For Tyrone, Saturday night presents a golden likelihood to take a major step in direction of the final eight once they welcome Mayo to Omagh in Group One.
With the Crimson Fingers basking within the glow of their win over Donegal and their newest All-Eire triumph at Beneath-20 degree, Malachy O’Rourke’s facet are agency favourites to dispatch a Mayo facet for whom the previous couple of weeks have been turbulent.
Having fallen to Cavan of their opener, supervisor Kevin McStay stepped again to cope with well being points earlier than a unprecedented assembly of the county committee on Monday which adopted current studies of the board’s monetary scenario.
Additionally at that assembly, GAA president Jarlath Burns condemned “bullying, intimidation and threats” directed at Mayo county board officers.
With McStay stepping again, Stephen Rochford leads Mayo towards Tyrone in what’s a rerun of the 2021 All-Eire last, which was received by the Ulster county.
“Loads of issues have gone towards Mayo and that is often once they’ll provide you with one thing so Tyrone should be on their recreation however I am unable to see something apart from a Tyrone win,” mentioned McConville.
“Mayo have historical past on this regard. They have been written off beforehand. The efficiency towards Cavan was so alarmingly poor so there’s loads of work to be completed.
“However Tyrone have the flexibility to maintain the scoreboard ticking over. I do not suppose Mayo have that.”
In Group Three, Down hope to make it two wins from two once they welcome Leinster champions Louth to Pairc Esler.
Having comfortably dispatched Clare final outing, victory over Louth would go away Conor Laverty’s Mournemen in a commanding place earlier than dealing with Monaghan at a impartial venue within the last spherical of group video games in a fortnight.
