Glentoran Football Club was this week fined by the IFA for an incident of spectator misbehaviour at Solitude involving a smoke bomb. As was explained here last week football authorities in Northern Ireland are not only fining clubs but have made it clear that continued misbehaviour by supporters will ultimately lead to points deductions and playing behind closed doors.
Everyone at Glentoran wishes Annie Timoney all the very best for her move to Celtic. Annie has signed a full-time contract in Glasgow and will now be in direct opposition to her former Glentoran team mates Demi Vance (Rangers) and Kerry Beattie (Glasgow City).
Right back and Northern Ireland international Annie has won everything at least twice during her five years with Glentoran and was a virtual ever present and a major star in the past two seasons as the Glens completed their two consecutive clean sheets. She was also a star of our 2021 Champions League campaign.
Goalkeeper Aaron McCarey features on Joe Burns and Beth Stafford’s cover of a Glentoran Gazette in which Norman Ternahan and Tommy Sewell review another big midweek win in words and pictures. Mick McDermott praises new boys Sean Murray and Michael O’Connor for settling in so quickly and pays tribute to Hrvoje Plum’s accuracy on Tuesday night while there’s a warning not to take Saturday’s opponents, Warrenpoint Town, lightly.
Saturday 29th January
3.00pm Kick Off
On Saturday Warrenpoint Town make their second visit to the Bet McLean Oval for our third Danske Bank Premiership meeting of the season.
Andrew Mitchell has ended a two-year spell at the Bet McLean Oval by joining Coleraine, initially on loan with a permanent transfer at the end of the season. Mitch joined the club from Glenavon in January 2020 in a double deal with Caolan Marron. Mitch made a total 35 appearances for the club, including both this season’s Europa Conference ties with The New Saints.
Mick McDermott said of Mitch: “We wish Andrew all the very best at his new Club. Andrew was one of our first signings at the beginning of our project and he has been a top professional since that time.
Tickets for our visit to Shamrock Park on Tuesday 8th February are now available to purchase HERE at the Portadown FC website.
Tickets for Saturday's home Danske Bank Premiership match with Warrenpoint Town are now available to purchase HERE. The match is all ticket for non season ticket holders.
There was late, late drama at the Bet McLean Oval as the Glens recorded another victory in the Danske Bank Premiership this evening.
Having led 1-nil at the interval, Michael O'Connor netting his first for the club, the Glens were pegged back by 72nd minute goal from the Bannsiders only for Conor McMenamin to win it in the final minute.
In tonight’s Glentoran Gazette Seanan Clucas reveals to Matthew Brown that he wanted to leave the club last summer but his request was blocked by Mick McDermott. Mick meanwhile praises Glens fans for their support since the turn of the year while Johnny McNabb says Oran Kearney brings his Coleraine side to the Oval in a confident mood. We ask how can those big holiday crowds be sustained or even improved upon and profile our new signings as well as looking at the way the Glens are leading the way in professionalising the women’s game.
Following a trial pre-Christmas, Glentoran FC is very pleased to have joined with Belfast company ULNK to introduce technology to the Bet McLean Oval to improve the match day experience for fans. The new #Glenshub will be available at our home match with Coleraine this evening. It will allow Glentoran fans to connect with their favourite team like never before.
