To Birmingham, then, on the next stop on the Mark English express. By Chris McNulty in BirminghamThe Donegal ace heads to the European Athletics Championships this week chasing his sixth continental medal. The field, though, is littered with possibilities, not least the Irish record holder, Cian McPhillips, who was fourth last year at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. He held off no less of a pair than Steve Ovett and Sebastian Coe (now the President of World Athletics) to claim gold in Prague. Thousands who left Donegal took up residency in what was a rapidly-expanding Midlands city, drawn by either opportunity or chance.