Defeat for Monaghan in Dr Mc Kenna cup put positives to be taken

Monaghan tasted defeat in their opening game of the Bank of Ireland Dr. Mc Kenna cup when they went defeated by Down on Wednesday past. It was a first outing for both new management teams and when speaking to Sean Mc Caffrey our GAA correspondent Fergal Monaghan noted that while Vinny Corey would have been disappointed with the loss he did express surprise at how well an experimental team had played