McEnaney freshens up Farney squad

Ahead of the Dr McKenna Cup, Monaghan boss Seamus McEnaney has named his squad - a list without his nephew Gary McEnaney, along with five other players who were involved in 2009.

A son of top referee Pat McEnaney, Gary McEnaney is one of six players who have not been invited back onto the squad for the pre-season competition which gets underway on 10 January. The other five players who have been overlooked are: Paul McGuigan, Eddie Lennon, Raymond Ronaghan, Shane Smyth and Padraic McBennett.

The manager has included 11 inter-county rookies in his new-look squad - Sean Gorman, Drew Wylie, Martin McElroy, Francis Caulfield, Matthew McKenna, Gavin Doogan, Aiden Farmer, Colin Walshe, Colm Greenan, Dermot Malone and Mark McNally.

'We like to freshen things up on a regular basis as best we can,' McEnaney said.

'As we have trawled through the county, we are very happy with the level of commitment, enthusiasm and the desire to wear the Monaghan jersey that has come from the 11 players who we have picked.'

Monaghan (McKenna Cup squad): S Gorman, Drew Wylie, P Finlay (Ballybay); D McArdle, M McElroy, C Hanratty, D Malone (Castleblayney); Kieran Hughes, D Morgan, F Caulfield (Scotstown); Neil McAdam (Monaghan Harps); M McKenna, P Meegan (Inniskeen); Gavin Doogan, S Duffy, D Freeman, T Freeman (Magheracloone); R Woods (Donaghmoyne); Aiden Farmer, H McElroy, O Duffy (Latton); C Walshe (Doohamlet), C Greenan, JP Mone, V Corey (Clontibret); B McKenna (Emyvale); D Clerkin (Currin); G McQuaid (Tyholland); S Gollogy, M McNally (Carrickmacross).