Cassidy won’t have any regrets if Donegal win

Former Donegal footballer Kevin Cassidy insists he will have no regrets if the county win this year’s All-Ireland title.

The Gweedore man, playing for the county’s Boston team this summer, was dropped from the panel by Jim McGuinness for contributing to a book in which he divulged sensitive information about the team.

He said he doesn’t rue his decision to contribute to This Is Our Year.

“When I make a decision I stick by it,” he told the hoganstand.com website. “I’m a great believer in if it’s for you it won’t pass you and if Donegal go on and win an All-Ireland fair play to them — they’re going to do it the hard way and you have to give them credit.

“My playing days are over and there are plenty of other good players in Donegal who came through and never won anything the same as myself. So we have to pass it on to the generations there now and all the best to them.

“There are bigger things in life than football at the end of the day.

“Whether Donegal won one All-Ireland or 10 All-Irelands you are still working on a Monday morning, there is still family on a Monday morning and that’s the most important thing.”

Cassidy claims he knew full well Donegal were going to win this year’s Ulster title and believes they’ve a great opportunity to reach the All-Irelandfinal.

“Nobody is silly, Cork are favourites for the All-Ireland but we have seen favourites beaten before. It’s going to be a tough ask but, without a doubt, our boys are going to be up for it.

“It’s easy for me to say this here (in Boston) but I’d say whoever wins between Cork and Donegal is going to win the All-Ireland.”