The 2025 All Ireland Senior Football Championship (Sam Maguire Cup)

Jim McGuinness is a very good manager, 2012 when he developed the transition from defence to attack to the Donegal game was excellent. The 2014 ambush on Dublin too.

But his team was hammered by Mayo in 2013. He was outfoxed by Eamonn Fitzmaurice in the 2014 final. No one talks about Fitzmaurice in the same terms. He managed an ageing Kerry to an All Ireland.

Last year Donegal were beaten by Galway in a tight semi, no shame in that but it's still a championship loss. There are dozens of managers with one All Ireland. Mickey Harte has 3 and he's rarely mentioned. McGuinness just built on the Tyrone 2003 template in 2011.

McGuinness has always had talent at his disposal. If he wins another All Ireland he can enter the Boylan, O'Dwyer, Harte, Pete McGrath, Cody, Liam Sheedy, Gavin, Kiely, Loughnane, Cyril Farrell, Billy Morgan etc conversation.

They were very poor in 2023 so they were bound to improve. Look at the 'bounce' effect in any sport.

I rarely saw any All Ireland winning team lose by 5 goals the following year, 2013. He lost his motivational powers!

He's a great manager but can be picked apart like any other.

Just because you have a song written about you and a bit of a cult going doesn't make you better than others. Brian Cody teams did it year in year out, even mediocre teams winning All Irelands in 2014-2015.

Jimmy's great but not in the highest notch yet.

🤣So he's great by Donegal standards.

McEniff broke the duck for Donegal. Worked with the 1982 and 1987 U21s. McGuinness had the U21 2010 finalists and talent also.

Ulster titles are hard won, but they're not All Irelands. Harte kept his team competitive for a decade and won 3. 3 to 1, no argument.

I said etc. All those you mention included.

Would I put McGuinness in the top 7 gaa managers of all time. Absolutely not. Would I call him a genius, no, tactically astute😜

I know he was, there was talent there is my point🤣

Michael Murphy is great. His greatness far exceeds McGuinness',at the moment.

Jim lost to Cork this year, putting Donegal in bother. An awful whinger too. In 2013 it was his players weren't getting protection. I can't imagine Paidi O'Sé playing sissy like that. Or countless others. You look after yourself on the pitch.

Jimmy still has time. I'm over and out I outlined my reasons.

I outlined several since 2011. Some very bad. You're opinions are equally as valid as mine.

Meath should be around 6up. They're jittery in Croke Park.

Awful stuff so far.

A lot of mistakes but some good defending from both sides.

Marty got caught out by the Commentator's Curse three times.