Niall McGinn has set his sights on a Glentoran title challenge next season but knows there is still a job to do this campaign.
The Northern Ireland international wants to round his first season off at The Oval by securing European football.
The Glens still have a chance of claiming an automatic spot if they can pip Big Two rivals Linfield to second place.
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If results go against them this evening Glentoran will have the European play-offs to fall back on, and McGinn wants to finish the season strongly so they put up a consistent challenge to Larne come the next.
"Initially I wanted to get out and enjoy my football, but when you come to a team like Glentoran you want to compete and win things," he said.
"Hopefully we can do that next year, but our priority now is to get that European spot and that's what we'll be looking to do.
"Larne have been brilliant all season. Even since I came in during the January window and I saw how well they were playing, they have definitely deserved it, so credit to them.
"Hopefully Larne winning the title will benefit the league as a whole and make other teams push to be stronger to try and achieve what they have achieved this season."
The Irish League has become a real hotbed of talent in recent years, and the likes of McGinn's Glentoran teammate Terry Devlin and Larne's Lee Bonis are being talked about to follow the 35-year-old's journey into the professional game.
"There are a lot more professional teams now and I've always believed there has been some serious talent in the league. It's just about young players getting the opportunity," he said.
"That has changed now and there are a lot more young players getting that opportunity.
"I always found it difficult when I was coming through as there weren't too many opportunities coming my way when I was young.
"I had a few trials but I don't think I had the same opportunities as players have now.
"I wouldn't change it though as I went on to have a relatively good career.
"To make my debut for Dungannon Swifts was a big thing for me and then making that move to Derry City was obviously massive as well.
"It was my first chance at professional football and it was a whirlwind 18 months as I went from playing in front of a few hundred people at Dungannon to making my debut at Celtic Park in front of over 60,000 people.
"It was a crazy couple of years and they are all memories and moments that you look back on and think 'wow'.
"Even my current manager Rodney I remember some 16 years ago playing with him at Stangmore Park, him centre midfield and me out on the wing.
"That has now gone full circle now with me playing under him, it's crazy how football works.
"I'm enjoying it, I'm back to where I first started out playing in the Irish League."
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