Glentoran FC is delighted to announce the signings of Caolan Marron and Andrew Mitchell from Glenavon.
Central defender Caolan (21) is the reigning Northern Ireland Young Player of the Year, while centre forward Andrew (25) will be no stranger to Glentoran supporters, having scored against us on a number of occasions for both Glenavon and his previous club, Dungannon Swifts.
Tickets for our match on Saturday 25th January against Larne at Inver Park will go on sale from Glentoran Superstore as follows:
Shareholders / Season Ticket Holders / Life Season Tickets - 1 ticket per person. Note: Season Tickets must be produced.
Thursday 16th Jan between 4:30PM - 7PM
Saturday 18th Jan between 10AM and 12:30PM
The club is delighted to announce that Chris Gallagher has signed a contract extension, seeing the Northern Ireland U21 International stay at Glentoran until at least the end of 2021/22 season.
Chris has played a vital part in the squad this season, helping us secure much-needed points.
Speaking to Glentoran.com, Mick McDermott said:
“Chris fully deserves this contract extension and we are delighted that he has agreed to stay committed to our long-term project.
The club is delighted to announce that Hrvoje Plum and Marijan Antolovic have signed contract extensions, keeping the two Croatian stars at Glentoran until the end of the 2020-21 season.
Both lads joined the club in July and have played a part in our recent rise to the upper levels of the Danske Bank Premiership.
Mick McDermott said of the two players:
In recent months Glentoran Academy has been arranging development games against academy opposition from south of the border. This has involved matches at various levels against high quality opposition, including Shamrock Rovers, St Joseph’s, Cherry Orchard, Shelbourne and Quay Celtic.
Both home and away supporters for this Saturday's Premiership game against Institute may purchase e-tickets which can be printed or downloaded to mobile devices for scanning at the turnstiles. No queueing, no cash, no hassle. Just visit https://institutefc.co.uk/ and select "Get Tickets Here". Tickets now available.
Mick McDermott accepts his Belleek trophy from NIFWA Chairman Stuart McKinley
Mick McDermott has been named Manager of the Month for December by the Northern Ireland Football Writers’ Association, for the second month in a row.,
On presenting the award, Stuart McKinlay, Chairman of NIFWA, said: “Mick McDermott has transformed Glentoran into genuine title contenders in his short time at the Oval and a stunning record last month - including the eye-catching 3-0 win over champions Linfield on Boxing Day - earned him the award”
Glentoran's 2-1 victory over Warrenpoint Town today saw them go top of the Danske Bank Premiership. Yes that will change on Monday evening when Linfield and Cliftonville meet at Solitude but to be in this position at this point of the season is a very welcome change and 14 games unbeaten is a remarkable turnaround for a team that has been in the bottom six over the last couple of seasons.
Saturday 11th January 2020, Kick Off 3.00 pm
On Saturday we attempt to extend our unbeaten run with a visit to the Oval from Warrenpoint Town.
Point are currently bottom of the table but only on goal difference from Institute, and just five points behind Dungannon Swifts after a good run of recent form. So, they have plenty to play for over the final third of the season.
Back to Premiership action tomorrow and after our holiday editions it’s a full 32 page bumper edition of the Glentoran Gazette. Henry Muldrew speculates on whether we’re really getting the credit we deserve from the local media, Roy Downes looks at how things have changed at the Oval during his time following the Glens and John Grayden both picks out the potential captains in our squad and gives his take on the recent preponderance of plastic pitches. There’s an Academy update from Stephen Lowry, interviews with new boy Ciaran O’Connor and at the other end of the scale our third highest a
