Harte: no problem with Cavanagh

MICKEY HARTE has dismissed claims his relationship with Sean Cavanagh has been compromised by quotes attributed to the Tyrone manager in his autobiography which was published late last year.

The 2008 Footballer of the Year sensationally started last August’s All-Ireland semi-final against Cork on the bench and the player and manager’s reasons for that late development were very different.

At the time, Cavanagh’s absence from the starting 15 was attributed to a stomach bug but Harte claimed in his book that the pressure had simply become too much for his player and that “the roof simply caved in”.