Larne transfer window review
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2024-25 league position: 2nd
Manager: Gary Haveron (interim)
Next five fixtures: Bangor (A) - 6 September; Glenavon (H) - 13 September; Crusaders (H) - 16 September; Carrick Rangers (H) - 20 September; Glentoran (A) - 27 September
By Larne's standards it has been a quiet transfer window with just four additions, but there has been plenty of change behind the scenes.
Owner Kenny Bruce, chief executive Niall Curneen and general manager Shay Kennedy all left the club before the season started, before Nathan Rooney, who was only re-installed as manager in May, was relieved of his duties after one game of the season.
Gary Haveron has stepped in as interim boss once again and is working with a squad and signings who admittedly are not his own.
When Rooney was in charge he brought in Dan Bent from Lincoln Red Imps and he already looks like their best addition as he has slotted into the team seamlessly as a box-to-box midfielder.
Kobei Moore is an exciting, if raw front player, whilst Matt Ridley adds some much-needed physical presence to the backline in the absence of injured captain Cian Bolger and Shaun Want, who departed in the summer.
With Andy Ryan out injured, and no other strikers brought in a lot will be asked of the likes of Benji Magee, Matty Lusty and Tiernan O'Connor to produce consistently for the Invermen.
Larne have made a few decent additions but, given their big injury list too, maybe not enough to help them challenge on multiple fronts.
2025-26 signings so far: Matt Ridley (Blyth Spartans), Dan Bent (Lincoln Red Imps), Kobei Moore (unattached), Alfie Bridgman (unattached)
2025-26 departures so far: Ali Omar, Joe Besant, Olatunde Bayode and Harrison Panayiotou (all unattached), Sean Brown (Linfield), Shaun Want (Ayr United), Caolan Donnelly (Ards), Ambrose Ajala (Queen's University - loan), Josh Kee (Glenavon, loan), Oisin Devlin (Bangor, loan), Dan Collett (Queen's University, loan)