IT was as if the last eight weeks were a bad dream. Like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, our boys woke up on sunday morning in their own beds, their mothers waking them up with a cup of tea and buttered toast. There were very few Derry fans at the game in Castlebar. I […]
By Michael McMullan DERRY manager Mickey Harte said his players are “in a bubble” and haven’t been affected by the criticism directed at the camp. Speaking after the Oakleafers’ dramatic penalty shootout win over Mayo on Saturday in Castlebar, Harte also accepted their fate of playing three championship games in two weeks after not finishing […]
By Michael McMullan LEAGUE champions Armagh will host Mayo in the All-Ireland quarter-final after this weekend’s championship draw. Gregory McGonigle side have home advantage after topping their group. It will be a repeat of last season’s final group game when Aimee Mackin’s last gasp penalty clinched a 2-10 to 1-11 victory on home soil. Advertisement […]
MAYO’S efforts against Dublin in the modern era have been as successful as Enoch Burke’s court cases. Another Mayo man who seems to be cursed. Yet, for all those defeats in big games, Mayo remain the most popular and entertaining team in Gaelic football. Like a happy labrador lining up in the traps against a […]
IT was Brian Clough who famously said, ‘We had a good team on paper. Unfortunately, the game was played on grass’. Well the same can be said in a roundabout way for Derry on Saturday this week. Of all the teams Derry could have got in the draw, Mayo were maybe the best team on […]
By Michael McMullan DERRY have named their side for Saturday’s clash with Mayo in Castlebar (6.30pm). It’s an unchanged lineup from their win over Westmeath with the only change coming in the panel. Gareth McKinless makes a return to the squad after a two-match ban with the injured Marty Bradley making way. Advertisement Derry: Odhrán […]
By Michael McMullan EMMETT Bradley was Derry’s not so secret weapon from the bench in their magical 2022 Ulster winning campaign and he backs the importance of having a competitive squad. Bradley scored a point when he came on in all three games in Ulster as Derry ended a 24-year championship famine but stepped away […]
By Michael McMullan DERRY’S Emmett Bradley has dismissed any rumours of discontent in the camp or any revolt against manager Mickey Harte. Speaking at the launch of the All-Ireland Championship at his home club Glen, Bradley – who scored Derry’s vital goal to sink Westmeath – said nothing has changed in the camp. The Oakleafers […]
WE have barely had time to breathe after the epic league finals with championship action starting with a bang last weekend. The standout result last weekend was undoubtedly Cavan’s massive win over neighbours Monaghan, which I don’t think a lot of people would have predicted. Monaghan struggled during this year’s league campaign. I think a lot […]
By Michael McMullan MONAGHAN have been hit the blow ahead of their Ulster Championship visit of Cavan with the news of Andrew Woods’ unsuccessful appeal of his red card in their defeat to Monaghan. Woods was sent off by referee Niall Cullen for striking but requested a hearing which took place on Thursday night. The […]
