For the princely sum of €2.44, aspiring managers can discover the secret to Jim McGuinness’s success, reports Paddy Heaney.

If Celtic Football Club wants to improve their jersey sales in Donegal, they might have to give Jim McGuinness an offer he can’t refuse.

Fifteen years ago, I found myself faced with a difficult decision. Back then, I worked in the real world. But I had a notion of becoming a journalist. In order to make the leap, I had to quit a job, take a loan from the bank, and return to full-time education.

I was at our club’s pitch last Wednesday night when it emerged that Kevin McCloy had collapsed during a championship match at Owenbeg.

Gavin helps to keep Dublin out of the headlines by never saying anything that is actually newsworthy

Perhaps the most depressing aspect about the ban is that it’s not really a media ban anymore. It’s more of a superstition.

In sport and in life, everybody wants to be like Eddy Merckx – the outrageously gifted Belgian cyclist whose natural talent and extra-terrestrial strength allowed him to brush aside his rivals with contemptuous ease.

You are the manager of an Ulster county. Your summer is over, but you are determined to do better next year. What should you do?

All Championship defeats are painful, but some hurt more than others.

The best football manager I have ever met believes with every fibre of his being that "the best system wins".