Derry boss Kenny backs summer soccer
Derry City manager Stephen Kenny has backed contining with summer soccer after a number of high-profile names claimed that there was a need to switch back to the traditional winter format.
Now in its third season, the jury remains out on summer soccer, with Longford Town manager Alan Mathews becoming the latest figure to suggest a return to winter football.
But Kenny remains convinced that summer football is the way forward.
Kenny said: “People can say crowds haven’t been up but you need more than a change of season to do that.
“I think the standard has risen. The better players can express themselves better. Summer soccer is a definite success in terms of training facilities, good players and good pitches.
“Do people really to go back to January and waterlogged pitches and high winds games decided by wind, one half with the wind, one half against?"
