Glenswilly manager McDaid says return of 'fountain of knowledge' Murphy has been vital for Donegal success

Michael Murphy semi-final slaughtering of Meath.File picture: Ray McManus/Sportsfile
It was mid-October last when the bush telegraph in Donegal began to ring about Michael Murphy’s inter-county return.
Confirmation came in the first week of November but there had been rumblings in the county. Donegal’s 1992 All-Ireland winning manager Brian McEniff wrote of the rumours in his “Donegal Live” column, argued he had more to give and the new rules would suit him.