McGuinness ratified as Donegal end search for new boss

DONEGAL ended their routine search for a new manager when Jim McGuinness was ratified by the clubs of the county at the monthly sitting of county convention in Ballybofey last night.

McGuinness, a substitute in the 1992 All-Ireland final win over Dublin, will now work as bothsenior and U21 manager concurrently having taken the latter to the All-Ireland final this year where they lost to Dublin at Breffni Park in Cavan. After meeting with the executive on Friday for two hours, McGuinness outlined his plans and was then offered a four-year contract with a two-year review after he was unanimously voted in by the clubs after being proposed by county chairman PJ McGowan.

“I will be having my first trial on Friday and am under no illusions as to the size of this job,” McGuinness told the meeting last night.