Ruaidhrí Higgins was responding to criticism of Patrick McEleney, who won a late penalty in Friday’s 1-1 draw with Shamrock Rovers
Derry City boss Ruaidhrí Higgins has taken another swipe at the ‘Dublin’ media - and RTÉ pundit Conan Byrne in particular.
READ MORE: Mick McCarthy recalls extraordinary gesture by Toto Schillaci moments before Italia 90 quarter-final He said: “We'll all be talking about referee Damien MacGraith, but I'm going to focus on Patrick McEleney, it's an absolute disgrace for a player of his calibre to go down like that in the box to gain an advantage for his team, it's absolutely disgraceful
“It’s an interesting comment,” said the Derry boss. “Did he make as much noise about the penalty we never got? Higgins added: “I’m slightly disappointed we didn’t win the game but you can’t be too disappointed when you go so late into it 1-0 down.
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