Derry City could have sold out this game at least twice over, as their fans yearn for elusive glory as run-in approaches.
Declan Bogue ALL WEEK, THE phones of the directors, players, coaches, management, turnstile operators and tuck shop ladies have not had the chance to cool with people calling on the off-chance there might have been a stray ticket for the visit of Shamrock Rovers to the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium.
“So when you come from Derry, there was that pride. That sense that, ‘we are away up here, we are not wanted in the Irish League,’ and then we went to the League of Ireland and were welcomed with open arms.”“Everything in the city, every hour, every day, every person, was focussed around Derry City and it changed the mood of the city, changed the economy of the city.
Stephen Bradley’s side won 2-0 in the Brandywell on 1 May, Jack Byrne netting the second after goalkeeper Brian Maher’s careless clearance went wrong. “Even in Stephen Kenny’s time, 2005, 2006, when we were dominating Irish football, we didn’t have capacity crowds. We were hitting 2,000 or 3,000 people at that stage.“Now this week, we could have sold maybe 7,000 tickets to the Rovers game. Certainly.”
On these nights, the most favoured son of the Brandywell, Liam Coyle, can usually be found doing co-commentary for Radio Foyle.However, he is already booked to do a charity walk up Croagh Patrick for a local charity – ‘Destined’ – that provides support for those with learning disabilities. He will be joined by some of his former team mates, including strike partner of old, Gary Beckett.
“The thing about it is, Derry City have a big budget now, so they are where they are. In ’89, people expected us to be strong, but not as good as we turned out to be.
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