Tyrone County Football and Hurling

[TF15]

Let's sack him and burn him at the stake for being forcefully passionate about an issue that's intertwined with the death of his daughter. Sad ba$tard$ yous are. Sure Micky's a stubborn man but my god can you not put yourself in his shoes on this issue.  Maybe you would not act the same way but I know some would here considering the grudges you hold against county board officials, etc. Mrs Jordans more than fit enough to battle her corner on this, would you say it if it was McLaughlin he said it to? I doubt it. Just because she's a female doesn't change a thing.

[longballin]

Let's sack him and burn him at the stake for being forcefully passionate about an issue that's intertwined with the death of his daughter. Sad ba$tard$ yous are. Sure Micky's a stubborn man but my god can you not put yourself in his shoes on this issue.  Maybe you would not act the same way but I know some would here considering the grudges you hold against county board officials, etc. Mrs Jordans more than fit enough to battle her corner on this, would you say it if it was McLaughlin he said it to? I doubt it. Just because she's a female doesn't change a thing.

No one said anything about the chair being a female if memory serves me right this issue has been debated for a few years now and its the main reason why Hunky Dorys left is it not? My issue with the whole debacle is the fact that Mickey Harte has taken a very painful personal issue and made it very public when he has stopped his backroom team and players from even talking to RTE. If I was Harte I would find it hard to deal with RTE myself but that does not give me the right to stop any other members of my team from talking to them.
As for the county sponsors they want their name out there seen at every chance and with RTE showing the biggest games they have a right to ask for a member of the Tyrone team to speak on tv after or before a game do they not?

[Fuzzman]

Anyone know what was said exactly?
Would it not have been agreed before hand?

[BennyHarp]

Anyone know what was said exactly?
Would it not have been agreed before hand?

Of course they don't know what exactly was said Fuzz. But it doesn't stop them from commenting with complete authority.

[God14]

That's true Benny, we don't know for sure exactly what was said. But we do know the said incident did take place. For sure there is now very significant fragmentation between playing squad> to manager > to county board > external sponsors.
We've all heard it from enough sources, even if it is 3rd hand. Things can't & won't continue as they are. Something has to give.

[ose 14]

longballin methinks your missing the point. there is not one decent tyrone person on this forum or any forum for that matter that doesent in some way appreciate the personal difficulties that MH has faced you would need to be completely heartless to not. but this is a personal matter and is something the hartes need to deal with in their own way more than likely in the courtroom. how that equates to tyrone players not fulfilling media duties is beyond any rational argument. where would you draw the line at that rate every tabloid newspaper should be shunned for carrying the same stories. hunky dory didnt stand for the lack of exposure can you really expect somebody else. i wonder if tyrone were winning all-irelands would the omerta remain. the county board need to make a stand.

[Bo Man]

if he starts talking to his own players that would be a start. should show some respect for the chairwoman. she's a dam sight better than what went before as we know. he wont say sorry and he wont admit that hes wrong about dragging the players into it. our fella coney would still be about if he talked to him. its all going to end in tears and hes gona drag everyone down with him.

[rrhf]

Whilst we have Mickey Harte as manager we need to accept the choices being made in relation to RTE. If the players choose not to speak at all / or ever that is their right to do so regardless. 
Yes it is a problem for others.
If Mickey ceases to be the manager that may or may not change for some.  Lets not make this problem bigger than it actually is.  We play the Dubs this weekend, that is a much bigger problem.   

[Over the Bar]

Bo man, you're boy Coney's performances weren't much to write home about so I doubt he had that many people knocking his door down to stay.   You and longballin are presenting pub-talk rumours as facts now. 

[Club Rossa]

Mickey not for budging on the RTE issue and it seems the players are backing his stance.

[Tyrone Gaa]

Mickey not for budging on the RTE issue and it seems the players are backing his stance.

Backing his stance or afraid to stand up against it?

[Club Rossa]

Well I don't know which it is but looks like the boycott is gonna continue either way.

[tyroneStatto]

so what's happening with the sponsorship then?

[50fiftyball]

Given Harte's track record of dealing with things and player-manager communication, I'd say it's a case of the fore-mentioned, whereby the current players probably realise if they make any kind of a backlash against his ruling they'll be dropped before they know it without any communication informing them so.

Which should not be the case in any group, players should be able to stand up for what they believe is right, even if that means being axed at the hands of the manager.

[redzone]

if he starts talking to his own players that would be a start. should show some respect for the chairwoman. she's a dam sight better than what went before as we know. he wont say sorry and he wont admit that hes wrong about dragging the players into it. our fella coney would still be about if he talked to him. its all going to end in tears and hes gona drag everyone down with him.

Bo man no surprise you only appears when theres a chance to put the foot into mickey. We all prob want a change but it wont happen to end of the season at least. You couldn't wait to get the dig into Ciaran McLaughlin either. Just because he didn't bow down to ardboe doesn't make him any less of a man. As for coney (who I think as massive potential and will be grt player for tyrone hopefully) he made the desicision himself to go in and get changed and leave early after that game. When a player does that theres only gona be one outcome.