Reflective Andrews ready for Donegal test

AS Manhattan smouldered in the dusk on September 11, 2001, events were playing out thousands of miles away which resulted in a short news story, buried in the sports pages — Val Andrews, having not received unanimous backing from club delegates, resigned as boss of the Cavan team he had led to within three points of an Ulster title.

Fast forward 10 years and Andrews is back patrolling the sideline at Breffni Park tomorrow, in conjunction with one of his 2001 selectors, Terry Hyland. The wheel has come full circle, but a lot has changed also.

“It was a little bit quieter,” Andrews drawled, when asked what the press night a decade ago was like.