The 72-year-old wants to return to inter-county management after his Derry departure.
MICKEY HARTE SAYS he wants to return to inter-county management following his Derry departure earlier this week.“I’m not ready for the pipe and slippers,” Harte told BBC Sport NI while on punditry duty yesterday.Advertisement “The world might need a few surprises again,” he added.
He steered the Oak Leaf county to Division 1 National League glory, before a premature Ulster championship exit at the hands of Donegal and a difficult All-Ireland group stage campaign. A preliminary quarter-final win over Mayo saw them advance to the last eight, but the Kingdom prevailed by five points.
“We were only there for a year — it was never said to be more than that, maybe other people assumed different things,” said Harte, who swapped Louth for Derry.“It’s hard to put your finger on it. The Donegal defeat knocked the confidence out of the players to a large degree and then it took a lot to get over that. Suspensions and other things didn’t help.He continued: “I had a good time there. Great lads, very talented footballers.
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