Galway may have suffered a defeat to Mayo in the Allianz Division One final on Sunday, but there was one little fan still desperate to see Padraig Joyce.
The Galway manager was pulled away from a post-match interview by his young daughter, who Joyce revealed was celebrating her sixth birthday.
A simple matter of a league final defeat wasn't going to dampen young Jodie's spirits, who tried to patiently wait for Joyce to finish his interview before getting fed up and giving her dad a pat on the shoulder.
READ MORE: Mayo pip great rivals Galway in Allianz Football League Division 1 final
The Galway manager concluded his interview before walking from the pitch hand-in-hand with his biggest fan.
Prior to the interruption, Joyce did admit that while he was happy with Galway's showing in the league this season, he was concerned with yet another final defeat, a third at Croke Park in the space of 12 months.
"The elephant in the room though is we have lost our third final in Croke Park in a row, so that's not good for us," said Joyce.
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