Glenavon manager backs calls for ‘unbelievable' all-island league... but with a warning
Glenavon manager Paddy McLaughlin says he agrees with Tiernan Lynch's argument that an all-Ireland League would be 'unbelievable', but he fears any new all-island structure could seriously harm smaller, less wealthy clubs.
Derry City boss Lynch, who steered Larne to back-to-back Premiership titles and the league phase of the Uefa Conference League, expressed a desire to see both leagues work together.
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