At our last home match of the season a collection of Glentoran supporters made a very generous and substantial donation to charity. The donation represented the proceeds of a match played on Sunday 21st March when the Freelance Loyal Glentoran Supporters Club played Glentoran Sydenham End to raise money for Reverse Rett. The match was organised by the Baine family on behalf of Mia Baine. £3300 was raised on the day, a great effort by all involved.
Prior to yesterday's final home match of the season, Curtis Allen was presented with the Glentoran Player of the Year award by senior officers of the Catlereagh Glentoran Supporters Club, long time organisers of the award.
Glentoran took up today’s game where they left of against Carrick Rangers last week and with one or two exceptions failed to provide any meaningful challenge to bottom of the table Ballinamallard at the Oval.
Glentoran v Ballinamallard United
Saturday 28th April 2018, 3pm.
On Saturday we end the normal phase of the league season as we started it, with a match against Ballinamallard United.
Congratulations from everyone at the club to our young players Nathan Kerr and Dylan Davidson on being selected to attend the Northern Ireland Under 21 training camp to be held next month. This honour is richly deserved by both boys after taking part in a long, tough first season playing at senior level.
Prior to last Saturday's Danske Bank Premiership game against Carrick Rangers the Glentoran Supporters Committee (1923) Chairman, Jimmy Carter presented the parent body with a cheque for £2500.
The '23's continued support is greatly appreciated.
The efforts of the Glentoran Gazette team, led by editor Norman Ternahan and those who turn up for every home game in all weathers to sell the Gazette are a credit not only to the Glentoran Supporters Committee (1923) but also to Glentoran Football Club.
Thank you all.
Carrick Rangers came to the Oval today bottom of the Danske Bank Premiership and for the third time this season came away unbeaten after overturning a half time lead to run out 2-1 winners and move above Ballinamallard United into eleventh place. The Glens players put in an insipid, soulless second half performance that epitomised what has been a car crash of a season.
Don't miss the latest edition of your multi-award winning Glentoran Gazette at tomorrow's game against Carrick Rangers. In a bumper 32 page issue we have the next part of Roy Downes' look at the split which rocked Irish football over a century ago, Philip Stevenson gives us the lowdown on the Legends' latest outing, we investigate the changes that will affect local clubs in European competition from next season, look at the start of the Danske Bank Women's Premiership, Brian McClelland gives his take on our European Cup clash with Juventus, Eddy Patrick interviews Kym Nelson and our interi
Glentoran v Carrick Rangers
Saturday 21st April 2018, 3.00pm.
On Saturday we have our penultimate match of the season when Carrick Rangers visit the Oval. Carrick went bottom of the table for the first time this season following their controversial 2-1 defeat at Ballinamallard on Tuesday night so they have plenty to play for this weekend as they are just two points adrift of the Mallards with six to play for.
The club has formally registered an appeal to the IFA Disciplinary Committee against Curtis Allen's red card in Tuesday's match v Dungannon Swifts. Curtis has been charged with violent conduct.
