Clerkin hails McEnaney keeper experiment a ‘masterstroke’

MONAGHAN midfielder Dick Clerkin has hailed Seamus McEnaney’s unorthodox decision to use his full-back in goals against Armagh on Sunday, describing it as a “masterstroke”.

However, Sunday’s man of the match added that his manager had also put his career on the line with a call that generated so much debate before, during and after the game at Belfast’s Casement Park.

McEnaney made the decision to play defender Darren Hughes rather than regular deputy Sean Gorman in goals when regular custodian Shane Duffy was ruled out with a quad injury on Saturday evening.