Kevin McStay has admitted that last Sunday’s shock FBD Connacht League defeat to London doesn’t bode well for players trying to break into the Mayo set-up this year.

The Mayo manager handed out seven debuts for the quarter-final at the University of Galway Connacht GAA Air Dome which his side lost by 0-12 to 1-8.  

"They’ve learned it’s a tough game, I’m sure of that," he told RTÉ.

"It’s not easy to get scores at this level, the sort of defensive structures you’re up against is pretty, pretty tough.

"Also, the opportunities don’t go on forever. This was a big chance for them, we’ll have to go back now during the week and see who really measured up and who didn’t and that’s how ruthless this bloody game is unfortunately.

"We’re going to have to make some decisions in the next couple of weeks now to get ready for the National League panel; today will be a big part of it.”

He added: "The result is disappointing, I’m not going to hide [that], we would have liked to have been involved next weekend, that’s not to be now.

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