Joe Brolly: Why I am worried, not excited as Derry try to keep their dream alive
Oak Leaf have to ensure they do not suffer a crushing loss to Dublin
Derry's Conor Glass. Photo: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile
In March 2014, Derry were flying. We had just beaten Mayo in an electrifying league semi-final in Croke Park, even though we played the last quarter with 14 men after Fergal Doherty was sent off for a world-class shoulder on Aidan O’Shea, sending him back crying to his mammy.
Mayo and Dublin were the big two. It was their golden era. We had beaten the number two team in the country in style. Now, we were facing the number one seeds, who were, we thought, beatable. After all, Donegal had made muck of Jim Gavin’s man-to-man principles in the previous year’s All-Ireland semi-final, galloping gleefully through his bewildered superstars.
