WATCH: Stevie Lowry delighted to be back at Coleraine

Stevie Lowry has returned to the Bannsiders after a four-year spell with Linfield.

But the 31-year-old said the Coleraine side he is coming back to is a 'very different animal' to the one he left.

"I have no regrets about leaving, I loved my four years at Linfield," said Lowry after penning a two-year deal at The Showgrounds.

"But I had made 170 appearances for Coleraine before that and I have a lot of great memories of my time here.

"I'm coming back to a different animal now though.

"Coleraine has made massive progress. The attendances are up, they have won a trophy, they are building things nicely here.

"I want to be part of all that, but I'm under no illusions they have a really good team and it's going to be hard to get in to.

"Hopefully I can help those players around me though, I'm looking forward to joining up with them next season.

"What they did this year in the league was amazing, but it's a fresh start next season, there's four or five top teams in the league and it won't be easy to maintain it.

"But it's up to Coleraine to set the bar and continually challenge at the top of the league.

"That's why I came here, hopefully I can help them achieve those standards regularly.

"I'm looking forward to playing in Europe for Coleraine, that will be a new thing for me.

"It's great to pull this shirt on again, I'm really excited by it."