Cliftonville v Larne: Colin Coates' ones to watch

Colin Coates
Cliftonville host Larne live on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website from 19:30 BST. [BBC Sport]

This is a game I’m really looking forward too. Two good sides who like to get the ball down and pass it about and on the 4G at Solitude should make for a good game of football.

It’s two teams who are still searching for their top form at this early stage of the season. It’s a big game from the point of view that if either team can go and get the victory, the confidence that will give them moving forward in the future games.

So I’m expecting a really tight cagey affair, as these games tend to be between two of last season's top three.

I’m hoping for a good game of football, I don’t think we’ll get plenty of goals though I’m hoping for it, but it should be a good game for the neutral to tune into.

There are some good players on show, particularly Ronan Doherty for Cliftonville.

I think he’s always worth the entrance fee and technically he’s a very very talented footballer.

On the Larne side of it, they’re littered with top quality.

I’m looking forward to seeing Matty Lusty in action after his good start to the season.

He’s had a couple of loan spells recently over the last couple of years at Dungannon and he’s really kicked on. With Lee Bonis moving on, is he going to be the man for Larne to step up and fill those big boots."

Join Thomas Kane with Colin Coates on co-commentary for Cliftonville versus Larne live on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website from 19:30 BST.

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