Tag: East Belfast
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Premiership title picture changed beyond recognition in 120 seconds… but twists not over yet
Have you caught your breath yet? Small moments can make the biggest differences. One goal or, in this case, two just seconds apart across two sides of the same city can change the entire complexion. Deep, deep into added-time, Linfield were shooting above Larne to the Sports Direct Premiership summit by a point as they…
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Championship hitting new heights for quality and entertainment… that must be celebrated
The Championship is the ultimate in ‘any team can beat any team’, they say. A hive of chaos where you can quickly find yourself a bit red-faced when you look at your accumulator and notice that nothing has gone to plan. Well, in this league, there is no plan. There is no script nor playbook.…
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Why cup-heavy and irregular Amateur League schedule is in desperate need of change
It’s April, the clocks have moved forward an hour and, in Northern Ireland football terms, that marks a particularly significant time in the season below the Irish League. It’s a point that is largely defined by catching up. That’s to say that in the Northern Amateur Football League, Ballymena and Provincial Intermediate League and Mid-Ulster…
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Relegation sadly inevitable for escape artists Knockbreda… but never-say-die spirit can still carry them on
Knockbreda, the Irish League’s great escape artists of the past decade, look to have finally found a hole they couldn’t squirm through. The club from the Castlereagh Hills have mastered the art of avoiding relegation in recent years, but their Championship stay appears all but over leading into the weekend agenda. Following their 3-0 ‘home’…
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Linfield missed chance to hit summit… but not losing means it’s still a gain for David Healy
Glentoran and Linfield drew 0-0 in a fairly forgettable final Big Two derby of the 2023/24 season on Saturday night. A reduced crowd witnessed a stalemate in which both sides hit the woodwork, but it was a slow burner that struggled to ignite, and the affair is probably best summed up by the fact that…
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Six managers who could bring the glory days back to Glentoran and drive them to success
By Callum McFadden Glentoran will be on the search for a long-term successor to Warren Feeney in the summer of 2024, hoping to guide the club to better days after what has proved a disappointing 2023/24 Sports Direct Premiership campaign. After exiting the Irish Cup at the semi-final stage at the hands of Big Two…
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Treble-hunting Linfield have strength of character to finish job after booking Irish Cup Final
Linfield being in with a shout of a trophy treble shouldn’t sound as impressive as it is, but in a campaign where the book has been thrown at the Blues from seemingly all directions, a team where winning is par for the course have probably exceeded expectations in making that prospect a reality. They’ve had…
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Second edition of All-Island Cup is the perfect kickstart for NI women’s club campaign
It has been a while in waiting, but the domestic women’s season kicks off this weekend with five Irish League representatives taking to all-Ireland action. The Avenir Sports All-Island Cup, which was introduced to the calendar in 2023 and received rave reviews among players and fans alike, begins again with the Belfast big four of…
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