Bizarre twist to McRory’s exit

ART McRORY’S resignation as Tyrone joint manager took a bizarre twist yesterday when it emerged that county board chiefs had forced his hand on stepping down.

A statement released by Tyrone officials said that McRory had stepped down for “personal reasons,” and it subsequently emerged that the retired schoolteacher had been suffering from a viral infection and had been told to rest completely until Christmas.

McRory had informed the county board of this, as well as his joint-manager Eugene McKenna, and the plan was for the assistant to take charge of the team until Art’s return in the New Year. However, the county board then decided on Tuesday night that it would be best to dissolve the management team altogether, and invited applications for a new boss.