McGees refused to publicly back Jim McGuinness in Kevin Cassidy furore

Eamon McGee admits he and his brother Neil were unwilling to sign a public statement suggested by the Donegal panel to back manager Jim McGuinness in the wake of the fallout with former star, Kevin Cassidy, in 2011.

McGee opted away from inter-county football in the wake of Donegal’s defeat against Dublin in the All-Ireland quarter-final in August.

Last month he caught up with his former county and Gaoth Dobhair team-mate, Cassidy, who is a columnist for Gaelic Life, for a one-on-one interview that was published yesterday.