Armagh manager Paddy O'Rourke has been boosted by the news that he will have close to a full squad to choose from for Saturday's All-Ireland SFC qualifier against Fermanagh.

Defender Finnian Moriarity and midfield pair Kieran Toner and James Lavery look set to be fit for the showdown with the Erne men at Brewster Park, Enniskillen.

"We had a number of injuries over the past two or three weeks, but a lot of them seem to be clearing up," selector Donal Murtagh told the Irish News.

"Finnian Moriarity is back - he took part in full training. Brian Mallon is back after serving suspension. James Lavery and Kieran Toner are almost 100 per cent.

"They didn't train, but they done a very tough rehab session. We would expect them to be fully fit too."

Murtagh also stressed that Fermanagh are a side that the Orchard men can't take for granted, as they look to book their place into the third round of the back-door.

"Fermanagh are one of those teams that if you weren't up for it they really would expose you and get on top of you," he said.

"They have a lot of really mobile players. They are good at winning breaking ball and they really would torture you if you weren't up for it. Our recent meeting went to a replay. We certainly won't be underestimating them.

"If we can reproduce the performance we had against Donegal we would be happy enough," added the Crossmaglen man. Tweet

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