In this new series we will be publishing interviews with former Glentoran players and managers where they talk about a photograph that means a lot to them. Some will be reproduced from a series written by Brian McClelland for the Glentoran Gazette in the mid-1990s with other, newer stories we will be writing over the next few weeks. This one was published in the Gazette in the 1994/95 season, when Brian met our legendary winger, Johnny Jameson.
Glentoran Academy continues to grow from strength to strength as Northern Ireland’s top football academy. As a result, this summer will see at least three top rated young players transferred to the Premier Leagues in England and Scotland with Caolan McBride and Matthew Carson expected to Join top English club academies, and Charlie Lindsay heading North of the Border to Rangers. In addition, there remains strong interest in Jamie McDonnell, Conor Falls, Jake Wallace, and Harry Wilson with progress expected once we are through the delays to football inflicted by COVID-19.
This is the fifth in a new series where notable Glentoran players of the past name the team they would pick from the players they played alongside during their careers in the Irish League.
With everyone away from the Oval for an undetermined period, we have decided to bring Glentoran supporters some of the most compelling content from the multi award winning Glentoran Gazette. We hope you will enjoy the stories and player interviews we bring and that it will encourage you to buy a Gazette at our home matches when football returns. Many thanks to the Glentoran Supporters Committee (1923) for use of this material. The "250 Club" series will consist of interviews with current squad members with Eddy Patrick this season.
With everyone away from the Oval for an undetermined period, we have decided to bring Glentoran supporters some of the most compelling content from the multi award winning Glentoran Gazette. We hope you will enjoy the stories and player interviews we bring and that it will encourage you to buy a Gazette at our home matches when football returns. Many thanks to the Glentoran Supporters Committee (1923) for use of this material. The "Team Talks" series will consist of interviews with current squad members with John Grayden this season.
Marcus Kane has spoken to GlensTV to update and thanks all of those many people who have hiked and contributed to the #hikeforharrie appeal for the Royal Victoria Maternity Unit in honour of baby Harrie Kane.
The appeal set a target of raising £10,000 for the unit. This was reached on Friday and the amount now stands at £12,441 with 573 donations to Aimee Kane's page on Just Giving.
In this new series we will be publishing interviews with former Glentoran players and managers where they talk about a photograph that means a lot to them. Some will be reproduced from a series written by Brian McClelland for the Glentoran Gazette in the mid-1990s with other, newer stories we will be writing over the next few weeks.
There have been many supporters clubs and individuals who have stepped up to support Marcus, Aimee and Mollie Kane in their efforts to raise £10,000 for the bereavement care unit at the Royal Victoria Maternity Unit.
We’re currently running a number of articles here reflecting on great Glentoran players of the recent and not so recent past. But what of the managers? We’ve had our fair share of very diverse characters in charge of football affairs over the past forty years or so but while we get nostalgic about our favourite players, its very easy to forget the men who brought them to the Oval or who led them to their greatest successes or heartbreak.
We’re currently running a number of articles here reflecting on great Glentoran players of the recent and not so recent past. But what of the managers? We’ve had our fair share of very diverse characters in charge of football affairs over the past forty years or so but while we get nostalgic about our favourite players, its very easy to forget the men who brought them to the Oval or who led them to their greatest successes or heartbreak.
