By Niall Gartland TYRONE manager Malachy O’Rourke is hopeful that the vast majority of his 2025 panel will be available for selection when the new season commences with the return of the McKenna Cup in January. There is no word yet of possible retirements, though it’s likely that Mark Bradley will be unavailable due to […]
THE club championship kicked off here in Donegal last weekend and although we got to see the new rules during club leagues, this was our first taste of how football might look at club level. I’m sure we can all remember attending club games all over the country last season and what was on display […]
By Barry O’Donnell HAVING just returned to the County fold over the off-season, Mark Bradley now finds himself quickly embroiled in a relegation scrap with Tyrone, but despite their mixed results, the star attacker is enjoying being back in the mix. Now into his early thirties the Killyclogher man was persuaded to don the county […]
By Niall Gartland THE disappointment will linger for some time yet, but Tyrone’s senior intercounty footballers will get back on the wagon with their clubs at short notice following last Saturday’s All-Ireland preliminary quarter-final defeat to Roscommon. Four of the five scheduled rounds of starred fixtures have been played at this juncture, but the county men […]
By Niall Gartland KILLYCLOGHER haven’t exactly been handed the cushiest draw in the world as they finalise their preparations for Friday night’s block-buster clash against defending champions Dromore, but their joint-captain Mark Bradley wouldn’t have it any other way. Tyrone are the only remaining county in Ulster to opt for a traditional knock-out in the […]
By Catherine McGourty AS a player you have probably heard many people say to you, “play for as long as you can” or “ you are a long time retired” or “ you will miss it when you finish”. For me all of these points are very valid, but I am now at the stage […]
THE harsher realities of life presently mean that Tyrone sharpshooter Mark Bradley appreciates that sticking a ball in the back of the net or over the bar isn’t the be all and end all right now. After a year’s sabbatical from the county senior-set-up the Killyclogher ace was looking forward to a return to centre […]
It is believed that Tyrone forward, Mark Bradley has opted out of the county panel ahead of the 2019 season. The Killyclogher attacker is currently in Liverpool where he is studying for a teaching qualification following his time at University of Ulster, Jordanstown. Bradley picked up an All-Ireland u’21 title with the Red Hand County […]
Tyrone’s Mark Bradley gives his opinion on their championship opponents.
Pauric Grimes explains how to maximise your off season.
