Derry City v Shelbourne - Friday 2nd May 2025

[attack!attack!attack]

Tickets for Shelbourne & St Pats:

https://www.derrycityfc.net/2025/04/tic ... -athletic/

Available through the usual media outlets of LOITV, Drive105 DAB & FM + Radio Foyle

[attack!attack!attack]

The importance of our home games this Friday v Shelbourne, and Monday v St Pats cannot be overstated.

The devil is in the detail, particularly in relation to statistics.

Note, we have already lost 5 games. Over the last 9 seasons, the league champions have lost these many games:

2024: 7
2023: 4
2022: 5
2021: 6
2020: 0
2019: 4
2018: 3
2017: 5
2016: 6

Again, we are already at 5 defeats after 12 games. Currently, Shamrock Rovers have lost 3, Shels 1, Pats 3, Drogheda 2, Galway 2. That's the difference, it's all about the 1% & finite details. This is not me being pedantic, this is purely objective facts.

Historically, a team can suffer ~10 defeats, and qualify for Europe if accompanied with enough wins - however, leaving it to chance should the FAI Cup winners finish outside top 4.

Long story short, we can't keep losing games in the current manner & pace that we are. Hence, these upcoming games against teams we want to challenge is of paramount importance to fulfilling any notion of success this season.

[Keyser Soze]

We aren't winning the league this year. No debate.

[brandyball]

What did our manager say " I can judge my team after 9 or 10 games". Wonder what his verdict is now. With tough games coming thick and fast don't think there's much more room for error.

[marcoloco]

What did our manager say " I can judge my team after 9 or 10 games". Wonder what his verdict is now. With tough games coming thick and fast don't think there's much more room for error.

We don't look like a team yet. That's my biggest gripe. Lots of people doing their thing but not much cohesion. Lots of fight but not much in quality / composure.

A few positive result will have us back on track but these are not easy to get.

[brandyball]

What did our manager say " I can judge my team after 9 or 10 games". Wonder what his verdict is now. With tough games coming thick and fast don't think there's much more room for error.

We don't look like a team yet. That's my biggest gripe. Lots of people doing their thing but not much cohesion. Lots of fight but not much in quality / composure.

A few positive result will have us back on track but these are not easy to get.

Do you mean 2 consecutive victories? Ammmmm..

[attack!attack!attack]

We aren't winning the league this year. No debate.

No question about that. However, on paper and with the level of investment, we should be achieving a European spot handsomely, and I would like us to win the cup after last years complete capitulation (I know, very optimistic but let's see).

[Keyser Soze]

Well, our next 3 home games are Shels, Pats, Rovers.

In a month we'll have a better understanding of where we stand as a squad.

[brandyball]

Match preview

https://audioboom.com/posts/8713802-hav ... AHNWa7QxgQ

[bt47red]

“Lets take it on the chin and move on”

[Nige92]

“Lets take it on the chin and move on”

If you keep taking it on the chin, you'll eventually get knocked out.

Not optimistic about this game at all. Coming up a team that has been together for longer and who are better than last season. Tore us apart in the first game of the season.

[Keyser Soze]

2 very tough games in the space of 3 days.

We need points from them, can't afford to lose both of them. I'd be hoping for at least 3pts.

[rodgers]

We were comfortably outplayed in the first half of the opening day of the season if not the whole match so you would at least hope for some improvement in that time. It is now some two and a half months later.

[TenaciousDee]

Match Night Live on Drive 105 – Derry City v Shelbourne

Join us tonight for full coverage of this massive clash at the Brandywell.

In the studio: Paul Doherty
Commentary team: Dee Curran, Stephen McClelland & Eddie Seydak

Countdown to Kick-Off features Derry City boss Tiarnan Lynch, Winger Michael Duffy, Former Candystripe Darren Kelly and Harry McCue from the Irish PFA Benevolent Fund. Tonight the association with some of our former players will be collecting at tonight’s game for the fund (club is yet to publicise this as well as the AD commentary) so if you have any odds, please give what you can.

Coverage starts at 7pm live on 105.3FM or stream via drive105.co.uk until 10pm. AD commentary receiver's can be collected in the communication room at the back of the Mark Farren Stand.

[attack!attack!attack]

We will know where we are after tonight and Monday.

Shels will come to do a job on us.

Big crowd tonight - we need a performance.

[brandyball]

Team News

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BszkmsNUS/

[davybhoy]

Excellent performance. Controlled it from the start. The back five were excellent and a special mention to O'Reilly and Winchester.

Same again on Monday.

[fergal]

Games like that make games like Waterford more baffling. Could have been sitting top of the league by a point.

[TenaciousDee]

I am delighted.

[footman]

And no yellow cards ⁸