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2500 & Glentoran

27 Tuesday Feb 2024

Posted by laurencereade in G

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Belfast, Best ground in the world, Best stadium, Football, Glentoran, groundhopping, IFA Premiership, Northern Ireland, Ricky Rea, The Oval

Saturday 17th February 2024 ko 15:00

IFA Premiership

GLENTORAN 8 (Fisher 3 45 Burns 18 O’Connor 27 35 54 Junior 67p Lindsay 90+3)

NEWRY CITY 2 (Salley 10 Carroll 82)

Att 1,725

Entry £13

Programme £4

Glentoran socks £5

When people discover I’m a groundhopper I tend to get asked two questions. One is how many grounds I’ve visited, which is easy enough to quantify and the second is what is my favourite? Back in the day that was more difficult, do I give a ground most will know about like the Nou Camp or something I loved like Hastings United that isn’t quite as well known. Then 10 years ago I headed for Belfast, visited Glentoran and ever since it’s been 2,500, and Glentoran.

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