Of Tyrone’s historic Super 8s battle
limped out of the Ulster Championship defeat to Monaghan with a hamstring strain.
However, Mark Bradley made a return to action against Cork as a sub and scored a goal, while Tiernan McCann and Colm Cavanagh have looked their old selves after recovering from injuries.
“I do feel that when you have been on the qualifier runs, and we have been on many of them, you gain momentum if you keep winning. And you find things out about your team and players that you might not find out in the white heat of the Ulster Championship,” commented Harte.
“So it has a benefit that way. And now the fact that it isn’t knockout in the last eight is going to be good as well. Because normally it is a do-or-die job. We have had enough of them for a while so it takes a wee bit of the pressure off.
“You would certainly want a result, of course, but it isn’t the end of the road if you don’t get a result, so that’s all good, I think that is all positive.”
In the headlining act of Saturday night, Donegal face Dublin, most certainly in Croke Park after the meeting of last week when the county board registered their concern that Dublin get an extra home game than everyone else in the present Super 8s system.
On Sunday, it is the turn of Group 1 to play their matches.
Monaghan finally get tested beyond the limits of the Division Four opposition they faced so far when they come up against Kildare, while Kerry face Galway later in the double-header.