The final Glentoran Gazette before Christmas previews a game between two of the Premiership’s form teams and examines a couple of the Irish League’s live issues. We ask why the IFA’s sanctions on referees are not made public while Assembly Member and Glens fan, Alan Chambers, speaks of his fears over the long delayed funding for the local game. Beth Stafford and Joe Burns shine their cover spotlight on the quietly effective Joe Crowe and Mick McDermott tells why he feels Shay McCartan is set to show fans what he can do. Colin Nixon, now back in the fold, tells Matthew Brown the Glens have big plans and, staying with big names, even a couple of this week’s match mascots have a famous lineage. Philip Stevenson has the story of a how a remarkable picture taken at the Oval was sold for big money in New York recently and we get a peek at part of the memorabilia collection of the late Eric Wright, the man who could have filled a Glentoran museum on his own. Brian McClelland writes about possibly the Glens poshest player while Henry Muldrew tells of Englebert Humperdinck’s passion for the game. Thomas Sewell brings picture action from on and off the pitch and we have all the stats to keep you up to date. The Gazette, by the fans for the fans, is still only £3.
