Events at Seaview unsurprisingly feature in tomorrow’s 40-page match programme when we argue that the application of common sense on the day would have resolved three major issues. And while Warren Feeney admits being pleased with the squad’s first half performance against Crusaders despite having to once again re-jig the team, he says if we had taken our chances the game would have been won before the horror injury to Bobby Burns. Feeno also warns that we will be taking Saturday’s opponents, Carrick Rangers, very seriously after losing to Stuart King’s side in September. Programme publishers, the 1923 Committee, lead the praise of Kim Turner’s double-winning women’s side and we cover the team’s latest success in words and pictures. We analyse how NIFL attendances compare with the rest of Europe with some surprising results while Matthew Brown argues a re-built Casement Park can deliver a legacy for Irish League football, Henry Muldrew, the man with the battered suitcase, recalls how a Balkans visit moved him and Brian McClelland details how the Glens were kicked out of the Irish Cup on a technicality – and how one paper made fun of it. Marcus Kane is graphic artist Beth Stafford’s cover star on a day when we preview a visit from a clutch of our playing legends. And Norman Ternahan and Tommy Sewell give their take on the recent games in words and pictures. The Gazette, at £4, is by the fans for the fans.
