Healy’s facet have been hoping to turn into the second Northern Irish crew to progress to the group levels of Europe after Larne made the Convention League final season.

Nevertheless, it was the Premier Division sides who would make historical past with two groups qualifying for the league part for the primary time ever.

“Whoever it’s within the prime six or seven [of the Irish Premiership], you place them within the League of Eire and it’s at all times a tricky query, the place are they going to complete?” Healy continued.

“I needn’t say it’s a robust query, it’s an excellent harder reply as a result of no one is aware of, however they have been forward of us tonight.

“It’s an unimaginable evening for the Premier Division. The league is doing one thing proper and it’s shifting in the best path.

“Larne supplied our league with a bit of little bit of inspiration final 12 months, and we simply fell a bit of bit brief once more this 12 months.”

With regards to methods to bridge the hole, Healy mentioned he was not ready to debate the advantages of the Irish Premiership switching to a summer time schedule, whereas he appreciates the difficulties in additional sides going to a full-time mannequin.

“Can the opposition at instances be a bit of bit stronger to arrange you within the League of Eire? In all probability.

“I am understanding that a few of the golf equipment on this league simply can not afford to go full-time. The underside finish might fall out, as a result of plenty of the gamers are born and bred into this league, they’re born and bred into the mentality of part-time soccer, semi-professional soccer.

“So, if you happen to begin wielding the axe and mainly saying all people has to go full-time, you are going to lose some good gamers, as a result of financially it is not satisfactory for them to simply be a full-time footballer, after they have a second job, which probably pays extra.

“After which in fact, the membership state of affairs, how do golf equipment pay for full-time gamers, a full-time setting? It is not possible to try this with out the assistance of presidency our bodies, which once more, right here, it is exhausting to do.”