From a nightmare to a dream for McKinless

After 26 seconds of yesterday’s Ulster Club SFC final you’d have given more than a penny for the thoughts of Gareth McKinless.

The Ballinderry defender had been earmarked, following a switch with skipper Conor Nevin, to mark Glenswilly’s Michael Murphy – Donegal’s All-Ireland winning captain – and just turned and faced the Healy Park turf.

McKinless, like the rest of the country, would’ve seen Murphy slam the first goal in last year’s All-Ireland final at Croke Park against Mayo – a score the Connacht champions never came back from.