I think it is a sign of weakness that James Nallen and Trevor Mortimore have been drafted back into the Mayo side for the Connacht Championship semi final against reigning champions Sligo.
Mayo are hot favourites to win the game given Sligo's poor National League campaign.
However, although James Nallen and Trevor Mortimore have been great servants of the county their physical powers have been waning for some time.
Nallen has given Mayo great service but knows only too well the bitter taste of defeat in the All-Ireland final.
He had found it increasingly difficult to hold on to his place on the team in the last two seasons and is no longer the force he was when breaking out from centre half back in full flight.
The fact that John O'Mahoney has had to turn to Nallen again in a bid to shore up his defence suggests that the county's resources are thin enough and I think it says a lot about Mayo's preparedness for an All-Ireland campaign.
Mayo could turn Galway over if they get through this week's examination but I don't fancy them to go beyond the All-Ireland quarter finals.
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