Glentoran manager, Mick McDermott again rang the changes for the visit of Ballyclare Comrades in tonight's Toals Co Antrim Shield tie at a wet Oval.
There was a first team debut for Lewis McGarvey at right back, a first start in the centre of defence for Cameron Stewart and the return of Salou Jallow. Young players, Mal Smith and James McCarthy were also in the starting XI.
Tuesday 10 September 2019, Kick Off 7.45pm
Toals County Antrim Shield Round One
On Tuesday we go for our fifth successive win when we welcome Ballyclare Comrades to the Oval for the second time in a fortnight, this time in the first round of the Toals County Antrim Shield.
As our club embarks on a new, exciting era it was very happy before Saturday’s match against Larne, to welcome back onto the Oval pitch and to recognise some of the greatest players ever to represent Glentoran. Before the match the guys all had a get together in the Ron Manley Suite, a very fitting location as no fewer than eleven of these players had been teammates of Yorkie.
The 25 men present on Saturday represented every Championship or Irish Cup winning team as far back as 1964 and the club’s run to the European Cup Winners’ Cup Quarter Final in 1973/74.
William and Glenn Kitchen from 1st Newtownards GSC present Conor and Robbie with their awards.
(Photograph by Thomas Sewell)
Before Saturday’s home win over Larne, 1st Newtownards Glentoran Supporters’ Club made an on-pitch presentation to Conor Pepper, the club’s Player of the Year for 2018-19, and Robbie McDaid, Young Player of the Year.
Please note that that adult and concession tickets for next Saturday's "Big Two" match with Linfield at Windsor Park have now been delivered to the following outlets:
Spar
117 Ravenhill Road, Belfast
Open 6am - 10pm 7 days a week.
Tel: 07845151428
Maxol
Frances St, Newtownards
Tel: 028 9181 2997
Westbourne Glentoran Supporters Club
Newtownards Rd, Belfast
Tel: 028 9045 4416
Glentoran recorded their fourth win on the bounce today and in doing so climbed to 3rd place in the early season Danske Bank Premiership table.
Manager Mick McDermott kept the same starting XI that saw off Institute live on SKY Sports during the week and the team were quickly on the front foot with Robbie McDaid having the first effort on goal with just 3 minutes gone.
Sky Sports presenter Jeff Stelling has embarked on another epic walking challenge for Prostate Cancer UK – spanning four countries in four days – and is calling on the help of the public to support him on his quest to help beat prostate cancer – a disease killing one man every 45 minutes in the UK.
While the club is at the start of a very new adventure, at tomorrow’s home match v Larne, Glentoran supporters will have the opportunity to acknowledge some of the greatest players of the past 50 years when 30 Glentoran Greats take to the Oval pitch before kick-off.
Among the players will be our all-time record appearance holder, our all-time record goalscorer, five championship winning captains, eight internationals, and the club’s two most successful managers.
August Player of the Month Hrvoje Plum is the cover star for the second jam packed edition of your multi-award winning Glentoran Gazette this week. We have the second parts of John Grayden’s interview with Mick McDermott and Sam Robinson’s “Anchors Aweigh” story, John also has a look at the performance of Irish League clubs is this season’s European competitions, Henry Muldrew reflects on the feelgood factor at the Oval, Eddy Patrick interviews the scourge of Linfield, Michael Halliday, as well as revealing the latest groundhopper who’s spreading the word about the Oval around Europe and g
Saturday 7th September 2019, Kick Off 3.00 pm
On Saturday our visitors to the Oval are Larne, back in the top division for the first time in twelve seasons. Obviously a very different Larne this time due to the high-profile investment and big spending over the past two years following the takeover of the club in 2017.
Larne are currently one point and one place behind us in sixth place having played one game fewer. So, this should be a very interesting contest between two well matched teams.
