John Fogarty: Mickey Harte may be damned but not yet doomed

The concern some former players have about Derry’s style under Harte seems laboured.

TENTATIVE: Derry manager Mickey Harte watching on during the Tyrone County Senior Club Football Championship Final between Trillick and Errigal Ciaran at Healy Park. Pic: Oliver McVeigh/Sportsfile 

As far back as Table 83 in RDS’ Main Hall on Friday night, Gareth McKinless’ short and perhaps not-so-sweet response about Mickey Harte’s appointment as his new Derry manager reverberated.

Asked by Marty Morrissey if he was looking forward to having Harte as his new boss, the All-Star centre-back replied: “Of course, of course, of course.” He then admitted he had hoped the question would have been put to his team-mate Conor McCluskey before him.