Higgins 'big believer in Irish League summer football'
Coleraine manager Ruaidhri Higgins says "a worry for me is if we do not move to summer football, then it is never going to improve" after his side's 8-0 aggregate defeat by HJK Helsinki ended their Uefa Conference League qualifying hopes.
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"a worry for me is if we do not move to summer football, then it is never going to improve"
— Ruaidhri Higgins , Athlete
"I think 25 years ago the League of Ireland and the Irish League were on a level playing field and there was nothing between the two leagues."
— Ruaidhri Higgins , Athlete
"HJK are just elite attacking players and boys that are seasoned playing in Europe."
— Ruaidhri Higgins , Athlete
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Coleraine manager Ruaidhri Higgins says "a worry for me is if we do not move to summer football, then it is never going to improve" after his side's 8-0 aggregate defeat by HJK Helsinki ended their Uefa Conference League qualifying hopes.
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