Marty Clarke in line to make Down playing return

Clarke - who last played for Down 13 years ago, during the 2011 SFC campaign - is said to be training alongside the Down goalkeepers

RETURN: Down selector Marty Clarke during the Ulster GAA Football Senior Championship semi-final between Armagh and Down. Pic: Ramsey Cardy, Sportsfile

Former All-Star Down forward and current senior selector Marty Clarke has been touted to make a return to the county's playing ranks soon. 

Clarke - who last played for Down 13 years ago, during the 2011 SFC campaign - is said to be training alongside Down goalkeepers, current first-choice John O'Hare and Kevin Anderson, with the idea that the 36-year-old could fill a playmaking 'keeper role with the county as the year goes on.