Terry Harkin, Eamonn McLaughlin, Tony O'Doherty and Eddie Mahon, the famous ‘Gang of Four’ at the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium. Picture courtesy Stephen LatimerGuy King’s documentary film ‘Different League: The Derry City Story’, will be shown on BBC 1 Northern Ireland and nationwide on BBC 2 on Monday, April 19th at 9pm and the four men who played a major role in bringing senior football back to the city believe the film will be a fascinating watch. “Having no senior football in Derry for over a decade, Terry came up with the idea for us to try and join the League of Ireland,” conceded Eamonn. “As Derry City were the only affiliated senior club in the city, we had to have a number of meetings with their directors about our plan, these were difficult at times, as some of the board members weren’t overly happy with our proposals, however we came to an agreement with Derry City that we would amalgamate with them and be called Derry City Football Club. “It was a proud day for myself and the rest of the guys that after months of hard work, we had finally achieved our goal and brought senior football back in Derry.

Source: BBC April 08, 2021 17:37 UTC