Institute in confident mood ahead of Lurgan Celtic clash

Institute travel to Knockramer Park this afternoon to take on Lurgan Celtic in a Championship One clash that will be the Derry side’s first league game in 49 days.

Manager Kevin Deery (pictured) is anxious to put the midweek defeat by Limavady United in the final of the Craig Memorial Cup firmly in the past.

.“It’s back to the bread and butter now and we have to get points on the board,” he said.

“The last league game we played was on November 12 so it’s been a long time in coming.

“It will be a tough game away to Lurgan Celtic. One of their last games over Christmas was away to Bangor and they beat them 3-1.

“We know the league and we know that no game is going to be easy but if we are at ourselves we can probably come away with the spoils.”

Deery, who is hoping to boost his squad with at least four new players during the current transfer window, is confident of taking something from today’s game.

“In the first six games, we only got one point out of 18,” he recalled.

“We lost five games, four of them 1-0. In the last five games however we have managed to get something like 10 points, which is a far better return.

“So I’m hopeful we can get double figures again from the next five games and if we do that we should climb the table.”