DERRY provided the most compelling evidence for coach Damien Cassidy’s claim that the squad is singing off the same hymn sheet as they clung on with 14 men to survive this stern All-Ireland SFC qualifier (Round 2) test from Westmeath on Saturday.

DERRY will have to plan without key attacker Paddy Bradley for the early stages of the NFL as he struggles to shake off a heel injury that prevented him from featuring in the Dr McKenna Cup over the past few weeks.