"There'll be no simple games" - Meenagh
January 23, 2026
Derry manager Ciaran Meenagh ©INPHO/Ben Brady
Derry manager Ciaran Meenagh says “there’ll be no simple games” as his side get set to embark on their Allianz Football League campaign this weekend.
The Oak Leafers commence their trail in Division 2 away to Meath tomorrow afternoon (3pm), with both teams eyeing a good start in their bid for promotion to the top tier.
Speaking to BBC Sport NI this week, Meenagh said that the division “is littered with dangerous teams”.
"At the end of the day, we have seven games in nine weeks and if we're too fixated on one team," he stated.
"We have Meath and then we have Tyrone at home and then we have Kildare away, coming week after week.
"I suppose the team we've got to fixate on most now is ourselves and how we can draw improvement from our own performance.
"The division is littered with dangerous teams, so yeah, that's a tough start, but there'll be no simple games."
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