“It’s devastating. It’s not what you expect from players in a Tyrone jersey…I don’t think you could call it a bad day at the office; it’s something much worse than that. It’s a dreadful performance from our team.”

Tyrone joint-manager Brian Dooher at the weekend after his side were destroyed by Dublin?

Nope. Mickey Harte. A decade ago, after a mere 15-point Division One defeat to Kerry (3-15 to 0-9).

“I can’t ever remember a day like it. But it all goes to prove you never know what is around the corner. You have to just to chew it when it comes and hope you can do better the next day. But yeah, it is very, very disappointing.”

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That must be Tyrone joint-manager Brian Dooher at the weekend?

Nope again. Mickey Harte again. Four years ago, after a 19-point league loss away to Galway (2-25 to 0-12).

There were extenuating circumstances in that second half collapse, with Tyrone reduced to 13 men as well as losing forward Cathal McShane to a serious leg injury, allowing the Tribesmen to run away with it in the second half.

“I know there will be a lot of talk about the six goals but if you take them out of it then there wasn’t really a whole lot scoring wise between the sides.”

Yep, that was Brian Dooher – but as the goal tally clue tells you, it wasn’t on Sunday, but in the summer of 2021, in a League semi-final, against Kerry, which ended 6-15 to 1-14.

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