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BBC News
09-08-2025
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- BBC News
Glens 'found a way to win' against Ports
Glentoran boss Declan Devine said his players "gave absolutely everything" in their opening day 1-0 win against Portadown at Shamrock Danny Amos volleyed home from a superb Jordan Jenkins cross to score what proved to be the winner before Devine was delighted that his side were able to grind out a win in the absence of a number of first team regulars."Winning is absolutely the main thing. We had a lot of setbacks coming into the game," he told BBC Sport NI."Cammy Palmer's suspension from the play-off, injuries to Joe Thompson and Markus Kane Dylan (Connolly), and Christy Patterson being suspended, and yesterday we lost Pat Hoban.""We lost David Fisher after a few minutes, which meant we had to change our shape. It's full testimony to the group because I don't think we played great by any stretch. "There weren't any free-flowing combinations or attacking moves, but we found a way to win and dug in against a really good Portadown side."
BBC News
09-08-2025
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- BBC News
Ports' end product lacking in Glens loss
Portadown boss Niall Currie said his side's final ball "let them down" as they suffered a 1-0 defeat against Glentoran on the opening day of the Irish Premiership Amos scored the winner for the Glens at Shamrock Park three minutes before Currie was frustrated that for all their possession, the Ports failed to test Andrew Mills in the Glentoran goal."I didn't think there was anything in it - in fact, there wasn't. Aaron McCarey had a comfortable day, but their goalkeeper also had too easy a time," he told BBC Sport NI."We created so many great opportunities in the first half, getting down the sides numerous times and into great positions, but our final ball let us had offered very little - it was a good finish from Danny Amos, but it came from one breakaway, and that's what you get with quality. We were punished, but we still felt the game was there for us."Currie also voiced his displeasure that Josh Ukek's close range finish from Stephen McCullough's cross was disallowed for a foul in the build-up to the goal."We've looked at our goal in the second half, and if there's anything wrong with it, it's very soft," he added."Moments like that change games, so we're disappointed it wasn't given. I think a draw would have been fair."
BBC News
08-08-2025
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- BBC News
Portadown 'massively overachieved' last year
Portadown manager Niall Currie believes that his side will 'still be really competitive' despite 'everyone's levels going up' ahead of this year's Irish Ports were in the chase for the European spots last season and missed out on seventh place by just two points."I was really proud of last season and I think we massively overachieved for what we have," Currie told BBC Sport NI."You'll see everyone's levels going up this year, so we're going to have to be better than last year and that's going to be really difficult because I thought we were absolutely brilliant.""However, I think we'll still be really, really competitive for everybody." Eight players have left Shamrock Park during off season with Jamie Rea, Alex Moore, Divin Isamala and Rayhaan Tulloch joining the believing that his side will be competitive, Currie has acknowledged the need for new facilities at the County Armagh side."We have got to hang on here and stay in the Premiership until we get into a situation where we can move to a hybrid model and get a new pitch to give us a chance," Currie continued."I am Portadown man since I was born and the town needs new facilities and fingers crossed we'll get a bit of good news."If we can get that in, then it changes a lot for us. It gives us our own facilities and it gives us a much better chance to make sure we're in the Premiership for a long time."
BBC News
21-05-2025
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- BBC News
Portadown's 2024-25 season in review
2024-25 league position: 8thPlayer of the year: Aaron McCareyHaving won the 2023-24 Championship title to secure passage back to the top flight, Portadown did well to stay comfortably clear of the race to avoid the drop. Under experienced boss Niall Currie, the Ports secured some impressive results, including a last-gasp draw with Linfield in August, two home wins over Larne in October and February and victories on the road against Crusaders and Glentoran. In the end, the Shamrock Park outfit weren't quite able to secure a top-six finish despite finishing the season with a hat-trick of wins over Loughgall, Cliftonville and Ballymena club will hope for a better showing in next season's cup competitions, however, after falling at the first hurdle in the BetMcLean Cup and Irish Cup. 2025-26 signings so far: 2025-26 departures so far: Divin Isamala (Bohemians, end of loan), Ross Redman (retired), Jordan Williamson (unattached), Dougie Wilson (Loughgall)
Belfast Telegraph
26-04-2025
- Sport
- Belfast Telegraph
Portadown have had a successful season despite missing Play-Offs, beams Niall Currie
Niall Currie deemed Portadown's season a success after the manager and players soaked up the adulation of the Shamrock Park fans following their 2-1 victory over Ballymena United. While their European Play-off dream evaporated as Cliftonville claimed seventh spot in the Sports Direct Premiership thanks to a 4-1 win over Loughgall, Currie reflected on the progress that he believes had brought good times back to the club.
