A maths teacher by profession, Finn Harps manager Ollie Horgan is well versed in totting sums.
Horgan takes a pragmatic approach to his football and, even though winless Harps have taken a point from visits to Sligo Rovers and Cork City in recent days, the Harps boss isn’t convinced that the tide has turned.
Horgan points to Galway United, who drew 14 games in 2017 and were relegated by four points.
“We only got two points,” Horgan said after last night’s impressive draw at Cork City.
“We’d have been better off winning one and losing the other.
“Trying to accumulate enough points to catch who’s above you is very, very difficult.
“We’ve been competitive and stayed in games. Narrow losses are no good to us. You’d be better winning one 1-0 and taking a hammering.
“To stay in this Division, we need a lot more, but to get a point here at any time is very good.
“Galway got relegated with a very good side two years ago and had 14 draws. If they had seven wins and seven losses, they’d have stayed up.”
Last night at Turner’s cross, Kevin O’Connor gave Cork the lead early in the second half, but Keith Cowan’s equaliser saw Harps claim a precious point.
Harps, who have five points from 15 games, now host UCD at Finn Park on Friday night.
Horgan said: “It’s very difficult to win a game in this Division. We probably had a chance to win it at the end, but Cork could have been three-nil up in the first seven or eight minutes. We weathered that storm.
“We showed a bit of character to get back into it.
“We were miles away in the first ten minutes. They hit both posts. The second half performance was better, but it’s only a point.”
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