Derry City: What is on Tiernan Lynch’s to-do list at the Brandywell?

This is a tricky one as a lot of Derry’s business in the transfer window will be dictated by those out of contract players who sign a new deal and stay or depart for pastures new.

Derry’s recent signings have been hit and miss, but Lynch has a good track record in the transfer market at Larne.

He brought in Lee Bonis and Kofi Balmer, from Portadown and Ballymena United respectively, two players who have moved on to clubs abroad and are now in the senior Northern Ireland squad.

Lynch also signed Leroy Millar and Andy Ryan, two players who were key to the back-to-back Gibson Cups, with Ryan also firing Larne into Europe.

He has not been afraid to put his faith in young players, bringing through the likes of Dylan Sloan and Matthew Lusty, who have developed into first-team regulars.

Lynch wants his teams to dominate the ball, but certainly in their second league title winning season, they went more direct when the chance to do so presented itself.

Larne were also defensively solid last season, conceding just 21 goals in their 38 games and Lynch has tended to favour a five at the back with dynamic wing-backs, a system he seems likely to implement at the Brandywell.

He will surely want to build his team around the likes of Patrick Hoban and Michael Duffy, two of the team’s best players.