“I’m still not ready for the pipe and the slippers,” Harte said after his Derry tenure was cut short. “I like what I do and I like managing.”
WHEN MICKEY HARTE departed the Tyrone hot seat, no one would’ve guessed his next destination. Or, indeed, the two that would follow that.
Not to mention that Offaly was one of the counties that already had a manager in Declan Kelly. The Kilconfert man was seen as an obvious choice when he was appointed last year having guided the county’s U20s to the 2021 All-Ireland. Six of those players listed above featured in the U20 end-of-season award selection in 2021 including Player of the Year Bryant.
And Harte will have seen enough of Offaly up close and personal to convince him of their calibre. In 2021, Louth were beaten in extra-time by John Maughan’s men and in 2023, his team outlasted Martin Murphy’s side in another extra-time battle.
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