DO away with the league finals they said. Nobody wants them they said. There is no room in the calendar they said. Well, anyone who was of that opinion before last weekend’s games will certainly have changed their tune on Monday morning. What we witnessed in Croke Park is everything that is good about our […]
Ulster U-20 FC Derry 1-11 Monaghan 2-6 By Michael McMullan DERRY were made to hang tough against Monaghan on Wednesday night in Castleblayney to get back to winning ways. Advertisement After being hit by Gavin Potter’s winner in defeat to Tyrone last week, it was a late Oisin Doherty insurance point that saw Hugh McGrath’s side […]
By Michael McMullan DERRY captain Conor Glass believes teams must go “head-to-head” with Dublin as opposed to any cautious approach of sitting back. Speaking after Sunday’s dramatic penalty shootout win over the All-Ireland champions secured a first league title since 2008, Glass commented about the enjoyable nature of the blockbuster. In a week when former […]
THE bad news for the rest of us is that the conservatism that threatened to bring an end to Dublin’s dynasty has been replaced with the adventure that created it in the first place. “Balls out football,” as Pat Gilroy calls it. As we saw on Sunday against Tyrone, Dublin are in annihilation mode. I predicted […]
NFL Division One final Derry v Dublin Sunday, Croke Park, 4pm By Michael McMullan FROM the moment Derry decided to make seven changes to their team ahead of the Dubs’ visit to Celtic Park the interest in a potential rematch in the final ramped up. Now it’s here, when you delve through the noise of […]
WELL, the leagues have finished for all but eight teams who will compete in the finals this weekend. The other 24 teams have had a week off from league fixtures and planning, but it certainly will not have been a week off from county duty as the Championship is rolling around next weekend again. On […]
By Michael McMullan JOHNNY McGarvey has named his Derry team for Saturday’s Division 2B final against Tyrone at Owenbeg (5.30pm). Derry were winners over the Red Hands on the opening game of the season with the only blot on their season being a draw on a wasteful weekend in Wicklow. The Oakleafers are without Dara […]
By Michael McMullan SECONDS into his post-game comments following Sunday’s win over Roscommon, Derry manager Mickey Harte set the scene for their league final showdown with Dublin this weekend. With news of the All-Ireland champions posting 5-18 against his native Tyrone, Harte used the ‘J’ word. “Any day you get to the Division One final, […]
By Michael McMullan DERRY u-20 manager Hugh McGrath feels there were enough positives to take from his side’s defeat to Tyrone into Wednesday’s clash with Monaghan in Castleblayney. The Oakleafers need at least a victory from their two remaining games – Monaghan and Antrim – to qualify for the knock-out stages. In a new two-group […]
Ulster u-20 FC Tyrone 0-13 Derry 1-9 By Michael McMullan THE drama all came at the end of this u-20 group game as Tyrone sunk Derry at the second time of asking at Celtic Park. Advertisement In a game that was level on six occasions, the Red Hands pushed into a 0-12 to 0-9 lead […]
