McGuinness ‘had a plan’ to beat Dubs

Former Donegal manager Jim McGuinness had been building up a portfolio on Dublin he first told his players about following the one-point All-Ireland quarter-final win over Armagh in August.

Donegal were given little chance against Jim Gavin’s Dublin, who had been dubbed unbeatable in certain sections. However, McGuinness had his team superbly well drilled.

“Jim McGuinness informed his players in the dressing room directly after the Armagh game he had a plan he had been working on for a while on how Dublin would be defeated,” says Donegal county secretary Aodh Mairtín O’Fearraigh in his annual report.