Tag: County Antrim Shield
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Larne’s County Antrim Shield four-peat perfect tonic to fuel their domestic treble ambitions
A fresh County Antrim Shield campaign began in September 2023 with a burning question: who will be the team to finally knock Larne off their winners’ perch? At the end of the latest edition of a historic competition, that question remains unanswered. The Invermen still can’t be beaten – not even the stormy weather conditions…
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Tiernan Lynch and Larne will keep reaping the rewards of going all-in for County Antrim Shield
The County Antrim Shield’s unfortunate reduced status in the matchday calendar has come as a result of an evolution of priorities in the Irish League. With full-time football and increased professionalism, European money has been considered much more of the essence among those dining at the top table during the past half-decade. Those lucrative spots…
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County Antrim Shield Final is more than just a revenge mission for Warren Feeney’s Glentoran
The first piece of silverware this season is up for grabs, and while the County Antrim Shield has come to be considered the littlest brother of Northern Ireland’s four senior honours, trophies of all kinds count for much – and this is no exception. In a repeat of the 2020/21 Final, when Larne clinched the…
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Online rumblings over Glentoran’s purported financial woes show dark side of rumour mill
When you are working in as localised a playing field as the Irish League, rumours are bound to spread and conjecture is sure to emerge. That’s understandable. The climate is such that everybody knows everybody, so to speak; every matchgoing supporter knows a player, a coach, a committee member or someone bound to be privy…
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The County Antrim Shield Final carries added importance for Larne and Glentoran in 2024
The County Antrim Shield showpiece in 2024 has now been rubber-stamped and, from both sides, it is a match that carries noteworthy significance. In the green corner, Glentoran, who booked their spot at Seaview a few weeks prior to their Final adversaries Larne, are on the hunt for the first trophy of Warren Feeney’s tenure…
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Regional cups serve in the interest of the many… and for that, their integrity must be protected
There has been much discourse and debate in the modern age of the Irish League regarding what role regional competitions now play. In an age where European qualification is now a factor that reigns supreme, with six-figure sums healthily renumerating those that reach the continental scene, there has been a change of priorities at the…
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Larne 3-0 Bangor: Shield journey ends in a school of learning
Positives to take but Inver Reds prove a bridge too far as Seasiders’ ‘Bin Lid’ adventure comes to a close in east Antrim
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Larne vs Bangor preview: David bids to topple Goliath in Shield showdown
Seasiders travel to Inver Park as firm underdogs but fuelled by hope and faith in mission to knock holders out
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