TALK OF THE 'TOWN

How former Tyrone star McGleenan put shine on Monaghan champions

- BY PADDY TIERNEY

SCOTSTOWN is to Monaghan what Kilcoo is to Down.

Both are the dominant forces in their respective counties, albeit Scotstown's recent run of success hasn't been as sequential as Kilcoo's.

Still, 10 county titles since 2013 is an impressive achievement when you consider that they also reached the final in the three years when Clontibret (2014 and 2019) and Ballybay (2022) emerged victorious.

That 2013 season is when it all changed for An Bhoth.

They'd won 14 Monaghan titles and four Ulster Club titles up until 1993. They'd gone 20 years without silverware before former Tyrone star Mattie McGleenan came on board.

Their current manager played under McGleenan and David McCague (below) says he changed the culture at the club and helped them return to the pinnacle of Monaghan club football.

"We weren't really serious about our football. We weren't living the lifestyle of winners and that changed," said McCague.

"Give credit to Mattie McGleenan who came in at the end of 2012.