Uncertainty is the only certainty for Derry City and Eddie Beach

And while Eddie Beach’s future is up in the air, the goalkeeper is excited for whatever lies ahead.

The appointment of the new Director of Football, Mark Connolly will bring a clear recruitment strategy to the club and there promises to be significant movement in the summer transfer window.

Josh Thomas, Alex Bannon and Henry Rylah are the club’s other three loan players who will be departing Brandywell in the coming weeks.

Beach, who has another year left on his Kilmarnock contract, insists he’s ‘happy to stay’ at Brandywell beyond his initial loan spell which expires next month.

The Scottish Premiership club had reportedly offered the Englishman a new deal which was rejected and he could now be on his way out of Rugby Park.

The ex-Chelsea youth will have options and Tiernan Lynch is understood to be keen on keeping him at the club.

Whatever happens, Beach will remain focussed on his football with the Candy Stripes as conversations about his future continue.

"There’s lots of conversations ongoing,” said Beach. “The football clubs are speaking and I'm speaking to Derry and there's conversations that have been had.

"So it's very difficult to say this is happening or that's happening but I just have to wait for the next few weeks to see how things unfold. “But I'm really enjoying it here. We're having conversations so we’ll see what happens.”

Staying on Foyleside is an option which hasn’t been ruled out by the player who has deputised capably for the injured Brian Maher over the past 18 matches.

With European football, the FAI Cup and a return to a state-of-the-art hybrid pitch all to come next month, Beach admits he would love to be a part of it.

"For sure. I love my time here, I’m really enjoying it and love everything about it. There's a lot of things to be excited for with the pitch and Europe, so of course I would be more than happy to stay.

"It's just football. There's ongoing conversation, and we just need to make sure those conversations are right and fit for both parties. I’m sure in a few weeks we can come back and maybe have another conversation.

"It's a really exciting time. The second half of the season, there's so much going on. Going back to a beautiful pitch at Brandywell, going back to our home.

"You've got Europe and all these things that everyone gets excited for that bring an extra little thing to the football club. We're all excited and ready to go and I think it will be a really positive second half of the season, I can feel it,” he enthused.

Derry play its last of five fixtures at Celtic Park against Bohemians on Friday night and Beach believes it’s the perfect match-up to end a memorable, historic few weeks at the home of Derry GAA.

"It's exciting. We've done really well at Celtic Park and the fans have been really good.

" It's felt like a really nice atmosphere in there so we have one more game there, and it should be a big event and a nice occasion.

“Playing against a Bohemians side that's flying is good for us. It's an opportunity for us to show we can start climbing the league again.

“We know the first half of the season has by far not been anywhere near the expectations and it hasn't been good enough. You're never going to hide away from that scrutiny because that's part and parcel of being a footballer and also being a top footballer.

“If you're playing for Derry City then you're a top footballer. That comes with it and it's important it comes with it because it should drive us.

“The second half of the season is now really time to put the foot down and start picking up results and climbing up that table and show exactly what we're about.

“It's so important for us, the fans and everyone associated around Derry. So we need to start picking up points like we all believe we will and we'll take it from there.”