Derry City host Drogheda United in Sunday's FAI Cup final at Aviva Stadium
Derry City boss Ruaidhri Higgins admits he was green with envy after watching Shelbourne lift the league trophy in his own backyard.
READ MORE: Bohemians and Sligo Rovers to share €41m towards Dalymount Park and Showgrounds redevelopments Higgins admits it was a punch in the gut watching Damien Duff and his players celebrate on the pitch - their pitch. Derry ended up slipping to a fourth-placed finish and must beat Drogheda in Sunday’s final to secure European football.
Higgins continued: “We’re are all competitive, that's why we’re in the game and to see a team celebrating and lifting the trophy in our own backyard, it's tough. In saying that Shelbourne are deserved champions, they stuck right at it to the end, and they deserved to win the league, we can have no complaints.
“There's no doubt about it, this club needs to be playing in European football, and we need to win the Cup to qualify for Europe,” he said. “Our focus is on trying to win the game - get European qualification and get the FAI Cup, kill two birds with one stone. We want to go and perform, if we can perform any way like the way we performed the last time we were there we will be extremely happy.”
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