Harte’s show of defiance

They may be down right now but Mickey Harte insists Tyrone aren’t out and has guaranteed that they will recover to reach the championship’s last eight.

Just five days after being knocked out of the Ulster championship by Donegal, Harte yesterday came face to face with Donegal captain Michael Murphy at the launch of Eircom’s ‘Win, Lose or Draw’ prediction game.

While Murphy modestly downplayed his side’s strong start to the summer, Harte was typically upbeat and positive about the challenge of reviving his team’s All-Ireland title hopes.