Whether it’s a mark of respect or endearment towards his captain, we can’t be quite sure. It’s probably both. There are only three people that refer to Chrissy McKaigue as ‘Christopher’ - his parents and Rory Gallagher
“Me and Rory have a very, very close relationship but the boys laugh too that our relationship is more open and honest than most of the players,” says McKaigue. “We’d have a go at each other at times but we’re very, very close and probably in many ways we share similar personality traits.”
Steering Derry to the Ulster title last month is the adornment that Gallagher’s managerial career has been missing. He may have made a huge contribution to Donegal’s success a decade ago but, as manager, Jim McGuinness was always going to get the lion’s share of the credit and Gallagher couldn’t scale the same heights when he succeeded him.
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