Kearney hopeful of harkin return

The influential midfielder has missed the last two games with a knee injury, but he should be availble for the game at Windsor Park.

“Ruairi was very close to being involved against Crusaders last Friday night,” Kearney told Times Sport on Monday.

“He hadn’t trained all week though and with it being a 3G surface we were both very tentative about throwing him in.

“Hopefully the rest will see him involved on Saturday.

“Darren McCauley though is set to be out for another wee while.”

Kearney is relishing the return to his old stomping ground, although it will have a very different look about it this time.

“Obviously it will look a bit like a building site at the moment,” he said.

“I think that has effected the Blues in some of their home games this season and we will be looking to exploit that.

“The pitch though looks absolutely fantastic, certainly the reports we have had support that.

“There has been a lot of money invested in it and I’m sure it will be superb to play a bit of football on.

“We will go there in good spirits despite the last two results.

“People have worked hard to get their chance to play at this level and these are the sort of gmaes you want to be involved in.”

“We will be looking forward to it that’s for sure.”