The question on everybody's lips out west is whether Mayo GAA actually expected the news of their new manager to drop, or whether they wanted to put their fans through an emotional wringer for one more September day.
Now we know they're a different beast out west. We're well aware that Mayo fans are in a League of their own when it comes to hype but still, the announcement of an announcement about the release of the county's new jersey hardly justifies the big news coming banner that was teased, so stay tuned.
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Because you don't know Mayo fans if you think they did anything other than refresh their Twitter feeds frantically and all night long from Thursday evening into Friday morning in the desperate hope and the expectation that a bombshell was about to drop and Horan-Solan was about to be resolved.
They're the type that'd stay tuned to a radio station even when the coverage is gone and the sound gets fuzzy just because it'd be something of a victory if it came back.
So when they actually have something to tune into, as you can imagine, they're ten times more wound up.
Well, after the big song and dance, the new Mayo jersey is here.
It hasn't disappointed either. It's brighter than the last and has a lovely white trim around the edges.
https://twitter.com/MayoGAA/status/1045584094955024384
The retro-look goes well, and the men of the west will be well-kitted next year.
Fans are saying that it's very similar to the Paul Galvin designed Kerry one.
https://twitter.com/Conorjmartin96/status/1045376254998925312
One wonders whether the announcement of their next manager is coming too, so for Mayo fans, it's back to normality. A life of wonder, of hope and of expectation.
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