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Irish Daily Mirror
4 days ago
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- Irish Daily Mirror
League of Ireland hero 'will never forgive' ex-manager
Glentoran's latest signing Pat Hoban has launched a scathing attack on Tiernan Lynch for the way his tenure at Derry City concluded. In a candid chat with the Derry Journal, Hoban, who recently made the move to The Oval, expressed his resentment towards the ex-Larne manager for "wasting six months" of his playing days. Initially brought to Brandywell by former manager Ruaidhri Higgins, Hoban saw his game time dwindle after Higgins' exit last season, feeling sidelined and "frozen out". The 33 year old forward alleged he was prevented from transferring to another "top League of Ireland club". However, with only two starts this term, Hoban was eventually allowed to depart and join Glentoran in an effort to revive his career. "Of course I was frustrated," Hoban admitted. "Even when I was on the bench I knew I wasn't coming on", reports Belfast Live. "It doesn't affect me and my personality or my character. In terms of my career at Derry it does. It ended because of that. "I didn't get a run of games and couldn't show anything to the Derry fans this year at all. He just wasted six months of my career and, to be honest, it's something I'll never forgive either." Hoban recounted a previous experience at Mansfield, saying: "It happened to me before at Mansfield when Steve Evans got the job. The January window came and he brought in who he wanted and I was left in the stand until May. I always said to myself I'll never let that happen to me again but it just happened with Derry." Derry City manager Tiernan Lynch (Image: ©INPHO/Morgan Tracey) The striker was rumoured to be on the move from Derry City, with Linfield, Glentoran's fierce rivals, reportedly keen on signing him. He revealed: "I was hearing stuff about clubs being in for me like Linfield and you're wondering, 'why are they in for me?' So I think they were trying to offload me at that stage. I firmly believe that but of course the club could say something different." Hoban shared how his situation changed under Lynch: "He (Lynch) then changed his tune and said 'you're not going anywhere. You will score 20 league goals for me' and that kind of stuff. He said I was part of it and we're trying to make Derry great again. To be honest I didn't believe it and I was right in the end." Now at Glentoran, Hoban is eager to start afresh with Declan Devine, expressing his enthusiasm for the game. "I need to play football. I've probably got a couple of years left in my career and it was just getting wasted to be honest," he admitted. Despite other offers, Hoban had clear preferences: "There was other interest from the League of Ireland but I didn't want to go down and fight a relegation battle with Cork. I'd never sign for Drogheda because that would be the one loyalty I would definitely always have for Dundalk. "Waterford were interested but I didn't want to go there. Obviously the big one for me was Galway but that fell through for a certain reason. It's disappointing but things happen for a reason and Glentoran came in and said they wanted me and did everything they possibly could to get me. And that's what players want. They just want to feel wanted. "I know Decky and when I met him and Paddy, they couldn't stress how much they wanted me. I was like, 'come on, let's do it.'". "It's a good squad. They'll be competitive when it comes to Linfield, Coleraine, Larne. I'm just excited to experience a different league and play through the winter. I'm just looking forward to playing again."
BBC News
15-07-2025
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- BBC News
Glens sign former Crewe Alexandra full-back Cooney
Glentoran have signed former Crewe Alexandra right-back Ryan Cooney on a free 25-year-old defender has agreed a two-year contract with the Irish Premiership has made over 250 senior appearances in English football, having begun his career at Bury, before moving to Morecambe, where he played 128 times and helped the club secure promotion from League Two in joined Crewe before the start of the 2023-24 season, featuring 47 times in his debut campaign and adding a further 43 appearances last term as the club clinched a top-half finish in League Two."Ryan is a player we identified early and carried out detailed background work on before making our move," explained Glentoran manager Declan Devine. "He came highly recommended and the scouting reports, performance analysis and data compiled by our lead analyst all pointed to a player with the quality, mentality and experience to succeed at Glentoran."He has played consistently at a strong level in the English Football League and possesses exactly the type of attributes we want in a player. He is athletic, technically very good and has a real hunger to keep improving and achieve success."Cooney commented: "I am absolutely delighted to join Glentoran. After speaking with Declan and Paul, I was really impressed by the ambition of the club and the clear vision they had for my role in the squad."The addition of Cooney is Glentoran's fifth recruit of the close season with Liam Burt, Jordan Stewart, Daniel Larmour and Pat Hoban having also signed for the east Belfast outfit.
