'It's probably been too long' – Lynch on Derry SFC win

Magherafelt goalkeeper Odhran Lynch says its "probably been too long" after this club beat three-in-a-row chasing Newbridge to win a first Derry SFC title since 2019. Magherafelt ended Newbridge's hopes of winning three Derry SFC titles in a row Magherafelt goalkeeper Odhran Lynch says it has "probably been too long" after this club beat three-in-a-row chasing Newbridge to win a first Derry SFC title since 2019. Goals from Johnny McErlain, Aidan McCluskey and Cormac Murphy sealed the 3-17 to 0-20 victory at Celtic Park. The south Derry club were beaten in three finals since their last victory seven years ago, when Lynch was just 19 years of age in a victory over Glen, but he now savours the victories even more.

"It's just nice to get back and it's probably been too long," Lynch told BBC Sport NI. "We've been knocking on the door and that's the fourth time coming into a final since we last won it. "We just made everything hard for ourselves. We probably still made things hard for ourselves there today, but it's just great to get over the line." Lynch admits, after winning the trophy as a teenager in 2019, that "you're sitting there going and thinking we're going to be there every year". "It's just sticking at it. The young boys that have come