We lost too many battles, admits Harte

NEXT year will be Mickey Harte’s 10th season in charge in Tyrone but on Saturday he was left wondering whether to empty his bench at half-time.

The Ballygawley man confirmed he will be remaining in the position he has made his own in winning three All-Ireland titles in five years. However, in this last outing in Croke Park he was so flummoxed by his starting players’ poor form that he wished he was able to use more than five substitutes.

“We said at half-time that if we were allowed to use 10 subs we probably would have used five or six of them then.