Linfield 'determined to retain Healy's services'

Linfield adjunct head Ross Oliver has insisted that head David Healy 'loves nan nine and wants to beryllium here' aft nan nine confirmed connected Friday that Raith Rovers had asked to speak to nan Blues' boss.

Rovers, who vanished 2nd successful past season's Scottish Championship and missed retired connected top-flight promotion aft play-off defeat, person been connected nan hunt for a caller leader since nan dismissal of Ian Murray aft conscionable 1 lucifer successful nan caller Championship season.

Former Northern Ireland world Healy has 1 twelvemonth near connected his existent woody astatine Windsor Park.

“As agelong arsenic David Healy is here, he does nan occupation and again, he loves nan nine and everyone knows what nan nine intends to him and he’ll proceed to do nan job," Oliver told BBC Sport NI.

“His grounds speaks for itself, arsenic I alluded to earlier, he loves nan nine and wants to beryllium here."

Oliver besides described Linfield's 5-1 triumph complete Loughgall, which continues their unbeaten commencement to nan season, arsenic 'pleasing'.

“Good victory, bully first half capacity and evidently nan measurement our play has been going truthful acold has been very pleasing.

"We are ever encouraging our defenders, particularly from group plays, to people much goals and we do a batch successful activity successful training. It’s ever promising if you’re getting goals not conscionable from your centre forwards but from each positions successful nan park."