Canavan stays focused on Kerry

PETER CANAVAN insisted yesterday that Tyrone are totally dismissive of growing speculation of a possible meeting with Armagh in next month’s Bank of Ireland football championship decider. He said they would take such talk ‘with a pinch of salt’.

"When did you ever see a Tyrone team taking Kerry for granted or lightly. We have been watching them play at All-Ireland stage, semi-final and final, this past five years," he commented.

"We know what they are about and what they are capable of. For us to get past Kerry would be a major achievement in itself."