000 within the next 12 months.Oval chairman Ralph admits the last time the Big Two clubs faced such a crisis was when The Oval was bombed in the Belfast Blitz of 1941."It is a diffcult time, and I would say it is the biggest crisis to hit this football club since 1941 when we ...
"I really, really enjoyed my time at Glentoran and they were very good to me right up until the end but with their financial difficulties, I was made a bit of a scapegoat at the time but that's football, that's the way it goes. "I have some great memories from my time there, ...
The pride of east Belfast: Glentoran Football Club and the (re)production of Ulster unionist identities in Northern Ireland:doi:10.1177/1012690217690346Judith BleakneyPaul DarbySAGE Publications
Morris was by no means fated to play for the east Belfast club.Hailing from the Shore Road, his boyhood home on St Vincent Street actually backs onto Seaview, ensuring there was only one club dear to his heart in his youth."We were always Crues supporters and we used to have a ladde...
keep a lid on Glentoran's unrelenting march to the league championship.The Glens boss smiled when asked of the joyous sounds emanating from his players only yards away after a win that puts the east Belfast club only three points away from a 21st title."They're naturally euphoric," he ...
At the start of the season the Glens were shocked by another registration row involving defender Gary Smyth, which ultimately led to the east Belfast club being deducted five points.But Coyle has turned the fortunes of his troops and since the turn of the year they have been one of the ...
almost scored inside the first 20 seconds but Northern Ireland Under-21 goalkeeper Elliott Morris pulled off a stunning stop to deny Gary McPhee.The visitors did silence the east Belfast venue on 17 minutes, John Joe Maguire capitalising on some unselfish work from Barry Meehan, he was allowed ...
Newspaper article from The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland) Article detailsBeginning of article WIN, lose or draw, Coleraine are preparing for one big blue and white party at Windsor Park on Saturday. Since winning the semi-final against Omagh, the football club has been overwhelmed ...