Friendly against Larne CANCELLED
Glentoran had arranged to play Larne on Saturday 27th July with a 6pm kick-off.
Unfortunately this game has had to be cancelled.
We apologise for any inconvenience to supporters.
News
Glens suffer narrow defeat
Glentoran continued their build up to the new campaign with a good work out against Liverpool U21 team at the Oval. With several players unavailable, manager Eddie Patterson moved Mark Clarke into the centre of defence to partner Jay Magee. Recent signings Ryan O’Neill, Niall Henderson and Johnny Addis all started the game with trialist, Ashley Cain also in the line up.
Bar Info For This Week
Next up in our Pre-Season schedule is a Liverpool XI to face a Glentoran team who faired pretty well against a good Kilmarknock side at the weekend in Elliott Morris Testimonial game.
The Liverpool squad includes 6 players who have already graced the Liverpool first team and features our very own under 21 international Ryan McLaughlin. This will be a very tough fixture in our preparations for the upcoming season.
This week at the Oval
Spectators attending this weeks game at The Oval should be in for some excellent entertainment. Liverpool have just announced their travelling party and this seasons squad is equal if not better than the one that played at Ravenhill last season. Just look at the number of players who appeared there who have progressed to the Liverpool Squad now on tour in Indonesia and Australia.
Sad News
The club would like to pass on our deepest condolences to friend and colleague Iain Dickson on the passing of his father on Friday past.
Iain, pictured above, is a long serving coach at the academy and has helped to bring us many great young players.
Iain's dad Alexander had battled with Alzheimer's disease, and Iain himself has worked tirelessly to help raise awareness and funding for the charity, Alzheimer's Society NI.
You can find out more about Alzheimer's by clicking on the following link.
Glens edged out by Killie
Glentoran's Elliott Morris literally had his day in the sun for his testimonial this afternoon against Kilmarnock. As the temperatures soared, a good crowd turned out to cheer on Elliott on his big day. Kilmarnock brought over 50 fans across the Irish Sea too and were in full voice throughout.
Its Kit Launch Day!
The fan choice home kit 2013/14 will be released today, 6.30PM, The Oval Superstore! Check behind the seams part 3 for a full list of items and prices in stock. Come along and check out the legends vs fans match after with KO at 7PM.
Behind the Seams - Part 3
With the kit launch tonight we thought on this weeks behind the seams we would give the fans a rundown of what’s going to be in stock and the price. The training gear is very limited stock at present but more orders are coming in. For any fans who arnt able to make it you can buy it on the offical superstore website.
Bar information
It's time to get back in the swing of things for the new season and what better way than to start with watching the Glentoran Legends v Glentoran Fans on Friday evening! Then we welcome Kilmarknock to East Belfast for our goalkeeping legend, Elliott Morris's Testimonial game on Saturday.
On Friday evening the Premier Lounge will be open from 6pm and all fans are welcome for a drink before, during and after the match. The Legends will be making an appearance in the lounge after the game too.
Thank You
The Board of Directors would like to say a big thank you to all the volunteers who worked so hard at the Oval over the past number of weeks; painting, cleaning, weeding etc.
Originally a couple of work days had been planned but this extended into several evenings too. A small, but very willing, group of supporters carried out a wide range of tasks to ensure the ground was in decent shape for our opening fixture against KR last week.
Thanks to all who gave of their time to help out. It is greatly appreciated.