Art McRory: Stood down by Tyrone board

Harte has indicated that he would want to work with his regular partner Father Gerard McAleer while McIver would also have a strong backroom team.

McIver has already said that he would work with Carrickmore's Raymond Munroe, Gortin's Roger Keenan and current Rock manager Peter Bayne.

It is also likely that McIver would bring in the expertise of the highly-respected Ballinderry man Dessie Ryan.

The reign of McRory and McKenna came to a shock end last month.

Tyrone's county board refused to grant a request from the management duo that McKenna should take the reins himself for a couple of months.

McKenna odds-on

McRory has been suffering from a viral condition and had been told by his doctors to take a break until Christmas in the hope of recovering from the illness.

Despite the Tyrone county board's decision last month, McKenna has now emerged as the favourite to be installed as sole team boss.

A number of Tyrone bookies make McKenna odds-on favourite to be given the job.

A five-man committee will conduct the interview process before making a recommendation to the county's clubs which would almost certainly be rubber-stamped.