Nine teams are gone from the Championship already, but thankfully Donegal are not one of them and it’s great to be still standing.

North West derbies are always tough battles and when you throw in knock-out football and terrible weather conditions, it makes things even tighter.

I have managed teams in front of packed houses in Clones and Croke Park, but the match was so intense last week even with just subs, management team, media and stewards watching on.

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