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Donegal's Caolan McColgan with the Sam Maguire Cup during the launch of the All-Ireland SFC at The Glen Centre in Maghera, Derry. Photo: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile A lot has been made about the return of Jim McGuinness to Donegal, and how rekindled relationships with the likes of Paddy McBrearty and Ryan McHugh have sparked something special back into the county. There was an assumption that McGuinness would pick up where he left off back in 2014, which was creating a very driven team that could compete for Ulster and All-Ireland titles, and there is an argument to say that he has done just that.
With the Ulster Championship already locked away in the trophy cabinet, and a quarter-final date with Louth booked for this Sunday, it looks to be the same old story for the manager and his players. The only difference is, McGuinness didn’t have to spend the first year of his tenure convincing the players to ‘buy in’, even the younger ones, because they grew up watching the same man lead their county to glory and they have been all-in since then. While his now team-mate McBrearty was playing in the All-Ireland final, Caolan McColgan was just a young boy in the stands, watching his heroes create history.
“I used to go to every game when I was a wee boy. I was 10 years old when we won the All-Ireland [2012] so I was only young,” McColgan said at the recent All-Ireland media launch. “I was there in 2012, when the boys were going around the clubs, and I remember looking up at t.
