Tyrone managers Brian Dooher and Fergal Logan step down

TYRONE joint managers Brian Dooher and Fergal Logan have stepped down from their positions.

The two former Tyrone players took charge of the team in 2020 after the departure of Mickey Harte.

Last season saw Tyrone finish fifth in the NFL Division One table and be dumped out of the Ulster SFC early when they were beaten by Donegal.

The Red Hands then finished second in their All-Ireland SFC round-robin, losing again to Jim McGuinness.

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Tyrone’s chairman, Martin Sludden, said: “They’ve simply made wonderful history for us, time and again, in place after place, and in so many ways.

“Always with style, class, dignity and honour.

“And, very remarkably in the world we’re now in, always as total volunteers to the Tyrone GAA cause.”

The highlight of Dooher and Logan’s tenure would undoubtedly be the All-Ireland title won by Tyrone in 2021 when they beat Mayo 2-14 to 0-15.

This All-Ireland SFC was the first one to be won with fans back in the stadium after the easing of restrictions following the Covid-19 pandemic.

Their run to the final was not free of controversy, with their All-Ireland semi-final against Kerry being postponed over a Covid-19 outbreak in the squad.

Before their stints as Tyrone boss, the two coaches were involved in the Tyrone U21 team along with Peter Canavan, who ruled himself out for the top job when Harte stepped down.

“Brian’s and Feargal’s contributions to Tyrone GAA are just monumental,” explained county secretary, Michael Kerr.

“Too often we focus on ‘What’ people achieve. But, in the broader picture, the ‘How’ and the ‘Why’ are probably more important.”

“Brian and Feargal have delivered the supreme prizes for Tyrone.”

“But they’ve always done that in the right way. And never more so than in the COVID throes, when they unapologetically prioritised the well-being of our players and then dealt so well with the serious impacts of the virus on our panel.”

The hunt now starts for Dooher and Logan’s successor(s), for someone who can restore Tyrone football back to their place of competing with the best year-in-year-out.