Belfast Telegraph
14-07-2025
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- Belfast Telegraph
‘His contribution was immense': Tributes paid after death of former Glentoran and Northern Ireland physio
Widespread tributes have been paid following the passing of a 'gentleman' former Irish League physio who also worked with the Northern Ireland football team. News of George Magill's death was confirmed this morning, with tributes led by Glentoran – the club Mr Magill both supported and worked for across a number of decades. In a tribute on social media, the east Belfast club said they were 'deeply saddened' and added that he had 'served the Glens with distinction' including during 'our iconic 1987/88 double-winning season, before retiring in 2015'. The club's chairman Colin Jess highlighted Mr Magill's 'immense' legacy across football in Northern Ireland. 'George was a gentleman and a hugely valued member of the Glentoran family,' he said. "His contribution to this club, and to football in Northern Ireland, was immense. We send our sincere condolences to Dorothy and the wider Magill family at this very sad time.' Mr Magill – who celebrated his 60th wedding anniversary with his wife Dorothy a number of weeks ago – worked at a number of other clubs in local football, including Larne, Carrick, Bangor and Portadown. Larne chairman Gareth Clements wrote on social media: 'Deeply saddened to learn of the passing of George Magill. "I got to know George at Larne Football Club in the very early eighties, and our paths crossed many times down the years, none moreso than during his time at Glentoran, where I was honoured to prepare the buffet to mark his retirement in 2015 after fifty one years service to local and international football. "Rest in peace my friend.' The Open at Royal Portrush: What happened in 2019? Mr Magill's nephew also paid his own tribute online, writing about his uncle on the Northern Ireland Football Museum page: 'Terrible news this morning with the passing of my uncle, George Magill. "Just a couple of weeks ago George & Dorothy celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary 'George was well known and respected right across Irish football. As well as being physio for the Northern Ireland international team and the Irish League representative teams, George helped out at most clubs in the league. 'Bangor, Ballymena, Carrick, Portadown, Larne and no doubt a few I have missed, but it was with his beloved Glentoran where he spent most of his career. 'Right up until his health issues over the last couple of years, George continued with his physio clinic. Although it's never nice getting an injury or ailment, I always loved going to Uncle George for treatment as you could guarantee that the treatment room would be full of Irish League superstars!'
Yahoo
12-07-2025
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Sule signs for Indonesian side Persis after Glens release
Midfielder Fuad Sule has signed for Indonesian side Persis following his release from Glentoran. The 28-year-old joined the Glens in 2023 and was an influential figure, helping the east Belfast side win the County Antrim Shield last season. Advertisement In what proved to be Sule's final Glentoran game in April, they drew 0-0 with Larne on the final day of the season to miss out on automatic European qualification with Sule handed a six-game ban for his role in a post-match brawl. The Dublin native won an Irish Premiership title during his time with Larne, where he spent five seasons before joining Glentoran. He has also had spells with St Patrick's Athletic, Bohemians and Barnet. Persis finished 14th in the 18-team Indonesian Super League last season. "I decided to come to Indonesia mainly because I wanted to explore football with different styles, dive into a variety of lifestyles, and understand a new culture," he told the club's website. "The Indonesian League is very competitive, and I really want to test my skills with the best players in Asia."
BBC News
12-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Sule signs for Indonesian side Persis after Glens release
Midfielder Fuad Sule has signed for Indonesian side Persis following his release from 28-year-old joined the Glens in 2023 and was an influential figure, helping the east Belfast side win the County Antrim Shield last what proved to be Sule's final Glentoran game in April, they drew 0-0 with Larne on the final day of the season to miss out on automatic European qualification with Sule handed a six-game ban for his role in a post-match Dublin native won an Irish Premiership title during his time with Larne, where he spent five seasons before joining has also had spells with St Patrick's Athletic, Bohemians and finished 14th in the 18-team Indonesian Super League last season."I decided to come to Indonesia mainly because I wanted to explore football with different styles, dive into a variety of lifestyles, and understand a new culture," he told the club's website."The Indonesian League is very competitive, and I really want to test my skills with the best players in Asia."
