PHILIP JORDAN believes Tyrone should have won more than three All-Ireland titles during the county’s golden era.

TYRONE duo Ryan Mellon and Colm McCullagh have both called time on their inter-county careers.

THEIRS is a dressing room littered with Ulster and All-Ireland medals but Tyrone’s relegation to Division Two has emboldened their critics who are openly wondering whether the team’s once mighty appetite has been sated.

MICKEY HARTE has insisted there is no need to hit the panic button ahead of Tyrone’s Ulster Championship opener against Antrim on Sunday week despite the absence of his two first-choice midfielders due to injury.

SEAN CAVANAGH will return to the Tyrone starting line-up for the first time since last August’s All-Ireland quarter-final against Kildare for tomorrow night’s crunch NFL Division 1 showdown against Kerry in Healy Park, Omagh.

Three-time All-Ireland winner Enda McGinley will be back in a Tyrone jersey for the Championship, after selector Tony Donnelly dismissed reports that the midfielder has quit the squad.

DOUGLAS dual player Eoin Cadogan faces a busy weekend as both the Cork senior hurlers and footballers continue their pursuit of Allianz National League honours.

DUBLIN make five changes in personnel as well as a couple of positional alterations for their NFL Division 1 clash with Mayo at McHale Park, Castlebar.

THE most important and often overlooked aspect of football team management is people management.

TYRONE manager Mickey Harte introduces one newcomer for tomorrow’s floodlit NFL opener against Dublin at Croke Park.

OVER 60,000 tickets have been sold for Saturday’s gala occasion in Croke Park when the GAA will launch its 125th anniversary celebrations but Mickey Harte’s focus is on points and not parades.

Tyrone 1-15 Kerry 0-14

IF TYRONE’S route back to the All-Ireland final has encountered peaks and troughs, then Ciarán Gourley’s personal journey has had a similar theme.

Owen Mulligan has failed to force his way into the Tyrone team for Saturday's GAA Football All-Ireland senior quarter-final showdown with Dublin at Croke Park (throw-in 4pm).

Louth and Tyrone have finalised their teams for tomorrow evening's GAA All-Ireland SFC first round qualifier between the counties at Drogheda, throw-in 7pm.

Despite being named in the starting fifteen for Tyrone's Ulster SFC quarter-final replay against Down, Red Hands midfielder Enda McGinley will not start tomorrow's game.

Ulster champions Tyrone have received a massive boost ahead of tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC quarter-final (Croke Park, throw-in 4pm) with the news that team captain Brian Dooher has been passed fit to start the game.

THE Cork senior hurling selectors have named the same starting 15 that took the field against Waterford in last weekend’s thrilling All-Ireland SHC quarter-final at Croke Park for Sunday’s replay at Headquarters.

Ger Cavlan has been listed at wing forward in the Tyrone team for Sunday's Ulster SFC final against Monaghan (Clones, throw-in 2.15pm), despite fears over his fitness.

Dermot Carlin and Colm Cavanagh have been drafted back into the Tyrone team for Sunday's must-win NFL Division 1A match against Mayo (Omagh, throw-in 3.30pm).

Kerry 0-9 Tyrone 0-9, Tralee

BRIAN Dooher is still several months away from making a comeback to the Tyrone colours, with the 2006 captain in the throes of recovery from a serious injury.

Tyrone manager Mickey Harte looks set to give youth its chance, if his provisional panel for the Gaelic Life Dr McKenna Cup is anything to go by.

Laois 0-9 Tyrone 0-6

Injuries to Conor Gormley and Collie Holmes have forced Tyrone manager Mickey Harte into making two changes to his side for tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC second round qualifier against Laois (Portlaoise, throw-in 5.30pm).

Tyrone's injury crisis has deepened with the news that 2005 All-Ireland winning captain Brian Dooher will be out of action for six weeks.

FOOTBALLER of the Year Stephen O’Neill has lost his fitness battle ahead of this weekend’s Ulster Football Championship clash with Derry.

Philip Jordan and Gavin Devlin will make their first starts of the season for reigning champions Tyrone in Sunday's Dr McKenna Cup final at Casement Park (throw-in 2.30pm).

KERRY open their Allianz NFL campaign against Mayo at Austin Stacks Park, Tralee tomorrow night with a new goalkeeper.

UCC have named the same team that defeated Clare in the quarter-final for Sunday’s McGrath Cup semi-final against Kerry in Killarney.

Tyrone will boast just four of their All-Ireland final-winning side in their starting XV for Sunday's Dr McKenna Cup opener against Down (Omagh, 2pm).

There's bad news for Mayo - All-star corner forward Colm 'Gooch' Cooper is back in training for Kerry's All-Ireland SFC quarter-final clash with the westerners this Sunday.

Tyrone boss Mickey Harte has received a boost after star forward Stephen O'Neill declared himself available for Sunday's National Football League semi-final against Wexford at O'Moore Park, Portlaoise.

TYRONE manager Micky Harte dropped a minor bombshell last night when announcing his side to take on Laois in the final All-Ireland SFC qualifier at Croke Park on Sunday.

Tyrone 1-13 Fermanagh 0-12

KERRY’S disappointment at their dramatic opening day defeat to Longford has inspired the side to an NFL Final according to County Board Chairman Sean Walsh yesterday.

Tyrone 1-8 Kerry 1-7

TYRONE'S victory over Mayo in Castlebar was not just another stride on the road to retaining their Allianz NFL title.

Tyrone boss Mickey Harte has named Ciaran Gourley to fill the full-back position vacated by the late Cormac McAnallen.

Tyrone 0-12 Armagh 0-9

Skipper Peter Canavan has given Tyrone fans a huge boost by declaring himself fit enough to start against Armagh in Sunday's All-Ireland football final at Croke Park.