Mattie Donnelly excited about new challenge

Three games into this year’s Allianz League campaign and Tyrone deep in relegation trouble with one point out of six, Mattie Donnelly went to Mickey Harte with a suggestion.

The captain, whose so often curbed his natural instincts for the benefit of the team, had been watching his brother Richie and their Trillick club-mate Lee Brennan in training playing off Cathal McShane close to goal, and wanted a piece of the action.