Reeling in the years with Gary Beckett Posted: 6:41 pm March 13, 2021
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FIFTEEN years ago this year, Gary Beckett was leading the line for Derry City in one of their most successful ever runs in the European Championship.
The Candystripes went on a globetrotting qualifying campaign which saw the Derry side go unbeaten in five straight games in a row Massive victories over Swedish side Goteborg and Scotland’s up and coming team at the time, Gretna set up a crunch must win clash with French giants Paris Saint Germain.
Looking back now, Beckett believes that some of the Candystripes’ big results against the lesser teams are sometimes pushed aside in the wake of their 2006 European Championship campaign.