Harte: We like winning Ulster titles, but there is another title just down the road

THERE were no joyous group hugs afterwards. No-one wearing red sank to their knees or raised their heads towards the skies in wonder.

Mickey Harte merely stood on the field, arms folded and with just the merest hint of a smile.

Tyrone have paid lip service to Ulster all year. They have talked about 1996 and how they wanted to emulate that generation by claiming their own provincial back-to-back but the achievement was never going to satisfy their cravings.