Kenny urges his Candystripes to step up a gear

WITH Drogheda, Cork City and Shelbourne not in action tonight, Derry City have the chance to go top of the eircom League when they travel to Richmond Park to take on St Patrick’s Athletic.

But Derry boss Stephen Kenny reckons his team will have to step up their performance level against a Pat’s side which has now gone four games unbeaten in the league.

Derry come into the game off the back of a narrow victory over Longford Town in the League Cup. “It was not a great performance,” says Kenny. “We were lucky enough to win it though we wouldn’t have deserved to lose it either. But Pat’s will prove a very big challenge, particularly the way they’ve been playing at Richmond this season, and we’re going to have step up our whole performance.”