Stephen Bradley

That's not arrogance or that's not disrespect.

We know what this meant to Derry City as a town.

But our players have played in some big, big stadiums against big clubs.

it was nothing to do with that.

Today was about the type of game it was and the small margins need to go fight in them games.

It was always going to be that game.

We knew what the pitch was like last week, so it was always going to be that.

I think the team selection showed you we felt it would be that game.

We always felt Derry would drop as the game went on and we'd get more spaces and get more control with Graham.

But it was always going to be that game.

The pitch is the pitch.

We all know Derry as well, that it's not at the level that is required, but it's a bit of short-term paying for what they will get and the brandy well in a few weeks' time, which is OK.

Yeah, Graham wasn't dropped.

You don't drop Graham.

You have to understand what type of player he is and playing Graham in a game that's just going to go over his head for the first 60 minutes.

It's pointless having him on the pitch.

And it was always going to be that.

It was always going to be that early.

And like I said, once we knew they'd drop, the spaces were there for Graham to come and play.

I've said it a number of times.