Lynch to stay at Larne despite St Johnstone approach

Larne leader Tiernan Lynch has rejected nan chance to return complete nan vacant managerial position astatine Scottish Premiership nine St Johnstone.

Lynch, who took complete arsenic Larne head successful 2017 and has won back-to-back Irish Premiership titles, had been nan taxable of an attack from nan Saints past week.

The Perth nine person been without a head since nan dismissal of Craig Levein earlier this period aft a tally of 4 consecutive defeats.

That prompted speculation that Friday night's 3-1 triumph complete Cliftonville could beryllium erstwhile Glentoran adjunct head Lynch's past crippled successful complaint of nan Inver outfit.

It was reported that proprietor Adam Webb had identified Lynch arsenic his premier target and that it was down to nan nine to work together a financial package pinch nan 44-year-old.

However, he will now stay astatine Inver Park and oversee preparations for their Uefa Conference League travel to Molde connected Thursday, aft guiding nan nine into nan convention shape of nan competition.

In doing so, Larne became nan first nine from Northern Ireland to suffice for nan group aliases convention shape of a awesome European competition.