Screen defence providing shortest route to the top

WHEN Donegal unveiled their new defensive system on May 15, the wails and howls of protest weren’t the sole preserve of RTÉ’s match analysts.

Many Donegal natives also shared the concerns that were so forcibly aired by Pat Spillane on the night of the game.

Fourteen weeks later and all has changed. A last-minute victory over Tyrone, the Anglo-Celt Cup and a last-second victory over Kildare have proved to be extremely persuasive. The people of Donegal now believe in Jim and his 12-man defence.