Paddy McLaughlin is hoping that a return to management will happen soon for the former Cliftonville boss, with one person in particular keen to see him get back involved.
McLaughlin has been out of work since leaving his role as assistant manager of Derry City back in February. Before that the 45-year-old had successful spells in charge of the Reds and Institute.
Speaking on the BBC's Sportsound programme on Saturday McLaughlin said he is hopeful the right opportunity would come along for him soon and joked that his wife feels the same!
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"There's only so many times you can cut that grass at the front of the house," he said. "The mower's locked away now, the season's over!
"Hopefully it will soon be time to get back to work. I think the one person in the world that would want that more than anybody is my wife. I think she's had enough of me hanging about the house.
"I enjoy doing what I'm doing, going out and watching and studying teams throughout the league, but I'm looking forward to getting back to work hopefully soon enough.
"When you do come out of it you're glad of the break for a couple of weeks or a month or two, but any longer than that you start to miss it. That's the stage I'm at. I do miss it.
"You miss the players. You miss being involved in the build up to games during the week. You miss being involved with the development of players, particularly the young players and seeing them go and progress into senior players.
"You miss the adrenaline of games, the cheers of the crowd, going to away games and getting big performances and results. That adrenaline rush you get when the final whistle goes after a big win. You miss the whole things. It's in our DNA and our blood. We've been brought up loving it and playing it all our lives."
McLaughlin revealed that a couple of opportunities had come up in recent months but he added he is prepared to be patient for the right offer.
He said: "I know how difficult it is to get in when you're out because there are so many good managers and coaches about in a similar position as myself. There's good men out there waiting for their chance to come in just like myself.
"You have to be patient. There have been a couple of things which have come up recently but it wasn't something which I felt was right for me or I wasn't the right man for what the club wanted or the direction they were going in.
"When the timing is right it won't pass you. I'm a believer in that. If it's made for you and it's ready for you then you'll know yourself. Hopefully that opportunity comes up soon enough."
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