Tyrone followed defeat by Armagh with a heavy loss to Mayo and McCrystal admits "they have seen that level now and they know they have to get up to it". McCrystal succeeds Gerry Moane, who led the Red Hands to the All-Ireland Intermediate Championship in 2018. "It's a big jump from intermediate to senior but now they have to work on that, which we have done," said McCrystal. The senior squad is currently made up of 71 players who he says "are all eager to give this a go". McCrystal replaced All-Ireland Intermediate Championship winning boss Gerry Moane in DecemberMcCrystal managed the U14 All-Ireland Gold Championship winning side in 2019, in which he had 253 players under his guidance.

Source: BBC April 03, 2021 12:22 UTC