McGuinness living the Bhoyhood dream

Jim McGuinness wasn’t prepared to take his new post at Celtic if it impacted on his role as Donegal manager.

McGuinness living the Bhoyhood dream
Sat, 10 Nov, 2012 - 00:00
John Fogarty

It is understood the 39-year-old insisted any deal with the Scottish Premier League champions allowed him remain in charge of the All-Ireland champions.

After notable involvement by the club’s major shareholder Dermot Desmond, Celtic yesterday confirmed McGuinness has joined as a performance consultant.

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