McColgan living childhood dream under McGuinness

Caolan McColgan is one of the many Donegal children who followed Jim McGuinness and his great side on their road to All-Ireland glory. Now he is part of the setup.

NEXT GEN: Donegal's Caolan McColgan and Fintan O'Kane, age 11, from Watty Grahams GAC Glen and the Sam Maguire Cup at the launch of the All-Ireland SFC  at The Glen Centre in Maghera, Derry, are

Before his glorious return, Jim McGuinness was a figure of nostalgia in Donegal, a symbol of the good ol' days that fans could look back on with fond memories.

The 2012 All-Ireland winning manager not only inspired his county to glory over 10 years ago, but also planted the seed of ambition in young Donegal fans, who dreamed one day of emulating that success.