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

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

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

“It is in all probability the primary break I’ve had from soccer for many years and, in all probability with out realizing, 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 function I had at Coleraine you were not taking the crew or managing the crew, 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 giant on the horizon.

Kearney says he’s happy with his achievements with the Ballycastle Highway 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 targets between 2002 and 2005.

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