“You go out on the field feeling like you’re invincible” – Derry players praise Rory Gallagher’s management

"There was a bit of something missing in Derry for a long time but Rory has brought us together. It's hard to say it's one thing but he has helped us produce the goods.

"We don't want to stop here. We want to keep building as a team. It's a launchpad but we have to remain grounded because we want to take another few steps," Rogers told the BBC.

Everyone thinks that the Fermanagh native is a master of his defensive set-up only, but people forget that he was a sharp shooting forward in his day, and he has a very clear plan for his forwards, according to his number 14 Shane McGuigan.

"Before they came in, I thought I knew what a forward was supposed to do.

"Rory always talks about the big, professional sports. Everyone attacks and defends, whether it's soccer or basketball. He definitely brought some shrewdness to our defence, but he doesn't get the credit for his attacking play.

"I thought I knew football but the way he wants you to make your runs, the freedom he gives you - you go out on the field feeling like you're invincible.

"And you saw that in some of the runs we were making like Brendan's for the goal, the cut-back from Niall Toner was magic, passing it across, unselfish too, they're the types of things Rory has brought in."

The proof is in the pudding, and although initially the appointment of Gallagher raised eyebrows and caused a few murmurs, it's hard to argue that there could be anyone better fitted for the job now.