Tiernan Lynch urges Derry City to harness Dublin woes and turn fortunes ahead of Shelbourne battle

The former Larne boss suffered a baptism of fire back in February when his new team shipped three goals to Shelbourne in a dire first-half before a floodlight failure meant an hour-long half-time break and a later-than-expected road trip home.
A lot has changed since that night, but City's troubles in Dublin remain with Lynch still looking for his first win there after four attempts.
The Candystripes head to Tolka Park on Friday evening before returning to Dublin to face St Patrick's Athletic on Monday as they aim to halt a four-game winless streak which has left them 14 points in arrears of League leaders Shamrock Rovers.
Lynch has endured difficult trips to Dublin so far, managing just one point from four games against Shelbourne, St Pat's, Shamrock Rovers and Bohemians.
'I don't think I'll forget any of my first games down in Dublin as Derry City manager,' he admitted.
'Even on Friday night, you're coming in at half-time probably annoyed and frustrated at decisions you feel were harsh.
'We need to find it in ourselves as a team and a group, we have to use them (decisions) to drive us forward, to not get frustrated but to give us the extra incentive to go and ram it down people's throats.
'I'm not sure we're quite there yet and that is something we need to get better at. It is us against the world, we shouldn't shy away from that.
'We should absolutely and utterly use that to galvanise and give us that extra incentive to make sure we go out and grind out results.'
City can move above Shelbourne with a victory at Tolka Park on Friday night, and with two games in hand over a number of teams ahead of them, the League table at present is slightly imbalanced.
'Probably the big thing is we have daylight until a wee bit later and we'll not have to sit in the changing room for 45 minutes at half-time,' Lynch joked.
'We have to relish these experiences. We know it's going to be difficult; it's going to be hostile.
'Going to any of the clubs down in Dublin for Derry is going to be hostile, but we have to look forward to the game and I think we've trained very well all week.
'My job is to prepare the team as well as I can. The transfer window is just around the corner.
'Can we improve? It's probably the first window we've had the opportunity to maybe put a wee bit of our stamp on things.'

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