15 April 2016
Drogheda United is off to a sizzling start this season, and they've emerged as a bit of a bogey side for us. They knocked us out of the League Cup (I fielded a team full of youngsters and backups) and, more importantly, took three points from us in the league.
Oddly enough, when we concede a goal, we lose. Good thing we haven't conceded many. We're technically fourth in the league, but two of the teams ahead of us have played seven games to our six. If we win today against Longford, we'll move up to second, a point behind Drogheda.
Billy Ryan returned to the team for the Derry City match, but drew two yellow cards and got himself sent off. With as many central midfielders as I have on hand, Billy can't afford to do things like that. As much as I like him,
Glen Scully is perhaps a better choice.
Billy is still young at 23, but Glen is only 17. Scully is also expressing his desire to stay in the first team, and it might be hard to keep him unless I can give him that opportunity.