Tyrone great Peter Canavan fears his county are suffering from low confidence after underestimating how tough life in Division 2 would be as he ruled out their chances of promotion this year.
Malachy O’Rourke’s team fell to a five-point loss at Louth last Sunday, leaving them with one victory and a draw from their four matches to date.
They take on Offaly in Omagh on Saturday, then travel to Meath and finish off their league campaign with a home clash against Cork.
Tyrone will face into that block without top scorer Darragh Canavan – Peter’s son – who leaves this week for a month of travelling in Australia. It’s going to be a tough, challenging few weeks.
“Definitely the chance of promotion is gone,”…