The funeral service for Glentoran legend Ron Manley was held at Roselawn at noon today. To add to the poignancy of this very sad occasion Ron's coffin was carried into the crematorium by his friends and team mates from the great Glens teams of the 1980s. There could be no more fitting tribute to Yorkie.
Left to right: Raymond Morrison, Rab McCreery, Gary Blackledge, Billy Caskey, Jim Cleary and Barney Bowers.
Thanks to Jim Gracey of the Belfast Telegraph for forwarding the photograph to www.glentoran.com. Tomorrow's paper will carry Jim's full report of Ron's funeral and tributes from friwnds and colleagues.