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'He got a really heavy knock and went into a spasm'

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21.32 8 Apr 2014


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'He got a really heavy knock and went into a spasm'

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Listen to the full chat with Roddy and Stuey above via the podcast 

Roddy and Stuey joined Joe in studio tonight to go through the big talking points from the two rounds of action in the SSE Airtricity League over the weekend.

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Derry City manager Roddy recalled a very worrying moment involving his defender Ryan McBride against Dundalk last night.

"He got a really heavy knock and went into a spasm. He was unconscious and didn't come round for another ten minutes. So he's still in Our Lady of Lourdes in Drogheda but the scans were fine so after 24 hours observation, I think he'll be released tomorrow," said Roddy who said it was frightening to watch for him and his team-mates.

Dundalk beat his Derry side 3 - 0, two days after hammering St Pat's and Roddy believes last season's runners up are the "form side" in the division so far, although he doubts whether they can maintain that form throughout the entire season.

Stuey does not see any reason why Dundalk cannot keep up their early season form and sees them as a "dynamic, expansive" team with a style which brought them into last season's Top Two.

But after six rounds of play, Stuey believes the league is wide open with little separating the top five or six teams.

Stuey also believes that reigning champions St Pat's "would really be struggling" if it was not for Christy Fagan's goals but believes it is still early days and that they must cope with the extra pressure of being champions.

League leaders Cork City are very direct according to Stuey and picked out Garry Buckley as the key man for the team and Roddy pointed out defending set-pieces as one of the key areas when coming up against Cork.

Stuey also believes Drogheda United's Gary O'Neill is a worth recipient of the player of the month crown, with an honorable mention for his team-mate Declan 'Fabio' O'Brien.


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