No big statements but Donegal enjoying the journey with McGuinness, says McHugh

The Ulster champions face Tyrone this weekend. 

PwC GAA/GPA Player of the Month for April in football, Ryan McHugh of Donegal, with his award at his club CLG Chill Chartha. Pic: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Last December, one of the national newspapers did their end-of-season power rankings for Gaelic football. They had Donegal at 11th, down four places after a terrible season.

Jim McGuinness must have smiled because when he took Donegal for the first time in late 2010, gathering the players for a now famous meeting at the Rosapenna golf resort in Downings, he pulled out a similar table of rankings.