Curtis Brown was keeping his powder dry as he assessed Premier Division dark horses Derriaghy’s chances of stealing in for the title.
The 24-year-old defender reckons the league is Immaculata’s and Rathfriland’s to throw away, but with both those teams set to host the Border Cup champions during the run-in, Derriaghy have more than a half-chance of winning it themselves.
A six-game winning streak in the league has made sure of that, and any lingering doubts were blown sky high on Saturday as they hammered Rathfriland 5-0 in Seymour Hill, bringing the Whites crashing back down to earth after they had edged Crumlin Star 2-1 in what had looked like a pivotal top-of-the-table clash at Iveagh Park last Tuesday night.
