McCann penalty was never going to stick

And the prize for most predictable GAA headline of the year goes to “Tiernan McCann avoids eight-week ban”.

More like eight hours of bother between the coming, going and being in Dublin for his meeting with the Central Hearings Committee (CHC) on Wednesday night running into yesterday morning.If discommoding McCann and Tyrone was at the heart of the Central Competitions Control Committee’s (CCCC) decision to slap the player with a disrepute charge they can pat themselves on the back.

Although, it seemed the rest of Mickey Harte’s camp were quite enjoying themselves taking in a George Best play in Belfast.