning and nailing down top spot and an automatic quarter-final place. There probably wasn't much awareness in the final seconds that Cork had passed out Mayo in the table on points scored.

But I think word should probably have been relayed to Aidan from the sideline that it