Kieran Shannon: The McGuinness connection with Ulster and Clones is spiritual 

While other managers have a casual relationship with their provincial championship, Jim McGuinness’s is something precious and personal.

WE HAVE HER: Donegal manager Jim McGuinness in 2011, leaving the dressing room in Clones clutching the Anglo Celt Cup. Pic: Morgan Treacy,  Inpho

"Driving into Clones on the bus is always one of the special moments for any team in an Ulster final. The streets in the town are narrow and deep and they are always thronged. The scene never changes and that is what makes it wonderful. The hours before throw-in are just a party for both counties… It has the feeling of organised chaos… People are on a high. It is an emotional day." 

Jim McGuinness, Until Victory Always