Kevin Cassidy has reopened old wounds by claiming Donegal should have won more All-Ireland titles under Jim McGuinness.

Cassidy, whose inter-county career was effectively ended by McGuinness when he dropped him from the Donegal panel for comments he made in the 2011 book 'This is Our Year', believes the Tir Chonaill men would have won more than one All-Ireland (2012) but for decisions made by the manager.

"I feel that one of his biggest faults was his tunnel vision," Cassidy writes in his Gaelic Life column.

"Some will say that surely this must be a strength but, in the modern game, everything cannot always be black and white. Situations and events will arise and you must show compassion and deal with individuals differently.

"Leaving my own situation aside, I feel that the fall-out with Rory Gallagher (former assistant manager) and the loss of Mark McHugh could have been deal with a lot better.

"I do feel that decisions and stances he took denied Donegal the opportunity to win one if not two more All Irelands."

Cassidy also has words of praise for the Glenties man, who stepped down as manager seven days ago.

"He took a group of men who, let's face it, were a laughing stock and turned them into the benchmark upon which the rest of the country judged themselves on."

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