Ciarán Meenagh: 'We probably are in a state of shock because we expected to win the game'

There was a point of view held by many quarters before the throw-in that Derry’s style of play would prevent them from reaching the concluding day of action.

GUTTED: Derry manager Ciaràn Meenagh is gutted as they firmly believed they were going to win. Photo by David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

Ciarán Meenagh is about four minutes into the Derry post-mortem with the print media. As he recounts the many scoring opportunities not taken in the second period, he sits back in his chair and lets out one long sigh of utter disappointment.

“It’s gutting, like,” the Derry manager exhales.