As Glentoran Child Welfare Officer, I am proud to confirm on behalf of the club that Glentoran FC Academy has joined forces with more than 100 sports organisations in the UK and Ireland to promote Parents in Sport Week which is running from 3 to 9 October.
It's a weekend of celebration. Today marks Glentoran Football Club's 134th birthday. Tomorrow the players and coaches from the Glentoran Academy will be at the Oval to celebrate the success they have achieved over the past year so please make a point of coming down to the Oval, not only to support the first team in their game against Ballinamallard United, but also to show your appreciation for the Academy staff and the players of our future.
Don’t miss the latest edition of the multi-award winning Glentoran Gazette at tomorrow’s game.
Amongst all the usual features there’s the latest fans’ initiative to help out the Club, news from our hugely successful Academy who will be parading on the pitch tomorrow and Brian McClelland looks back at another player from the past, this time a legend from the Swinging Sixties.
Thanks to your continued support last week’s edition for the Linfield game sold out before kick off so get there early.
SUPPORT GLENTORAN AND WIN A CAR
This week, and until Christmas, Glentoran offers a unique opportunity to win a brand new car for as little as £2!
By participating in the club draw, one lucky individual will win a new Hyundai i10, supplied by Charles Hurst Hyundai, Dundonald.
The draw will be made on the Oval pitch on New Year’s Eve at half time of our home match v Dungannon Swifts. What a start to 2017 for the lucky winner!
Debutant Glentoran manager Gary Haveron and his side can count themselves unlucky not to have taken at least a point against old rivals Linfield at the Oval this afternoon. For the second Saturday in a row it was a game of two halves for the Glens as they came storming back from a goal down at half time to take the game to Linfield. Haveron made three changes to last week’s line up at Ballymena, bringing in Calum Birney, Marcus Kane and Ciaran Caldwell in place of Tiarnan McAuley, Ross Redman and Jonny Smith and pushing Steven Gordon up to support Curtis Allen in attack.
Glentoran face Linfield in what is undoubtedly the biggest fixture in the Danske Bank Premiership this weekend.
The first Big Two encounter of the season, a new era at the Oval and we have a Gazette for you to match the occasion. As well as all the usual features there’s the second part of Brian McClelland’s tale of Glentoran’s Russian striker Louis Bookman, another of football friendship across the divide, news of the Legends’ latest venture to Scotland and, of course, the thoughts of our new first team manager Gary Haveron as he embarks on his Glentoran career.
There’s always a big demand for the Gazette on a Big Two afternoon so make sure you don’t miss out!
We would like to advise fans travelling on the M3 tomorrow that the road is due to be closed and that alternative routes should be used. This will impact both sets of fans therefore please leave plenty of time for your journey.
Glentoran's new manager spoke to Glens TV at the Oval this afternoon....
Listen to the whole interview HERE
Glentoran FC is delighted to announce the appointment of Gary Haveron as team manager with immediate effect. Gary will have responsibility for playing matters at all levels throughout the club.
