Skipper Dooher too good to leave out

TYRONE manager Mickey Harte says he couldn’t contemplate leaving a fully fit Brian Dooher out of his starting 15, even though the Tyrone skipper hasn’t played since last summer.

Sat, 22 May, 2010 - 01:00

Jackie Cahill

Harte has defended his decision to include Dooher in his team for tomorrow’s Ulster SFC clash with Antrim.

It will be the double All-Ireland winning captain’s first taste of inter-county action since the All-Ireland semi-final defeat to Cork last August.

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