His time in the U.S. had made him realise there was a gap in the market back home for blending education and football skills development.
Belfast Metropolitan College embraced the idea and developed Northern Ireland's first full-time football academy with the Lynch brothers in charge.
The academy has been involved in the development of professional players such as Jordan Stewart, Joel Cooper, Jay Donnelly and Gavin Whyte.
[2] Lynch served as assistant manager at Glentoran between 2012 and 2016, first under Eddie Patterson, then Alan Kernaghan, and later Roy Coyle and Gary Haveron.
He was approached by Scottish Premier League club St. Johnstone to take over as their first-team manager however he was unable to agree personal terms and declined the offer.