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Feargal Logan and Brian Dooher have been appointed as Tyrone’s new management team.
The couple was ratified at a county executive meeting Wednesday night to succeed Mickey Harte, who left office earlier this month after 18 years in office.
Logan, a 50-year-old attorney, will work alongside Brian Dooher and Collie Holmes, both members of Tyrone’s teams that won three All-Ireland titles between 2003 and 2008.
Joe McMahon, another All-Ireland winner, is another recruit for the backroom team, with former Strength and Conditioning coach Peter Donnelly set to return after a season with Monaghan.
Logan led Tyrone’s winning All-Ireland U21 team in 2015, when Dooher was a member of his backroom team.
He will renew his bond with several members of that team who have since established themselves as senior players, including Cathal McShane, Padraig Hampsey, Rory Brennan, Frank Burns, Kieran McGeary, Michael Cassidy, Mark Bradley and Conor Meyler.
It is understood that the new Red Hand boss was one of two candidates for the position, along with Mickey Donnelly, who retired as manager of Derry U20 earlier this week after three years in the position.
Stewartstown Harps club member Logan takes on the role with a significant weight of expectation resting on his shoulders.
The new supreme is expected to shift to a more offensive approach, given the potential offered by former AFL star Conor McKenna and Darragh Canavan, who made their championship debuts in last month’s Ulster Championship loss to Donegal.
The imminent return of All-Star forward Cathal McShane from injury adds to the power of what could be a wildly effective offensive unit.
Wednesday night’s announcement is not surprising. Logan had made it clear after Harte’s departure that he was interested in taking over.
Harte left the scene under a cloud, after the county executive rejected a request for a one-year extension to its expired term.
He decided not to serve a three-year term, which was the only option the executive offered him. However, he has since committed to three years as the Louth’s manager in a surprise appointment confirmed earlier this week.
As a player with Tyrone, he won two Ulster titles and played midfield for the team that lost the 1995 Irish final.
Since the end of his playing days, he has been involved in the training and management of his club, Stewartstown Harps, for up to one year.
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