Seán Cavanagh disappointed by Tyrone’s ‘strange’ treatment of his brother



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Seán Cavanagh admits he was disappointed that neither the Tyrone County Board nor Mickey Harte officially thanked his brother Colm after his recent intercountry retreat.

After 13 seasons, two-time All-Star Colm announced his decision on Twitter last month, but there was no comment from either the board or Harte afterward.

“I spoke to Colm about it because it was a little strange because he was a serious servant,” says Cavanagh.

“I’ve seen it here before, though. I don’t think we give enough thought to some players who have bought the fight for our counties for many years. I saw players retiring after winning three All-Irelands in the late nineties in a similar position, so it’s not just Colm, I’d say that.

It was a huge surprise given the fact that he led the fight and showed leadership on the field for the past several years, at times with almost no help.

“It was a bit strange and probably disappointing from our point of view.”

It is Cavanagh’s opinion that players (or will be asked to) mask the symptoms of Covid-19 to play their counties in the coming weeks.

“Players will be encouraged to hide possible symptoms of illness and disease, which is a scary thing because if I were a county player and started having symptoms and it could be related to Covid, I know it in my head, because I was one. one of those guys who always wanted to keep going and never wanted to diminish my chances or the team’s.

“I know I would be feeling, ‘Well, I have to hide this’ and that is what scares me the most, that there will be pressure on the players, I have no doubt, either individually or from a team perspective, that if it starts to have symptoms and stay away from people, do not reveal close contacts. “

– Seán Cavanagh spoke at the launch of RTÉ’s coverage of the 2020 Championship

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