Dick Clerkin: How Jim McGuinness uses Michael Murphy will be critical in Donegal’s bid for Sam

Dick Clerkin: How Jim McGuinness uses Michael Murphy will be critical in Donegal’s bid for Sam

MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey. The self-proclaimed fortress of Donegal football plays host to Sunday’s Ulster – and dare I say it – All-Ireland championship opener between Sam chasers Donegal and Sam’s forgotten admirer, Derry. Yet, only 12 months ago, this narrative was the polar opposite.