James Horan wasn't too downbeat following yesterday's FL Division 1 last four defeat at the hands of Dublin.

The Mayo boss pointed out that some of his 'main' players were absent so they will approach the championship in a confident frame of mind.

"It was a bit of a crazy game. There were probably 12 or 13 of the best goal chances you will see in a game. We probably had six or seven of them, Dublin had six or seven," he observed to the Irish Independent.

"We took two and they didn't. The two we conceded were down to terrible defending. That's stuff you can fix and work on.

"Dublin deserved their win. They had a full crew to pick from, they were running strong and they ran away from us in the end a little bit, but it was a good game for us.

"We were down some of our main players and we gave chances to four or five new guys. I found out quite a bit today about the players that we've got, so from that point of view I am sort of delighted to have the opportunity that we had today.

"There were positives and negatives; that's great ammunition for us to take away and use over the next couple of weeks as we prepare for the first round of the championship." Tweet

Most Read Stories