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Thu 04 Apr 2007Demanding O'Mahony still looking for improvementIt's either mind games gone berserk or a genuine distraction because most of the talk ahead of Sunday's Allianz National Football League final concerns the state of the pitch and the size of the crowd. Neither Mayo's John O'Mahony nor Donegal's Brian McIver yesterday seemed particularly bothered about who actually won or lost.The two managers were in Croke Park to talk up the game, which promises to be the most competitive league final in years, yet from the start their attention focused on the poor playing surface and the poor attendance that's expected.