Jeff Hughes pleased with progress Larne are making this season

Larne captain Jeff Hughes. Mandatory Credit : Stephen Hamilton/Inpho

Jeff Hughes says the fact Larne came away from recent draws with Crusaders and Coleraine shows the progress being made at the club.

The Inver Park outfit could have taken six points from the two games, but Hughes this season will be a learning curve for the team.

“We’ve shown that we can match the likes of Coleraine and Crusaders when we went there and managed to pick up a draw, but we came away from both a little disappointed,” he said.

“I think that shows how we’ve come along and the progress we are making.

“If you want to do anything in this league you have to match the top teams.

“Coleraine are obviously well established, we’re still learning the ropes.

“We’ve had a few lessons this season, which I think we’ve bounced back from really well.

“We are adding a few different strings to our bow and I think we’re getting there.

“Consistency is the main thing. When we played Dungannon they just dropped right off, which was a different scenario for us to deal with.

“We’re learning to adjust our game depending who we are playing and how the game is going.