War of words moves to pitch

RUNNING beneath the surface emotions around tonight’s Cork City v Derry City Cup semi-final (7.45pm) is a deep resentment in Derry that the game was not delayed until the weekend.

Derry hold Cork at least partly responsible for the timing of the game and the risk is the good relations that traditionally bound the two clubs together has been seriously damaged.

Cork's defence to charges they were not interested in facilitating Derry by pushing for a rearrangement of the fixture is that the matter was out of their hands, the timing of the game dictated by the FAI.