Owen Forsythe reckons there’s a glimmer of hope for Derriaghy in the title race – but admits it’s likelier he’ll end the season with a nagging feeling of what might have been.
The Seymour Hill men have already bagged the much-coveted Border Cup, of course – a first one for the club – so whatever way things pan out over the remainder of the campaign, 2021/22 will be deemed a success.
Even so, having watched his captain, leading goalscorer and main man Jack Smith snapped up by Portadown at Christmas, and his other main source of goals Jordan Baker plagued by injuries, he knows those costly five league draws could possibly have yielded more points had he had either or matchwinner available more often.
