Higgins advocates for summer football after Coleraine's UEFA exit
2 sources • 1 min read • Latest: Jul 30, 2026, 10:42 PM
Last updated Jul 30, 2026
Coleraine manager Ruaidhri Higgins expressed concern over the future of the Irish League following his team's 8-0 aggregate defeat to HJK Helsinki, which ended their UEFA Conference League qualifying hopes. Higgins emphasized the need for a shift to summer football to improve the league's prospects. The comments come in the wake of Coleraine's disappointing performance, which raises questions about the league's competitiveness on the European stage.
- •Coleraine lost 8-0 on aggregate to HJK Helsinki
- •Higgins calls for a move to summer football
- •The defeat ended Coleraine's UEFA Conference League ambitions
- •Higgins fears without change, the league won't improve
- 10:42 PMYahoo Sports — Higgins 'big believer in Irish League summer football'
- 10:29 PMBBC Sport — 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.
"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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External links- Yahoo SportsJul 30, 2026, 10:42 PMHiggins '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.
- BBC SportJul 30, 2026, 10:29 PMHiggins '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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