Galway and Mayo will face off this Sunday in a bid to survive in this year’s All-Ireland championship
That will not now be happening. Life has got a tad more complicated for both camps and, come Sunday evening, one of the leading contenders to lift Sam Maguire will instead be packing up their tent for the year. It is fair to say neither side expected to be in this situation and yet once such a fixture became a possibility, it felt inevitable.
“We’ll have our own heads right and our own ship right. It is what it is, we have to go out next Sunday and bring our best, bring our A game, it’s do or die now.”It is arguably the biggest game of the championship so far and will be played in front of a thronged Pearse Stadium on Sunday. The last time the sides met in Salthill the stands were empty for a Covid-impacted Connacht final in November 2020, which Mayo won.
“I used to go to all of the games [as a kid]. You name it, I was there. I loved it. It’s great to have that memory as a supporter, the hype and build-up to it, the whole week you’re buzzing for the game. Every Galway game we used to go to with Dad.” “Hopefully they’ll be fine because they’re three top footballers,” says Tierney. “They’re great players but that’s what the squad is for, if they’re not available you need the likes of the boys to come in and do the job. We need everyone now if we’re going to go the distance.”Tierney is having a standout season for Galway where his performances from the middle-third have been a key contributing factor in the development of the team.
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