Ryan McBride 'was a man of few words but, by God, he led by example’

Paul Fitzpatrick remembers Ryan McBride, Derry City FC footballer and captain and an iconic figure among the Brandywell supporters.

Friday night lights in Turner’s Cross, September 2015. The hosts, Cork City, sitting in second place in the league behind runaway leaders Dundalk, have little to play for.

But opponents Derry City have made the 300-mile trek south desperately battling against relegation and with their captain facing a late fitness test, the odds are stacked against them.