How the mighty have fallen!

A 2-12 to 3-11 defeat to Sligo in a winner-takes-all clash at Markievicz Park this afternoon saw Derry suffer league relegation for the third straight year. Like Westmeath in 2014, '15 and '16, the Oak Leafers have dropped from Division 1 to 4 in successive seasons and, needless to say, their supporters aren't happy.

 

Derry have been relegated to Division4 football. They reached the Division1 Final in 2014. Bad times for a great football county! #GAA

- Piarais Mac Alastair (@piarais91) March 25, 2018

Derry are playing Division 4 football next year, can't believe that now

- CHAZ (@ChaWalsh92) March 25, 2018

Our County Board are a disgrace and a complete shambles, if our chairman had anything in him he would walk away. The continuous obsession with promoting Celtic Park and Owenbeg has been to the detriment of Gaelic football in Derry

- Liam Conway (@LiamConway93) March 25, 2018

April 2014 - Derry lose to Dublin in Division 1 Football Final. April 2018 - Derry relegated to Division 4. #GAA #AllianzLeague #AllianzLeagueSunday

- Cahir May (@CM_11) March 25, 2018

2015 D1 final
2016 D1 relegated
2017 D2 relegated
2018 D3 relegated
2019 D4 here we come

Sad, sad times for Derry football. Need the support now more than ever. Can only go up from here. DOIRE ABU

- Peter Docs (@Peter_Docs) March 25, 2018

Down looking destined for Division 3. Derry relegated to Division 4. Don't tell me the players aren't there in both counties! Cause they bloody are, both were in Division one 3/4 seasons ago!!

- Michael Kane (@MichaelKane10) March 25, 2018

A sad day. Some serious questions need to be asked

- Paddy Bradley (@PaddyB14) March 25, 2018

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