Thompson’s dual role reaps big dividend

ON Sunday he will battle to book Donegal’s berth in the All-Ireland senior football final and defender Anthony Thompson will be able to reflect proudly on his own role in shaping the development of some of the county’s young talents.

Last season as he mapped out the Ulster U21 football championship route for his Donegal side, Jimmy McGuinness realised that there were serious geographical hurdles to be overcome just to train his players.

Thus he devised a training regime where his squad would prepare at three different locations in midweek before gathering together as an entire group at weekends.