The Fermanagh native also said he would remain in charge of All-Ireland club champions Glen until the end of their campaign
Malachy O’Rourke accepts there are “great expectations” in Tyrone - but he says if he was afraid of the pressure he wouldn’t have taken the job.
“It does mean I have a wee bit more time. I will be able to continue to show 100 percent focus with the club but still be able to get the work done that needs to be done for the county." “But I felt that if I kept coaching and things were going well, that there was a possibility and I would never have ruled it out.
“You wouldn’t be doing them if you were afraid of that. The most pressure is, I would put it on myself. We know there’s a serious amount of work to do and that’s the challenge in front of us.”The last two Tyrone managers won the All-Ireland in their first year - Mickey Harte and Brian Dooher/Feargal Logan.“Feargal, Brian, Collie and Joe won the All-Ireland in that first year and they won Ulster.
O’Rourke’s backroom will feature his long-time coaches, Ryan Porter and Leo McBride, while he intends to add two more figures to his team. “That might create different challenges for us. It is a case once we are allowed back, we’ll have to look at players in challenge games.
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