Leo McLoone taking lessons from Jim McGuinness after quick ascent into Donegal management 

The Donegal U20 selector said he picked up managerial “strategies” and “ways of working” from having closely observed McGuinness during the latter’s time as Donegal boss

Leo McLoone, Donegal U20 selector, at the launch of the 2021 EirGrid All-Ireland U20 Football Championship. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Former Donegal footballer Leo McLoone has said he is surprised at how quickly he ended up in inter-county management.

McLoone retired from inter-county football at the end of the 2019 season and while inter-county management was “something I always wanted to do”, he did not expect to be part of an inter-county management set-up so soon after stepping away from Donegal.