This
Saturday is
the final
round of
this seasons
matches
in the
Carnegie
Premier
League. A
tough visit
to the Oval
is not a
fixture the
team will
particularly
relish,
after last
weeks
disappointment
against
Newry City.
Despite
leading the
match for
most of the
first half
after an
early goal,
and
controlling
most of the
game, the
lads let the
match slip
away with a
mixture of
poor
finishing
and
defensive
errors which
yet again
cost us all
three
points.
On to the
Oval though,
hoping to
finish the
league with
some sort of
pride,
something
that appears
to be
missing from
the players
in red these
days. Its up
to the
players to
restore some
pride in the
jersey.
They owe it
to
themselves
and the
supporters
who follow
them week in
week out,
the length
and bredth
of the
country.
Lets hope
they manage
to restore
some of it
this
Saturday to
end the
season on a
high.
In our match
earlier in
the season
against
Glentoran at
Shamrock
Park we were
on the
receiving
end of a 2-0
defeat in a
match full
of
controversy
following
the
dismissal of
Ports
striker Andy
Smith who
was sent off
early on in
an incident
involving at
least two
Glentoran
players who
somehow
managed to
escape the
referees red
card. The
Ports
struggled to
find any
rhythm with
10 men and
the Glens
eventually
scored a
couple of
soft goals
to send
their
supporters
home happy.
In this
fixture at
the Oval
last season
we managed a
fantastic
3-2 win,
McCutcheon
getting a
brace and
Allan Smart
grabbing the
late winner,
a good
result which
would be
very welcome
this time
around
again. Our
record at
the Oval
this last
number of
years hasn’t
been bad at
all, with a
few
exceptions.
Hopefully we
can come
away with
another good
result this
time and we
can come
away
satisfied
with the
performance
for the
first time
in a while
Glentoran of
course still
have a very
outside
chance of
winning the
league,
however they
must hope
Linfield
lose and
they hammer
us by a
number of
goals, so we
must be
aware of
this and
that they
will come at
us straight
away looking
to score.
Our defence
must be
strong and
our counter
attacking
good when we
get the
chance.
So…….COME ON
THE
PORTS!!!!!!!!
