Lifeless and Cassidy-less Donegal exposed by lively Laois

MAYBE there was a direct correlation between a lifeless Donegal performance that saw them fall to a second loss in Division One on the same weekend Kevin Cassidy announced his retirement from inter-county football.

On a spring afternoon in Letterkenny when Laois defied their position as favourites for the drop, Donegal manager Jim McGuinness was questioned about Cassidy, who was standing three yards from him in role as TG4 analyst, in the pre-match interviews.

“Kevin made his decision and that’s it,” McGuinness said. “We have to move on now. He made his comments and they are what they are. From my point of view we have dealt with the issue.”