Tyrone All-star Gormley breaks ankle

TYRONE’S injury jinx has struck again. All-star defender Conor Gormley broke his ankle in a club game at the weekend and faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines.

It’s the latest in a series of setbacks suffered by Tyrone, including the county being robbed of the play-making talents of Brian McGuigan after he broke a leg.

Key players such as Brian Dooher, Stephen O’Neill and Gerard Cavlan also missed important championship games as the Red Hands relinquished their Sam Maguire Cup title.

Tyrone will not be in action again until next January, but Gormley’s injury is a major blow to his club Carrickmore.

The defending county champions are due to play Donaghmore in an SFC quarter-final on

Friday week and will definitely be without their county star.

The absence of such a central figure, Carrickmore’s only current Tyrone player, is a major setback to the club’s bid to win three championship titles in a row.

The game against Killyclogher on Sunday evening was abandoned after Gormley suffered the injury 10 minutes before half-time, with Carrickmore ahead by 0-4 to 0-3.