THIS WEEK’S GUEST on Behind the Lines is our own Declan Bogue.
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Declan talks us through the lives he led before breaking into journalism, and then how he earned his break.
We talk about Ulster football: what drives the rivalries, and what makes the competition so fierce?
We talk about the biggest controversy of his career, when Jim McGuinness kicked him out of his press conference after the 2012 All Ireland final victory, in the aftermath of writing a book with which Kevin Cassidy collaborated. Why did McGuinness do what he did? What’s their relationship like now? And did he feel any guilt on behalf of Cassidy, who was dropped from the Donegal panel before they won the All-Ireland?
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We also talk about the extraordinary will of Mickey Harte, the craft of writing, and music. A lot of music.
Listen to the full interview with Declan Bogue by subscribing to The42 here.
Not a bad coach by any means. Probably gave Dortmund their best chance of winning a league in the pre-Klopp era. Has his downsides but the positives outweigh the negatives for me. Not the most entertaining brand of football but usually effective enough. Thought he would’ve gone back to take the reigns at Gladbach again but looks like Farke beat him to it, whom I’m very happy for after battling away courageously at Norwich for a fair few seasons.