​Meath's Alan Forde looks set to have to sit out the season

Alan Forde's second coming with the Meath senior footballers looks set to come to an abrupt end this evening with confirmation anticipated of a season ending cruciate knee ligament injury, writes Paul Keane.

The Navan O'Mahony's attacker, who burst onto the scene in 2012 when Meath beat Kildare in the Leinster championship, has been injury plagued in recent seasons but was recalled over winter by new boss Andy McEntee.