Doherty vows to stay on despite Rebel mauling

THE crushing defeat by Cork was a bitter pill to swallow, but John Joe Doherty says he has no hesitation in nailing his colours to the Donegal mast for 2010.

After four wins on the trot in the qualifiers, the men from the north-west were blown away by the Rebels in last weekend’s All-Ireland quarter-final clash by a whopping 14 points.

Last November, 1992 All-Ireland senior medallist Doherty was chosen to succeed Brian McIver in the Donegal hot-seat, and given a three-year term with his position to be reviewed after the second year.