Draw Analysis: Derry going to Castlebar next weekend is the big storyline as the All-Ireland football preliminary quarter-final draw is made
So Mickey Harte doesn’t have to go to Omagh after all to face Tyrone in a do-or-die Championship game.Traveling to MacHale Park to face Mayo is definitely not the draw Derry wanted - and probably not the draw Mayo wanted either.Read Next: All-Ireland hurling quarter-finals vote falls short
A long trip to Castlebar the weekend after struggling to put Westmeath away in Newry is an onerous task for Derry, who hit just 2-7 at Pairc Esler and look devoid of confidence. There could be a mental toll to be paid this weekend in that regard, whereas Derry have known this was the only route they could go for a while now.
Eoin McEvoy got a full game under his belt last weekend, but Niall Loughlin and Conor Doherty didn’t tog out. Could we see this duo with everything on the line? This is no fait accompli though as the Rossies are just after winning their first match since February 24, 16 weeks as Davy Burke noted after the game.
With Darren Hughes out injured and Conor McManus coming off the bench, it’s a Monaghan side trying to find themselves.
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