Match Preview: Linfield v Glentoran
Friday 4 October
Kick Off 7.45pm
Tomorrow we end the first round of games in the Sports Direct Premiership with a visit to Windsor Park for the first Big Two game of the season.
Friday 4 October
Kick Off 7.45pm
Tomorrow we end the first round of games in the Sports Direct Premiership with a visit to Windsor Park for the first Big Two game of the season.
Glentoran Women overcame an early goal for the home team at the Ryan McBride Brandywell with a second half performance that with 2 games left to play takes the outcome of this season’s Sports Direct Women’s Premiership right to the wire.
The early Derry lead came on 12 minutes through Tara O’Connor and they held the lead for 15 minutes. The equaliser came when Demi Vance took a corner from the right and Aimee Neal was there to equalise. Despite Glentoran pressure that’s how it stayed until half time.
The Glens move safely through to the next round of the Bet McClean Cup this evening. A nearly completely rotated home side often found the resilient away side a tough nut to crack, but two moments of real quality either side of the break ultimately settled the tie.
Fuad Sule captained the side in the defensive midfield role, but changes were the order of the night for the starting line-up. Andrew Mills came into the net for his first home start, with Lyons-Foster, Russell, and Amos in his defence. Parfitt, Lindsay, Thorndike, and
On Saturday evening, the Ballymacarett Glentoran Supporters Club held its Player of the Year Awards Night for the 2023/24 season in its Clubrooms in Wilgar Street.
At a very well attended event, the awards were presented as follows:
The evening was addressed by Glentoran Manager Declan Devine and the Goalscorer award was collected by club skipper Marcus Kane on Junior’s behalf.
Tuesday 1st October
Kick Off 7.45pm
Dergview make the long journey from Castlederg tomorrow night to play their first competitive game at the Bet McLean Oval in the first round of the Bet McLean Cup.
Dergview’s 14-year spell in the second tier of Irish League football, along with their Senior status, came to an end last season when they lost in the promotion/ relegation playoffs to Premier Intermediate League runners up Armagh City.
In tomorrow’s Glentoran Gazette, with Frankie Hvid in a sticky situation on the front cover, Brian McClelland has the first part of the tale of Barney Bowers and the Marseille Millions and we have the second part of Henry Muldrew’s look at Four Four Two magazine’s Top 100 football grounds. The 1923 Committee query clubs’ policies on children’s admission prices, we give the lowdown on visitors Dergview, hear the thoughts of Declan Devine, keep track of some of those who have moved on from the Oval, look back at Saturday’s draw with Glenavon in pictures and even further back in This Week Th
Former Glens captain Dermot Keely had a great day at the Bet McLean Oval on Saturday, selling out of copies of his new autobiography, “Better Without The Ball”.
Dermot had some family members with him for the occasion and all were made very welcome. Glentoran fans don’t forget their heroes.
Also joining Dermot in the Viewing Lounge were team mates from Ronnie McFall’s great Glens squads of the early 1980s - (L-R) Rab McCreery, Jim Cleary, Gary Blackledge, George Neill, Robert Strain and Barney Bowers.
Ticket prices for tomorrow night's Bet McLean Cup tie game against Dergview at the Bet McLean Oval have been changed to:
Anyone who has already purchased tickets at the original price will receive an automatic partial refund to the card used for the payment.
The club apologises for any confusion.
The Draw for the September 200 Club has been made. The list of winners is below and once again we thank you for your support.
Winners should contact Ruth on superstore@glentoran.com to arrange payment of winnings.
To join the 200 Club email superstore@glentoran.com
On Saturday evening, the Hillfoot Glentoran Supporters' Club clubrooms on the Castlereagh Road, welcomed its officers, members, Glentoran players and officials to the club’s annual Player pf the Year Awards Night for the 2023/24 season.
The awards were presented as follows: