Story byBBCFri, January 16, 2026 at 8:20 AM UTC·1 min readColeraine boss Ruaidhri Higgins believes league leaders Larne "have one hand on the trophy" but there’s still "plenty of football to be played". The Bannsiders are second in the table, 10 points behind Larne having played a game more. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementSpeaking before their Irish Premiership game against Crusaders, Higgins hopes his side can keep pace with the Invermen and capitalise on any of their slip-ups."Larne are in an absolutely brilliant position, fair play to them. Their points tally is through the roof, so credit to them, but, there's still a lot of football to be played," he said."You have to say they have one hand on the trophy but, also, football's a funny old game. We just need to focus on ourselves."We can't control what others do but what I would like is that we can put ourselves in a position that if they so slip at any point that we take advantage of it. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement"We've still a lot to salvage, we still have a lot to play for this season and we just need to keep focused on winning matches and try and put ourselves in a position where we at least make them earn it."Coleraine host Crusaders a week on from their 4-0 victory over Declan Caddell’s side in the Irish Cup fifth round and Higgins expects a different challenge from the Crues at the Showgrounds."This is going to be a completely different kettle of fish and there will no complacency from us," Higgins added."We'll give them the utmost respect as they deserve and we'll do everything to try and win the game.".