Jimmy did powerful job rebooting ailing charges

To justly appreciate the phenomenon that has been Jim McGuinness’s tenure with Donegal it would be an idea to ponder this question: in which of his four years in charge do you think he’s done the best coaching job?

You could make a case for any of three years.

2011 when he inherited what Oisín McConville has described as a pub team, albeit a talented one, and transformed them within months into Ulster champions and one of the top four teams in the country.