Tyrone football boss Mickey Harte has remained defiant in the face of reports that the Ulster Council is considering awarding the McKenna Cup to defeated finalists Donegal. The O'Neill County beat Donegal in last weekend's decider in Omagh but the decision to play two college players may see the Ulster Council rule that Tyrone infringed the rules of the competition. "I can't see how they could justify taking the McKenna Cup away from us," the Tyrone boss commented. "I don't understand how, if they didn't play with their colleges, they couldn't be eligible to play for Tyrone. They didn't play for their colleges because they wanted to play for their county. "Just because they are studying at an institute it doesn't mean they should have to play with them. What if they didn't want to play? "We're losing sight of something here. The McKenna Cup is an intercounty competition. The colleges are visitors and visitors don't dictate the rules." Tweet

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