Glens supporters went home a lot happier than of late as a Daire O’Connor hat trick and another double from David Fisher let the way in this demolition of bottom placed Newry City at the Bet McLean Oval.
Aaron McCarey‘s return in goal was the only change in last week’s starting like up but the crowds also welcomed the return of James Singleton to the squad, after missing our last 10 games through injury.
In tomorrow's Glentoran Gazette against Newry City we assess the basement club's progress under new manager Barry Gray and Warren Feeney rues our failure to finish off the opposition in our last couple of games. The 1923 Committee spring a surprise by agreeing with a certain ex-Irish League manager, Philip Stevenson welcomes a Glentoran Legend back to the Oval and we look at the facts and figures behind the career of one who is very much still part of the squad. Meanwhile John Grayden has the latest on the debate around Friday night football, assesses the runners and riders as the new Lea
Saturday 17th February
Kick Off 3.00pm
On Saturday we welcome Newry City to the Bet McLean Oval for game 28 of this season’s Sports Direct Premiership.
Newry City will be seeking to end a run of 17 games without a Premiership win - stretching back to October 7th when they won 2-0 at fellow strugglers Ballymena United - as they visit the Oval for the second time this season.
This is a great article from the Scotland-based football blogger Brian Smith, who visited the Bet McLean Oval for our game with Carrick Rangers last Saturday. Brian can be found and followed on all major social media sites as The Grey Haired Groundhopper.
Below are the details of how Glentoran supporters will be able to purchase tickets for the Sports Direct Premiership match v Larne at Inver Park on Friday 23rd February.
Congratulations and good luck to the six Glentoran Women players selected by manager Tanya Oxtoby for Northern Ireland's upcoming UEFA Nations League Play-Off games against Montenegro home and away. A totally deserved honour for all six with a couple of others very unlucky to miss out. We're all with you!
Glentoran FC is delighted to announce that our striker David Fisher has extended his contract for another year in the face of extensive interest from a number of clubs inside and outside Northern Ireland. This will keep David at the Bet McLean Oval until the end of the 2024/25 season.
David (22) joined us from AFC Wimbledon in the last summer transfer window, and since he settled into the team has scored 11 goals, including 7 in our last 6 games to become a very important player for us and a very popular figure among our supporters.
More disappointment for the Glens support today as for the second time in 5 days we meekly surrendered and squandered a 2-goal lead at home. And for the second time in 4 months it was 35-year-old Curtis Allen who came home to haunt his old club with the vital late goal.
In what has been a very sad week for the Glentoran Family, we are very sorry to hear of the death of another very long standing and high profile Glenman, Eddie Harvey.
As he prepares to face a Carrick side that have given the Glens trouble on a couple of occasions this season, Warren Feeney explains why the January window was a quiet one and updates fans on the squad’s injury list while graphic artist Beth Stafford marks Charlie Lindsay’s return to the Oval by placing him on the cover of another 40-page edition. The Gazette team also takes a look at the job Stuart King has done on a budget considerably smaller than some sides in the Premiership. Matthew Brown decries the rumour mongers and urges Glens fans to heed the words of Ali Pour.
