Mickey Harte league theory may be put to the test

It’s probably best to lay it all at the door of Mickey Harte.

It was the Tyrone manager who told us a number of years back that playing outside of Division 1 of the Allianz Football league practically guaranteed that you would not be competing for Sam Maguire in September.

Having spent the past few seasons rebuilding and yo-yoing with various Tyrone outfits between Division 1 and Division 2, Harte was well placed to assess the differences between the two tiers.