By Niall Gartland FEARGAL Logan and Brian Dooher have put their names forward to stay on board as managers of the Tyrone senior intercounty football team, and it is expected that they will be ratified on a new three-year term at a meeting of the county committee next Tuesday evening (August 8). Logan and Dooher […]
Effort of Red Hand players can’t be faulted says Dooher
By Niall Gartland TYRONE joint-manager Brian Dooher said he “couldn’t fault” the application of his team during their narrow defeat away to Galway last Saturday in Salthill. Pádraic Joyce’s side led for practically the entirety of the game and had the benefit of an extra man following the first-half sending off of Frank Burns, but Tyrone […]
Game management was our downfall against Monaghan says Meyler
By Niall Gartland LOSING to Monaghan really wasn’t the end of the world. Not only do Tyrone have another crack of the whip in the upcoming All-Ireland group stages, but Conor Meyler firmly believes that they were the architects of their own downfall against the Farney men. The Tyrone players were afforded the option of […]
We’ve focused on shoring up our defence says Tyrone skipper Hampsey
By Niall Gartland THE old adage goes that defence wins championships, and Tyrone captain Padraig Hampsey says the team was acutely conscious that they needed to rectify their defensive deficiencies in the wake of some bruising defeats in the earlier rounds of their league campaign. Defeats on the road to Roscommon and Galway were obviously […]
Tyrone are out to end mini slump against fierce rivals
By Niall Gartland YES it’s only week two of the league, but Tyrone’s clash against Donegal this Sunday has ‘must win’ written all over it. The Red Hands slumped to their first defeat in 20 years to Roscommon at Dr Hyde Park last weekend, and another defeat would spell danger even at this relatively early […]
‘Hurt’ of last year motivating Mattie and Tyrone
By Barry O’Donnell A PROLONGED spell of introspection over the off-season among the Tyrone players was necessary to try and avoid a repeat of 2022, Matthew Donnelly believes. With Tyrone set to meet Derry yet again in the final of the Dr McKenna Cup this Saturday evening in the Athletic Grounds, the match will provide […]
Tyrone goalkeeper Morgan feeling refreshed ahead of the new season
THE start of the new inter-county season is only a matter of weeks away, and Tyrone goalkeeper Niall Morgan says the mood in the camp is happy and harmonious ahead of their looming McKenna Cup campaign. Tyrone’s All-Ireland defence came to a premature end all the way back in early June against Armagh, but he […]
Harte and Donnelly expected to go again as Tyrone plan for 2023
By Niall Gartland WITH the dawn of a new intercounty season fast approaching, Tyrone joint-managers Feargal Logan and Brian Dooher will be busy knitting together their panel ahead of January’s McKenna Cup competition. A batch of would-be newcomers who impressed during the Tyrone Club Championships will be put through their paces in the coming weeks […]
Hard yards needed to get back to the top says Michael McKernan
By Alan Rodgers A STRONG indication of the build-up in preparations for the Tyrone Senior Championship was provided last weekend when Coalisland welcomed back two players set to be pivotal figures for them in this year’s title-race. Michael McKernan and Niall Devlin were among a raft of Tyrone players – a list also including Ruairi Canavan, […]
Tyrone review – Major moves in Red Hand county
There were some big changes in Tyrone this year.