Survival battles in spring as inevitable as daffodils for Conor McManus and Monaghan

“The aim is always to get to safety as quickly as possible. We have two points on the board but it's a long way to get six, a lot of twists and turns and we know that."

GROUNDHOG DAY: Monaghan's Conor McManus ready for another relegation battle.. Pic credit: Laszlo Geczo, Inpho.

Groundhog days, dog days for Monaghan.

For their talisman Conor McManus, for their manager Vinny Corey when he was togging out, survival battles in spring have been as inevitable as daffodils.