Mike Quirke: With Donie Buckley as a selector, Mayo can grasp Sam Maguire

To most of the casual supporters of Gaelic football in the country, the name Donie Buckley probably means little, if anything.

You’re unlikely to read a two-page spread on the All-Ireland final replay on Saturday morning about the quality of work he has done with Mayo in the past four years, such is his chameleon-like ability to fade into the background and avoid the spotlight.

You won’t find him driving a sponsored car, nor talking about himself in the third person to make himself appear more than he is.