Malachy O'Rourke must be tempted to change his phone number with the amount of counties that have come calling for him in recent weeks.
It appears as though every time a county manager announces their departure from their job, O'Rourke is almost instantly linked with the now vacant role.
First Derry were in hot pursuit when Mickey Harte handed in his notice, then Monaghan became an interested party following Vinny Corey's resignation and no sooner had Brian Dooher and Feargal Logan announced they were leaving the Tyrone job, O'Rourke was named as the bookies favourite to replace them.
It's worth mentioning that the Fermanagh native is still in charge of defending All-Ireland Club Champions Watty Graham's Glen, and there is every possibility that he will remain there, but as long as there are vacancies in inter-county management, particularly in the north, then O'Rourke will be linked with them.
However, there is a valid reason that all of these county boards are after one signature in particular - in fact, here are four good reasons.
1. Been around the block
O'Rourke isn't a new face on the scene, nor is he an old manager whose best days are behind him, the GAA boss has been consistently succeeding for years.
In fact, way back in 2003 he managed The Loup to their first Derry senior championship in 68 years, and in the same season guided them to their first ever Ulster title.
2. Inter-county experience
It isn't just at club level that O'Rourke has found success, as he has managed both Fermanagh and Monaghan, enjoying successful stints with both counties.
In fact, he guided the Erne county to their second ever Ulster final back in 2008, drawing the match against Armagh, but unfortunately losing the replay - the closest the county has ever came to winning the trophy.
He went one better with Monaghan, helping them lift two Ulster titles in 2013 and 2015, with the first one ending a draught of 25 years.
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3. Helps teams punch above their weight
As was already mentioned, the football guru had huge success with The Loup, Fermanagh and Monaghan, but it is worth noting that all of these teams would have been deemed as underdogs at that time.
The Loup has an incredibly small playing population, so to guide them to Ulster glory was a massive achievement, and even though winning two provincial titles with Monaghan was huge, it's the journey he took them on that was most impressive.
The Farney county reached several semi-finals under his management, and in 2018 they were just beaten by Tyrone by a single point in the last four, and this was in an era where Dublin had the greatest team that ever played the game, Mayo were enjoying their most successful team in decades, and Kerry were always knocking on the door.
4. Curse breaker
After years of falling short, some teams convince themselves that they have a hoodoo or a curse hanging over them, and that is why they can't get over the line.
O'Rourke seems to be the man to end these draughts and runs of 'bad luck', and although the previous examples of his success support this claim, the strongest case of evidence is with his current club.
Before the former Monaghan and Fermanagh manager took over at Glen, the club had not won a single Derry senior championship in their entire history.
Since his arrival, they have won three on the bounce, two Ulster titles, and an All-Ireland club title.
Of course a lot of that was to do with the famous underage team that dominated Ulster for so long, but they had already been transitioned into the senior team for a few years and still couldn't get over the line until the current boss took over.
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