Fitness worries for Wexford as Ryan ponders his options

WEXFORD football boss Jason Ryan is facing a number of injury worries ahead of the crunch clash with Dublin on Sunday week.

In addition to doubts about the fitness of ace forward Matty Forde for the Leinster semi-final at Croke Park, defender Ciaran Kennedy and forward Paddy Byrne have been ruled out through a knee injury and a broken cheek bone, respectively.

And the training of defenders David Walsh and Noel Murphy, midfielder Brendan Doyle, and forwards Redmond Barry and Ben Brosnan has been restricted because of groin and hamstring-related injuries. “Paddy Byrne broke a bone in his knee-cap, and will have to have an operation,” explained Ryan, who steered Wexford to an All-Ireland semi-final clash against Tyrone in his first year at the helm.