Tag: Larne
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Larne and Glentoran show, in very different ways, how much transparency means to Irish League supporters
On Saturday evening, following their team’s ninth defeat in the past dozen matches, a congregation of Glentoran supporters crowded outside the ground with a clear message – for first-team manager Mick McDermott to “get out of our club”. It was quite a shift in tone from earlier in the season, when the Glens started in…
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Talk around the County Antrim Shield’s format should not detract from its prestige
This week, the County Antrim Shield semi-finals took place. While one match-up featured the two most trophy-laden teams in Northern Ireland as bitter rivals Linfield and Glentoran battled it out at Windsor Park in south Belfast, the other comprised Championship side and surprise package Dundela facing off against current Premiership table-toppers Larne when they clashed…
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Like Coleraine, Ballymena and Glenavon before them, Larne’s title escapade is good for the Irish League
The table-topping side in the Irish Premiership is a non-Belfast team. Granted, some may argue, the only non-Belfast full-time team in the division, but Larne’s presence at the summit of the Irish League is nonetheless significant. Given it is 20 years since a team from outside the Northern Irish capital claimed the Gibson Cup, and…
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The growing spread of talent in the Irish League highlights the value of consistency in fighting at the top
For those in attendance at Windsor Park this mid-week to watch the meet of Linfield and Glenavon, they observed an enthralling affair under the floodlights in south Belfast. It was an end-to-end spectacle with chances aplenty in both penalty boxes, the Blues ultimately shading an open five-goal thriller after coming from behind to beat their…
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