Brennan: We can beat anyone

SPEAKING to the Irish Examiner last week, John Brennan jovially looked for the promise of a gin and tonic were Derry to overcome their Ulster semi-final hoodoo.

The drink shall go down as an IOU but the pity was so few of the county’s supporters were on hand in Clones to celebrate with him and his players.

Neither were they in the vicinity to hear some of the quips their joyous manager had at the ready. Asked about repeatedly facing questions about Derry’s record during the week, he described them as “like an old LP with a faulty needle!”