Why will Donegal win? Because come what may they won’t change

Driving home from work a fortnight ago, I tuned into a discussion on RTÉ Radio One in which Giovanni Trapattoni was being hung, drawn and quartered by a panel of experts.

The Republic of Ireland had just sneaked past Kazakhstan courtesy of two late goals and Trapattoni was being crucified.

Slated for his selection policy, one of the pundits then turned his attention towards the Italian’s tactics.