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 The second of Brian McClelland's compelling series of articles on significant figures from Glentoran's history. Many thanks to the Glentoran Supporters Committee (1923) for use of this material.

"Maybe it's because I'm a Londoner"    

...that I love London so.  Like Bud Flanagan, who sang the famous, morale boosting, wartime song, don’t you just love London town – the sights, the sounds, the night life, not to mention the birth place of Ian and Glen.  But who are Ian and Glen, I hear you ask?

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.

With everyone in lockdown and missing our Glentoran fix, the Glentoran  first team squad and management has offered up this version of “Days Like This”, written by East Belfast’s most famous son and Glenman, Van Morrison, as their tribute to the tireless and selfless workers of the NHS. Listen and enjoy it but you might want to give Van’s original a listen once you’ve done so.

This weekend the Glentoran Academy 2011 team were due to travel to Brussells to compete in the European Cup. Ahead of their trip they had undertaken a number of fundraising activities to help them finance their journey. With the tournament cancelled, they kindly donated £300 to the doctors and nurses of the NHS based at the Ulster and City Hospitals. This was to thank our NHS workers for their time and sacrifices in fighting Covid-19 and saving so many lives here in Northern Ireland. The boys' message said "We love you all and thank you so much.