Donegal past not buried yet

Down the years there was a natural trepidation ingrained in Donegal supporters looking ahead to the next championship fixture.

In the pre-Jim McGuinness days, there was an inevitability the county footballers would follow up a performance that showed their capabilities with a capitulation.

Remember the celebrations in the Portobello Bar after the 0-14 to 2-8 draw with Dublin under Mickey Moran in the All-Ireland quarter-final of 2002? It was followed up by a mauling at Croke Park, 1-14 to 0-7, in the replay.