On Sunday 20th December, officials, players and volunteers from Glentoran FC visited several Homeless Shelters in Belfast to distribute the gifts donated by supporters.
Once again we were overwhelmed by the generosity of our fans and would like to thank you all for your donations.
Thank you to Jodie Killops for coordinating this on behalf of the club.
Although the result on Boxing Day was not what we would have wanted, it was still very important to the legions of supporters of both Glentoran and Linfield that the match - always the top attended league match in the NIFL season - went ahead. At various stages on Boxing Day this looked like a major challenge so the Chairman and Directors of Glentoran FC would like to thank the following for their exceptional work on the day in getting the game played:
As the morning wore on in East Belfast the chances of today's game going ahead looked less and less likely. However a monumental effort from volunteers, fans, board members and the fire brigade meant that NIFL agreed to postpone kick off by one hour before eventually confirming the 4pm kick off would go ahead. A sell out crowd graced the damp Oval grounds with the difficulty of the conditions clear to see. Patches of the famous grass were left muddy and bare and were sure to prove testing for the players throughout.
Today's game goes ahead thanks to the hard work of the groundsman and volunteers; kick off is now at 4pm.
COYG
Due to the bad weather overnight today's kick off has been put back to 4pm, there is a pitch inspection provisionally planned for 1pm.
Alan Kernaghan’s first taste of the ‘Big Two’ derby will be played in front of a sell-out Boxing Day crowd tomorrow.
Glentoran host this year’s eagerly anticipated annual fixture, and will hoping for Boxing Day delight at a packed house at the Oval.
Tomorrow’s showdown will be both managers first experience of the derby, and it doesn’t get much bigger than the festive clash.
In a titanic matchup, both sets of fans will be expecting a big performance to claim seasonal bragging rights.
Happy Christmas to Glentoran supporters everywhere.
We hope you have a great day and see you all tomorrow at the Oval for the big game.
Gentoran fans will be entertained by our Academy's youngest stars during half-time of the Boxing Day Big Two derby.
Our 4-6 year olds will play two 6-a-side games and will include the great grandsons of club Legends Sammy Lowry and Fred Roberts in the shape of young Max Hawthorne and Matthew Lowry.
The children are great fun to coach and we are sure they will provide a fun filled half time display to keep the fans entertained during the interval.
Your support and encouragement for the little cubs would be most welcome.
A very limited number of tickets remain for the Boxing Day fixture.
A small supply of Grandstand tickets (Lower Deck) £10 and Sydenham Terrace tickets £8 can be purchased from Dawson's Newsagents on the Belmont Road.
These are the last tickets remaining for the 'home' side. There will be NO TICKETS available for sale at the Oval prior to kick-off on Boxing Day.
There are only a limited number of tickets now available for the Danske Bank Premiership Boxing Day fixture, Glentoran v Linfield, to be played at the Oval with a 3pm kick-off.
All Season Ticket holders are entitled to a free ticket for this game. Those who have not yet collected them must do so before 8pm on Wednesday 23rd December. These can ONLY be obtained from the Glentoran Superstore. Any tickets remaining after this time will go on general sale.
Supporters should note that the Main Granstand has SOLD OUT.
