Tiernan Lynch: David Healy gives verdict on title rival as he closes on Larne exit
David Healy believes Tiernan Lynch has all the attributes to be a success across the water.
The 44-year-old looks to be closing in on a switch to St Johnstone according to reports on Saturday afternoon.
The Scottish Premiership outfit held talks with Lynch on Friday with a compensation deal said to now be agreed with Larne according to The Courier.
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Personal terms have to be thrashed out with Lynch set to be joined by his two assistants, brother Seamus and Gary Haveron at McDiarmid Park.
Larne have won back-to-back Irish Premiership titles under Lynch having gone toe-to-toe with Linfield over the past two seasons.
Having pitted his wits against Lynch for the last number of years Healy is in no doubt lynch can step up and be a success across the water.
"His understanding of the game is second to none," said the Linfield boss.
"People will point to the success over the last couple of years but this has been building for a while.
"I met Tiernan seven or eight years ago when they were first getting the financial backing and he discussed what they were planning.
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"Investment can obviously help but you need someone who has understanding of the situation and Tiernan has certainly done that.
"Tiernan will make the call if he decides to go or not. If he does it will be big shoes to fill [at Larne], but I've no doubt he could go to St Johnstone or elsewhere and be a really successful coach and manager.
"Credit to Tiernan and the staff down there for the job they've done.
"Manchester United have spent £1B on players, yes they won the FA Cup, but they haven't won a league title which is the be all and end all for a lot of clubs.
"So you can have all the money, resources and finances but you need a good manager in charge.
"Sometimes it's harder because with investment you have more pressure and bigger squads can lead to more unhappy players.
"At Linfield when we've had success in the past people say of course we should be doing it because we've had money. It's changed around now with us having to fight on the other side.
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