McIver stood down as manager after the 2007 Championship; however, he was reinstated before the beginning of the 2008 Championship.
In 2010, after a disappointing Championship, in which Donegal lost at home to Down after extra-time, and to Armagh in Crossmaglen by nine points in the first round of the All-Ireland Qualifiers, John Joe Doherty resigned from his post as senior football manager [REF].