The obvious place to start is with the bus story because that is where it all began for James McClean.
Or, more to the point, that is where he feared it might end.
He was 17-years-old and for the first time in his life had moved out of his comfort zone and tight-knit community, joining Institute, who in sporting terms, are to Derry what Espanyol is to Barcelona or Notts County to Nottingham.
