Mayo lost against Kerry in the Division One final last weekend, and all of the talk after the match has been around Kevin McStay's comments on David Clifford.
The Kerry forward kicked eight points in the game, four of which were free kicks, and McStay pointed out after the game that Clifford was "well looked after" by the referees.
The inference is that the Fossa star knows how to buy a foul and show the referee the version of events that he wants him to see, however, former county star Lee Keegan thinks there was more to these comments than beats the eye.
Mayo only scored 1-12 in the game, which under the new rules, is incredibly low, especially when you factor in the two-point arc etc and extra space in Croke Park to get shots away.
Writing in his RTE column, the former All-Star thinks that the Mayo manager was using some diversion tactics when he made those comments about Clifford.
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"Kevin McStay created a clever little diversion by directing the media towards the tussle between David Clifford and Donnacha McHugh. The focus was better there than on how Mayo came to score only 1-12 down the other end.
"Sunday's game underlined the concerns around Mayo's depth in attack, and who is going to step up if Ryan O'Donoghue is shackled. Frank Irwin had progressed during the league proper but struggled to impact things in Croker.
"Outside of that, we were dependent on Aidan O'Shea, who was excellent again, and kicked 0-03 from play. Matty Ruane has been chipping in with scores all spring but couldn't get brackets after his name at the weekend."
The good news for Mayo is that Tommy Conroy is back in training, but one would be fearful of just how much match practise he will have gotten considering that the season is already in championship mode.
The Connacht side start their provincial campaign against Sligo this Sunday, jus one week after their league final defeat to Kerry.
