They had nearly finished sweeping the stand in preparation for the Connacht final the following day when Mickey Harte went off to the dressing rooms on Saturday night, the last man to leave the pitch, alone with his thoughts as he headed down to the changing facilities at Hyde Park.

Roscommon 0-8 Tyrone 1-16

Graham Canty comes back into the Cork side for Sunday’s Allianz Division 1 football league decider against Mayo in Croke Park having missed last Sunday week’s semi-final victory over Down.

Four straight defeats, and Meath are teetering on the brink of relegation.

Tyrone 1-12 Meath 0-5

Corkman Peter Creedon is expected to be ratified as the new Tipperary senior football manager next week, replacing John Evans.

Aidan O’Mahony has been drafted into the Kerry team at full-back for Sunday’s Allianz Football League Division 1 tie trip to Páirc Uí Chaoimh to face Cork after Daniel Bohan underwent knee surgery this week which is set to see him sidelined for the next month.

Tyrone boss Mickey Harte cast a cold and critical eye on what he deemed a less than adequate performance, despite his team’s comfortable nine-point winning margin at Healy Park.

Tyrone 2-11 Westmeath 0-8

DERRYTRESK last night launched an appeal process ahead of Sunday week’s All-Ireland Club JFC final against Galway champions Clonbur after being slapped with a reported eight suspensions following their controversial semi-final win over Kerry’s Dromid Pearses in Portlaoise last month.

Tyrone’s foundations for a serious push for promotion at the second attempt have been solidly laid.

Tyrone 1-14 Derry 2-8

Cork boss Conor Counihan has made six changes for next Sunday’s McGrath Cup final against Tipperary in Clonmel from the side that overturned CIT in last weekend’s semi-final.

TYRONE legend Peter Canavan returned to Healy Park last night as Fermanagh manager but failed to take the scalp of his old friends.

TYRONE boss Mickey Harte is targeting a first Dr McKenna Cup success since 2007.

Monaghan 2-15 Cavan 1-16

Tyrone 3-8 Cork 1-12 (aet)