Paul Finlay return a timely boost for Monaghan

Paul Finlay has rejoined the Monaghan senior football panel and insists there’ll be no hint of panic if the team is relegated tomorrow.

The 33-year-old returned to training last week having sat out the first three months of the season to rest a calf injury picked up at the end of last year. While he doesn’t expect to see any action in tomorrow’s final Division One clash against Donegal, he hopes to be in contention for the championship opener with Down on June 5.

“It’s been a different approach for me sitting out the first few months of the season, but I stayed in touch with Malachy (O’Rourke) and Ryan (Porter) the whole time.