Derry City manager Ruaidhri Higgins
Ruaidhri Higgins’ team went into the break with a late win at Bohemians – their third in a row – and will be looking at this one as a big chance to keep the momentum going.
Drogheda have picked up one point from the last six games and have been shorn of Hayden Cann and Oisin Gallagher, who returned to Lincoln City as their loan spells have expired.
However, Higgins is wary of the visitors, who have managed to bring in attacker Douglas James-Taylor on a one-year loan from Walsall FC, though he won’t be eligible to feature tonight.
“It doesn’t seem to matter where or when we play them or where the teams are respectively in the table, they always make things very difficult for us,” said the Candystripes boss.
“To be honest we’re expecting nothing else on Friday night and we’ve prepared for exactly that.
“We’ve been playing well recently and we all made the best of the short break and we’ll be ready to go.”
Derry suffered a transfer blow in the break when defender Cameron McJannet agreed a deal with League Two side Grimsby Town.
Former Manchester City academy player Jacob Davenport arrives from Morecambe to boost the Derry midfield. The versatile 25-year-old is also capable of operating in defence.
“There’s obviously been a couple of personnel changes already with Cameron McJannet going to Grimsby Town and Jacob Davenport coming in,” Higgins added.
“I expect there’ll be one or two more over the next few weeks, but obviously we can’t register Jacob until 1st July, so we’re working off much the same squad as before the break.”
Tags: