Devil in detail for Rory Gallagher’s Donegal

It’s been said that since Rory Gallagher took over the mantle of Donegal manager from Jim McGuinness, the prototype remains the same, with minor modifications.

Most of the more positive utterances came following their 2-11 to 0-8 victory over Armagh at the Athletic Grounds in the Ulster SFC quarter-final last month, while the 1-13 to 0-10 win over Tyrone beforehand and the 1-9 to 0-10 success over Derry afterwards provided much stiffer tests.

Away from the spotlight, Gallagher believes his job is to improve each player individually and then with the collective advancement he hopes will follow, to provide an opportunity to win trophies. “Everyone is given an opportunity to learn and thankfully the lads are quick learners in this group,” he said of the Donegal panel.