The time has come for Tyrone manager Mickey Harte to exit stage left, according to Joe Brolly.

Speaking on the Irish Independent's GAA podcast (the Throw-In), the Sunday Game pundit says the three-time Sam Maguire Cup winning manager should stand down following the heavy semi-final defeat they suffered at the hands of Dublin but he doesn't expect Harte to follow his advice.

"Mickey would never do that (walk away). In Tyrone, it's virtually a criminal offence to criticise Mickey. No one in Tyrone would dare criticise Mickey. There's such psychological pressure on.

"There's a certain rump in Tyrone who, whenever I would say something which is pretty obvious I would have thought, would attack me. But there's another larger rump in Tyrone who would privately say, 'you're absolutely right.'

"Anyone who thinks Mickey is going to walk quietly into the night has another thing coming.

"You'd have to say that his earlier career in the noughties and before spoke for itself. An All-Ireland minor title, a fantastic team in the noughties. And the reality is that a team can't win All-Irelands without the leader being right.

"But there comes a time. There's been a ten year transition now from the 2008 winners. And there's massive potential in Tyrone. Massive skills. They just need to change their philosophy in the game."

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