Neil Ewing: Measuring (accurately) the most thankless job in the GAA

What most GAA inter-county managers would do for a more realistic, accurate bench-marking of progress in League and Championship

Donegal manager Paddy Carr before the Allianz Football League Division 1 match between Armagh and Donegal at Box-It Athletic Grounds in Armagh. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Glenn Ryan, Jack O’Connor, Andy Moran, Paddy Carr. Managers smarting from the taste of defeat.

Mickey Harte, Rory Gallagher, John Cleary, Oisin McConville. Managers enjoying the afterglow of wins and the surge of the rising tide.