BOOST FOR OAK AS KEY DUO RETURN.Byline: JACKIE CAHILL DERRY senior football manager Damien Cassidy may have lost the services of veteran defender Se[sz]n Marty Lockhart but he will be able to call upon Enda Muldoon and Niall McCusker for the 2010 campaign. Cassidy is awaiting official confirmation from Lockhart, 33, that he has called time on a 13-year inter-county career but McCusker and Muldoon have confirmed that they will be back for the new season. McCusker, vice-captain for the 2009 season, suffered personal tragedy when his brother died last April, while his championship season was also blighted blight n. 1. a. Any of numerous plant diseases resulting in sudden conspicuous wilting and dying of affected parts, especially young, growing tissues. b. by injury. But McCusker, 28, and 32-year-old forward Muldoon are both part of Cassidy's plans for the new campaign. Cassidy said: "In terms of the McKenna Cup, we will be looking at seven or eight players and, after that, we'll be able to judge how many changes there will be to the panel. "There will be four or five for certain but we'll know better by the end of January. "We played a few games at the end of October but the McKenna Cup will be a better gauge. "Muldoon and McCusker are on board again and preparing for next season. "Sean Marty has to confirm his position but other than that, we have a full quota quota In international trade, a government-imposed limit on the quantity of goods and services that may be exported or imported over a specified period of time. Quotas are more effective than tariffs in restricting trade, since they limit the availability of goods rather to pick from again." Some top figures have voiced opposition to the winter ban on collective training in place until January 1 but looking ahead to his second season in charge, Cassidy's view on the shutdown shut·down n. A cessation of operations or activity, as at a factory. shutdown Noun the closing of a factory, shop, or other business Verb shut down has changed. He explained: "I was a bit cheesed off last year. I was appointed a bit later and trying to put things together with strength and conditioning programmes and it was an absolute nuisance nuisance, in law, an act that, without legal justification, interferes with safety, comfort, or the use of property. A private nuisance (e.g., erecting a wall that shuts off a neighbor's light) is one that affects one or a few persons, while a public nuisance (e.g. . But this year is different because I've had a year in and viewed the panel of players. "We had challenge and trial matches before the end of October and they're all now working on their strength and conditioning. It's spot on now so it's not really a big issue." CAPTION(S): ON BOARD AGAIN Derry forward Enda Muldoon |
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