Philly McMahon: Jim McGuinness needs a plan we’ve never seen before to defeat the original innovator

Donegal manager Jim McGuinness has his work cut out to get one over Mickey Harte's Derry.

Philly McMahon

I mentioned in a column last year an out-of-the-blue phone call from a county board official, effectively offering me their senior manager’s job.

That Mike Tyson line about everybody having a plan until they get punched in the face seemed appropriate. The most surprising thing was the bolt of excitement I immediately felt, even if ultimately the timing wasn’t right.