OISIN McCONVILLE: Tyrone still far from the finished article

Tyrone have superior talent and strength in depth to Down and when you’ve that on your side, then the other facet you need to make sure is right is your mentality, writes Oisin McConville.

I was at a pre-Ulster final forum in the Canal Court in Newry on Thursday night last where I got dog’s abuse from plenty of Down supporters, having tipped both Armagh and Monaghan to overcome them in this year’s Ulster championship.

To their credit and to get to the final, Down got some serious momentum, certainly restored some pride and had all those buzzwords associated to them like ‘hunger’ and ‘passion’.