Down “exploring” goalkeeping options as Charlie Smyth closes in on NFL deal

Down coach Marty Clarke is still some way off making a return to a playing role with the Mournemen according to another member of Conor Laverty’s coaching team.

Read more: Newry Mourne and Down Council rejects Down GAA funding bid for Ballykinlar centre of excellenceHowever, Donnelly insists John O’Hare remains their first choice ’keeper at the minute until Clarke can edge ahead in the pecking order.“People like Niall Morgan and Rory Beggan have reinvented the game and you see more and more teams using the goalkeeper as an outfield player. Odhran Lynch did it very effectively for Derry in the Championship last year.

“The bottom line is John O’Hare is doing a fantastic job at the minute and he is the number one and he is in that position until such a time as someone surpasses him, be that Marty or Kenny Anderson.” “We honestly haven’t looked beyond Westmeath on Sunday - we don’t want to take our eye off the ball in any regard,” added Donnelly.

Meanwhile, the prospect of Charlie Smyth making a comeback for Down in time for the Championship appears remote as the Mayobridge clubman moved a step closer to securing an NFL contract.

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