The Candystripes missed the chance to go top of the table on Monday but are right in contention
Derry City boss Ruaidhri Higgins feels some people have ‘a lazy view’ of the league as he welcomed its competitive edge.
Their relative success to date is being viewed in two ways; that they have strengthened the top flight, or the stronger sides have gone backwards. But Candystripes boss Higgins said: “People can have a lazy view on the league, in the sense that whenever you play a promoted team you should beat them.
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