Tag: Portadown
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Mercurial Ryan Mayse is Portadown’s heartbeat behind their bid for a quick Premiership return
A somewhat rocky start to life back in the Playr-Fit Championship would now appear to be firmly behind Portadown. Naturally, the team that has held aloft the Gibson Cup more times than any other outside of Belfast would have entered this term especially keen to surge straight back into the big time following their relegation…
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Bangor vs Institute preview: Neck-and-neck tussle gives Seasiders chance to build streak
Stute encounter gives Yellows opportunity to record second straight win, while Ali Omar loan arrival bolsters pack before transfer deadline
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Portadown 0-1 Bangor: Seasiders on top form to stun Ports in historic win
Acts of heroism from head to toe prove pivotal factors behind famous first away victory back in the Championship
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Portadown vs Bangor preview: Star factor and a little bit of luck needed for Shamrock visit
Clash packed with history and prestige pits Ports as favourites, but Yellows can have little fear against four-time Irish League champions
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The Big Playr-Fit Championship Preview for 2023-24: Who lies in wait for the Seasiders this term?
Well, the Irish League is within days of restarting. Another chapter will be written in the storied history of the domestic game, with thrills and spills aplenty to come across all three flights of the NIFL pyramid. Worth focusing on in particular is the second-tier, the Championship. This is a place that is manna from…
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The Irish League pre-split: 10 things we learned as the action nears a thrilling climax
With the pre-split in the Premiership, Championship and Premier Intermediate League divisions of the Irish League winding down, the drama that has proved such a valuable selling point of Northern Ireland club football has again been reprised with five games of the split to go. In the Premiership, a first-time title winner could be upon…
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There are few better candidates than Niall Currie to keep Portadown up
The majority of predictors prior to this Premiership season had Portadown as a favourite to struggle. A team who survived courtesy only of emerging on the right side of the relegation/promotion play-off last term, while Paul Doolin was widely lauded for securing that two-legged success over local rivals Annagh United in May, it is fair…
