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
It was a game dominated by penalties as Glentoran finally progressed into the Sixth Round of the Sadler’s Peaky Blinders Irish Cup at the Oval this afternoon.
Irish Cup day tomorrow and yet another top class edition of your multi-award winning Glentoran Gazette. With raised awareness of mental health issues in the Irish League Glentoran fan Gary McAlees tells his personal story, Brian McClelland looks back at our early quests for the Irish Cup, Thomas McCartney recalls a famous Cup banana skin and John Grayden reflects on some of the Kafkaesque rules in the competition as well as paying tribute to an unsung hero of our Christmas holiday campaign. Plus a look at our opponents Portadown, news, views, Boxing Day in pictures and all the stats. Las
There are still a few players' shirts available to sponsor for the rest of the season at £125 each. Anyone who is interested please contact Ruth in the Superstore.
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Saturday 4 January 2020, Kick Off 3.00pm
On Saturday we begin this season’s Irish Cup campaign by renewing an old rivalry when Portadown visit the Oval.
Glentoran FC is delighted to announce that our number seven, Jonny Frazer has signed a contract extension with the club. This means that Jonny (23) has now committed himself to Glentoran until at least the end of the 2020/21 season.
Cricky Gallagher has been voted the Glentoran Player of The Month for December, the second month in a row the 20-year old midfielder has won the supporters’’ vote.
In a month where the Glens were unbeaten despite playing all four of other top teams in the Danske Bank Premiership, Cricky won 28% of the vote in what was very much a two horse race with Navid Nasseri on 23%.
Glentoran travelled to Stangmore Park today, looking to extend their unbeaten league run to 13 games but mindful of their last visit to Dungannon in mid-August which ended in a 3-1 defeat.
