1 – 1 4 ▁to ▁ 2 – 0 8 . ▁Fer gal ▁P . ▁McC us ker ▁who ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁All - I reland ▁winning ▁side ▁said ▁" The ▁Der ry ▁team ▁would ▁not ▁have ▁been ▁brought ▁together ▁without ▁his ▁skills . ▁He ▁st itch ed ▁a ▁bunch ▁of ▁guys ▁together ▁and ▁we ▁would ▁have ▁gone ▁through ▁brick ▁walls . ▁We ' d ▁have ▁done ▁anything ▁for ▁him . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁man ▁that ▁inspired ▁you ▁to ▁go ▁that ▁extra ▁yard ". ▁ ▁Despite ▁his ▁success ▁with ▁Der ry ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁removed ▁as ▁the ▁manager ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁after ▁a ▁loss ▁against ▁Down , ▁a ▁game ▁which ▁was ▁described ▁by ▁many ▁as ▁the ▁greatest ▁match ▁of ▁all ▁time . ▁G AA ▁journalist ▁John ▁H aug he y ▁described ▁the ▁Der ry ▁Board ' s ▁decision ▁to ▁s ack ▁Cole man ▁as ▁" both ▁dis gra ce ful ▁and ▁short s ight ed ". ▁Many ▁claim ▁if ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁allowed ▁to ▁remain , ▁Der ry ▁won ▁have ▁won ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁more ▁All - I reland ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 9 0 s . ▁He ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Mic key ▁Mor an , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁his ▁assistant . ▁ ▁Following ▁a ▁brief ▁fl irt ation ▁with ▁Long ford ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 9 0 s , ▁Cole man ▁dr ift ed ▁into ▁club ▁management ▁in ▁County ▁Cav an . ▁ ▁Al ong side ▁Ad rian ▁McG