‘He’s a messiah in Donegal. He’s probably our most loved person ever, in anything’ - the cult of Jim McGuinness

One definition of a cult highlights how they are “started by charismatic individuals who are skilled at getting people to listen to them”. Jim McGuinness’s Donegal football revolution certainly ticks both of those boxes.

A second description illustrates how a cult leader “may have unusual ideas about reality, or they may even invent an ideology to promote” and there’s a fair level of truth in there, too, in terms of McGuinness’ innovative style of play and the siege mentality he has sought at various junctures this season.

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