Match Preview
Weather permitting we travel north to the Showgrounds to face Coleraine in the Tennents’ Irish Cup Quarter Final in what will be our most important game of the season so far.
News
February Player of the Month
So far this season, three players have won the Glentoran Player Of The Month, voted on by Glentoran supporters. The winners have been Curtis Allen, Calum Birney and Elliott Morris who has won it an incredible four of the six months. With five wins, seventeen goals scored and three clean sheets in the month we should have a few more candidates this time round. Just place your vote beside your choice. Voting closes at 11.59pm on Saturday 3rd March with the winner announced the following day.
Appearance Milestone for Marcus
Team captain Marcus Kane will make his 200th first team appearance in Saturday’s Tennents’ Irish Cup Quarter Final (weather permitting).
Marcus, who is 26, joined Glentoran from Linfield in July 2012 after a season on loan at Carrick Rangers. He made his debut in a 3-1 home win over Donegal Celtic on 11th August 2012, scoring his first goal in an away League Cup win over Institute two months later.
Glentoran 5-0 Warrenpoint Town
A hattrick from Robbie McDaid and a brace from Curtis Allen saw Glentoran make it two home wins in four days. It was the best Oval performance the Glentoran fans have witnessed for some time and the win could have been more emphatic with Curtis Allen having a goal ruled out for offside and the crossbar being struck twice also.
Match Preview - Warrenpoint
Glentoran v Warrenpoint Town
Tuesday 27th February 2018, 7.45pm kick off.
Warrenpoint visit the Oval on Tuesday to play the game abandoned at half time on January 2nd.
We’ve won both matches we’ve played this season – a 2-0 home win in September through goals from Curtis Allen and Robbie McDaid and a 2-3 victory at Milltown in late November when goals from Daniel Kelly (2) and Tiarnan McNicholl saw us through in a tense match after we lost an early two goal lead. The abandoned match was 0-0 after 45 minutes.
Glentoran 1-0 Cliftonville
Curtis Allen's second half goal proved enough for Glentoran in today's Danske Bank Premiership game against Cliftonville.
Tomorrow's Gazette
Big changes at the Oval this week but as ever your multi-award winning Glentoran Gazette will be on sale tomorrow and after last week's Friday night game it's back to a bumper 32 page Saturday edition. Philip Stevenson reflects on the 30th anniversary of us winning the Double, Roy Downes looks at games from the past against Everton, Brian McClelland at a fascinating letter sent to one of our greatest ever goal scorers and Eddy Patrick interviews James Knowles and new boy Peter McMahon. Plus news, views, stats, photo action and lots more. Get them while they last!
Match Preview
Glentoran v Cliftonville
Saturday 24th February 2018, Kick Off 3pm
The second Ronnie McFall era at Glentoran begins on Saturday with the visit of Cliftonville to the Oval in the Danske Bank Premiership.
Ronnie McFall Returns to Glentoran
Our former manager Ronnie McFall has accepted the invitation to return to the position. Ronnie has vast experience in the local game and has enjoyed great success throughout his career. Ronnie will guide us until the end of the season at which time a decision on the future direction of the club will be announced. He will select his own backroom team and will be in charge for Saturday’s home match with Cliftonville.
Club Statement
Glentoran FC wishes to announce that Team Manager Gary Haveron has left the club.
Since his appointment, Gary has shown unrelenting enthusiasm and commitment to the role and to securing a positive future for Glentoran. His work rate never wavered and he has been an outstanding ambassador for the club. We thank him for this and wish Gary every success for the future both inside and outside football.