Tyrone lurking with intent

THERE’S not another team in the land that has nurtured a relationship with the All-Ireland Qualifiers quite like Tyrone.

There were glimpses of that old magic at Healy Park as they brushed aside the challenge of Armagh in a feisty Ulster derby. The old guard remain a formidable prospect for any opponent, and most pertinently the next one – Roscommon – but it was relative newcomers Peter Harte and Mark Donnelly who ran the show up front, tormenting a shaky Orchard defence all evening.

Sean O’Neill seized his opportunity on his first championship start in a defence that had vintage performances from Joe McMahon and Conor Gormley, who totally eclipsed the much-vaunted Jamie Clarke.