It was honours even at Windsor Park this afternoon in a game of few chances and with both sides finishing with ten men. The tone was set for a niggly game when referee Arnold Hunter issued the first yellow card of the afternoon to Mark Clarke after just six minutes.
Tomorrow sees the first 'Big Two' fixture of the season and Glentoran manager, Eddie Patterson, will be hoping that his team maintain their unbeaten start to the season. Our cross town rivals haven't had the best of starts as they try to wrestle back the Gibson Cup from Cliftonville but, as has been proven many times, form goes out the window in these fixtures.
The signing of striker Aaron Boyd last week was completed with the help of the Glentoran Community Trust.
Glentoran have been drawn at home to Linfield in the 3rd round of the League Cup on 8th October. The full draw is:
Glentoran v Linfield
Cliftonville v Dundela
Crusaders v Coleraine
Ballymena United v Ballinamallard United
Bangor v Lurgan Celtic
Portadown v Lisburn Distillery
Dungannon Swifts v Ards
Glenavon v Institute
To all supporters,
I wanted to take this opportunity to send this message to make sure that all supporters' clubs are brought up to speed with the intentions for a new 'amalgamation' of Glentoran supporters' clubs and supporters (who are not members of a club) for the incoming season.
Superstore opening hours for this week are:
Thurs. 4:15 - 8pm
Saturday. 10am - 12:30
Tickets for this Saturday's match vs Linfield will be on sale.
Tickets for this Saturday's Danske Bank Premiership match against Linfield at Windsor Park are on sale from the Superstore and some ticket outlets.
The Superstore will be open Thursday 4.15pm-8pm and Saturday 10.30am-12.30pm.
The Westbourne, Maxol Garage Newtownards, Dawson's Newsagents and Spar Ravenhill Road all have tickets for this match.
A first half penalty from Mark Miskimmin and Calum Birney header just after the hour were enough for the Glens to see off Ballyclare Comrades in what turned into a physical encounter at Dixon Park this evening. Elliott Morris again captained the team on what was his 500th appearance for the club. He'll also have been delighted to have marked the occasion with a clean sheet; his 190th for Glentoran.
The shirt sponsorship presentation took place in the McLeans suite on the 10th of August. A buffet was provided for all sponsors and the first team squad were in attendance. The presentation went well with Tommy Sewell taking photos with the sponsor, player and shirt.
Thank you to everyone who sponsored a shirt for the 2012/13 season!
