Kearney balances being a soccer supervisor together with his job as a PE instructor at Cross and Ardour School in Ballycastle.

“It is busy however since I used to be 21 or so I’ve recognized nothing else however college and soccer.

“Undoubtedly now that I am again and going once more it is proper again into peak circulate, get on the horse once more and away we go.

“It is most likely the primary break I’ve had from soccer for many years and, most likely with out understanding, I wanted that little bit of refreshment.

“I do know from being out of it for six months or extra and even with the sporting director position I had at Coleraine you were not taking the group or managing the group, I’ve missed the pitch stuff, I’ve missed the coaching floor and I’ve missed the three o’clock on a matchday, so I am actually trying ahead to all of that.”

With the festive season simply across the nook, the standard Boxing Day derby between Ballymena and Coleraine looms massive on the horizon.

Kearney says he’s pleased with his achievements with the Ballycastle Street outfit however is philosophical about dealing with his former membership as he prepares to take his place within the dugout with the Braidmen, for whom he made 121 appearances and scored 34 objectives between 2002 and 2005.

“I’ve performed many video games for Ballymena and derbies towards Coleraine and I’ve managed umpteen video games for Coleraine towards Ballymena, however that is the character of soccer,” he mentioned.