Derry City prepare for FAI Cup Final against Waterford

Summarised from 3 outlets · 5 reports · Updated 8 Nov, 06:37 · Archive

Derry City face Waterford in the FAI Cup Final at Dublin's Aviva Stadium on Sunday. The FAI says ticket sales are approaching 35,000, with thousands expected to make the journey from the North West to Dublin.

Derry's MP Colum Eastwood has said that everyone is firmly behind Derry City ahead of the match. Legions of fans turned out to cheer their Derry City heroes as they left from Ryan McBride Brandywell stadium bound for Dublin.

The build-up to Sunday's final has already been making noise across the city. Players and coaches have been visiting schools across Derry in the run up to the final. In a remarkable coincidence, The Undertones will be performing in Dublin the night before the match, at the Olympia Theatre as part of their 50th anniversary tour. Undertones bassist Michael Bradley told BBC Radio Foyle that the band has long-established connections to Derry City, saying there has 'always been that good connection' between the two. 'We were always Derry City fans, and we would have watched games at the Brandywell in the 60s,' he said.

Derry hope to lift the trophy for the second time this decade. Waterford are chasing their first FAI Cup win since 1980. One Waterford native, Tim Dalton, is most likely to be supporting Derry City on Sunday, given his longstanding affinity with the Brandywell club.

How it is being reported

• Teenage Kicks, school anthems and a city united: Derry gears up for FAI Cup finalOn Sunday, thousands of Candystripes supporters will cheer on their team in the FAI Cup Final at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.BBC Northern Ireland · 8 Nov, 06:07
• ‘Hopefully I'm saving it for the big day’: Derry City defender eager to follow in Candystripes hero's footsteps in FAI Cup finalBelfast Telegraph · 7 Nov, 17:21
• Next stop Aviva as Derry City FC get heroes' send off ahead of FAI Cup finalLegions of fans turned out to cheer their Derry City FC heroes as they left from Ryan McBride Brandywell stadium bound for Dublin ahead of tomorrow’s FAI Cup final match against Waterford F.C.Derry Journal · 7 Nov, 14:42
• Waterford native Tim Dalton's heart with Derry City in FAI Cup showdownTIM DALTON is most likely the only Waterford man supporting Derry City at Sunday's FAI Cup Final given his longstanding affinity with the Brandywell club.Derry Journal · 7 Nov, 12:42
• Everyone behind Derry City for cup final says MP Colum EastwoodDerry’s MP Colum Eastwood has said that everyone is firmly behind Derry City ahead of Sunday’s FAI Cup Final clash with Waterford.Derry Journal · 6 Nov, 15:30

In this story: Derry City · Waterford · Aviva Stadium · Colum Eastwood · The Undertones · Michael Bradley · Derry · Dublin

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