No manager has ever been judged on how they fared in the Dr McKenna Cup but its the competition where things get rolling every year.
New Donegal boss Paddy Carr gets his first taste of competitive action tomorrow at Pairc Esler in Newry, where Down provide the opposition. Then, on Wednesday, Monaghan come to Ballybofey for the first home fixture of the new era.
We take a look back at the last five Donegal managers - Declan Bonner, Rory Gallagher, Jim McGuinness, John Joe Doherty and Brian McIver - to recall their first outings.
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