Larne FC manager Tiernan Lynch is adamant their partnership with Newcastle United will prove valuable for the Premier League giants.
The two clubs entered an alliance earlier this year.
And Lynch explained to The i: It's a really exciting, interesting project at a fascinating time for both clubs. For us at Larne the benefits are clear. It's the knowledge sharing part of it, tapping into the way a massive Premier League club does things. Newcastle see the benefit in Larne being two-fold: one it's the young players they can scout and recruit.
Secondly it's if we get to the Champions League or Conference League group stages which is our long-term plan there's maybe younger players who they might want to get out on loan and rather than sending them to League One or League Two they can send them to Northern Ireland and get European football on their CV along with senior, first-team football."
Lynch is also confident Larne's academy boasts talent that will be of interest to Newcastle.
He added, "A million per cent we have. Our job is to make sure that by the time they get there at 16 they're equipped at the same level as the players already there.
Then it becomes Newcastle's job from 16 onwards to get them ready and good enough to play first team football."