Departing Larne boss Tiernan Lynch says that the timing of his exit from the east Antrim membership was “in all probability good” as he prepares to start a brand new problem as supervisor of League of Eire Premier Division membership Derry Metropolis.
Lynch was introduced as Ruaidhri Higgins’ substitute on the Candystripes on Monday evening and introduced the curtain down on a exceptional seven and a half years in control of Larne with a 2-0 BetMcLean Cup last-16 win over Institute on Tuesday evening.
The previous Cliftonville assistant’s time on the helm noticed him rework the fortunes of the Invermen from Championship strugglers to back-to-back Irish Premiership champions with the backing of proprietor Kenny Bruce.
He additionally made historical past by guiding Larne to the league levels of the Uefa Convention League in the course of the summer season.
After watching his reign finish on a excessive, Lynch mirrored that it had been “an unbelievable journey at an unbelievable soccer membership”.
“Larne was by no means going to final eternally and I believe the timing was in all probability good,” he advised BBC Sport NI.
“After we checked out our imaginative and prescient seven and a half or eight years in the past of what we wished to do and what we wished to attempt to obtain, we have been clear in our thoughts of the place we wished to go.
“In the summertime we have been capable of obtain the final piece of the jigsaw and it’s in all probability time for a change, for a brand new voice and provides these gamers one thing to kick on once more and even for our personal sake a brand new problem, an unbelievable alternative for us and one thing we’re very proud and privileged to be requested to be a part of.”
