Derry lost their opening four games of the League of Ireland season and remain bottom of the table despite two subsequent drawsDerry City have parted ways with manager Declan Devine after the Candystripes' poor start to the season. After four opening defeats, Derry have drawn their last two games but that didn't prove enough to save Devine. "Derry City FC and Declan Devine have parted company by mutual consent," said a club statement. A statement released by Devine said he had been "honoured to have managed our football club Derry City FC not once but twice will always be externally proud and grateful to Philip O'Doherty for those opportunities". After last week's 2-0 defeat by Shamrock Rovers, Devine remained publicly bullish about his side's season, dismissing suggestions that Derry were already in a relegation battle.

Source: BBC April 22, 2021 08:19 UTC