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19 hours ago, Co.Down Hibee said:

Sheer fuckwittery of the highest order , in fairness cliftonville have completley condemned it .

They have, as have SF, and that can only be good.

However, there is an attempt by the Reids to obfuscate, saying "There is no proof that they were Cliftonville fans, despite the bus originating from just up the road and most of the occupants wearing red and white. Like Linfield, Cliftonville have some utterly dreadful hangers-one.

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20 minutes ago, Co.Down Hibee said:

Not a classic at the oval by any means by all reports but it was the type of game the glens would have drawn the last couple of years so progress.

I think glenavon can go top tonight as linfield aren't playing

That's right - currently 1 up.

Coleraine 1 down to Ballymena. Coleraine haven't scored since McAree was appointed...

Coleraine down to 10 men, Eion Bradley sent off. Now 1-1, Darren McCauley equaliser.

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A night of drama in the Failed Statelet finished: Ards 0 Glenavon 2

Coleraine 2 Ballymena United 2

Dungannon 3 Crusaders 2

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45646391

Glenavon top with 19 points from 8, then Linfield, 18 from 8, third are Coleraine 14 from 8. Glentoran are fourth on goal difference, having played only 7. Fifth are Ballymena with 11 from 7, ahead of Cliftonville on goal difference, The Reds have played 8.

Bottom half: Seventh are Crusaders with 10 from 8, 2 points ahead of Institute, who have also played 8. Ninth are Newry City with 7 from 8, a point ahead of Ards and Dungannon Swifts, both played 8 and Warrenpoint Town are bottom again with 4 points from 8 games.

Last night's action from Stangmore Park - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45647878

Swifts' new manager is Kris Lindsay from Glenavon.  https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45647135

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-Glenavon, who defeated Dungannon Swifts 2-1,  still top, a point ahead of Linfield who beat Ballymena 2-1. United fans greeting - aren't they always? - about not getting a penalty. Coleraine drew at Newry, and Glentoran were held to a draw at Milltown by 10 man Warrenpoint. Crusaders and Cliftonville both come good, the Crues winning 4-1 at Brandywell over Institute, and the Reds coming from a goal down to win 3-1 over Ards at Solitude.

There's a 6 point gap between second placed Linfield on 21 and third placed Coleraine on 15. Glentoran are fourth on goal difference, a point ahead of Crusaders who are a point ahead of Cliftonville.

Ballymena are seventh with 11 points, then Newry City with 8, ahead of Institute on goal difference. Tenth are Ards with 6 points, edging out Dungannon Swifts on goal difference with Warrenpoint bottom with 5 points. Everybody has played 9 games except Glentoran and Ballymena who have played 8.

In the Championship, big spenders Larne lead the way with 20 points from 8 games, with Dundela and Portadown close behind with 18 points each, both played 8. at the other end, Ballinamallard continue to struggle in bottom position with 3 points from 8, 3 behind the PSNI, who are a point behind Loughgall.

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Coleraine's 32 unbeaten league run is well and truly ended as Glenavon win 4-1 at the Coleraine Showgrounds. McAree out! Liam Beckett saying give McAree time as Oran Kearney was given time. Correct, but Kearney didn't inherit the Irish Cup Winners and League runners-up.

McAree's old side is in even bigger doo doo, losing 2-0 at home to warrenpoint Town, whose keeper had a blinder.

And Ballymena see off Newry City 3-0 in their first home league match of the season.

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2 hours ago, Audaces Fortuna Juvat said:

Poor game, poor crowd but a very welcome three points.

I caught a snippet of Ronnie McFall on the radio and he reckoned there was only 1 shot on target the whole game!

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I caught a snippet of Ronnie McFaul on the radio and he reckoned there was only 1 shot on target the whole game!

It wasn’t THAT bad tbh JG, I’ve seen worse over here this year.
2nd half perhaps not one for purists but the first 45 was watchable enough.
Glens probably felt hard done by taking nothing from the game despite 2 gilt edged headed chances in the last 15 mins.
Please to see the Blues snaffle all three points though and hopefully escaped without any serious knocks ( apart from wee Joel Cooper perhaps) given some very ‘agricultural’ challenges from the home side.

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Glens achieved one aim in that they kicked Joel Cooper out of the game. Crowd was just over 4,500, which is very poor. It was a truly Shi'ite night but I doubt it would have topped 6,000 by much, even on a good night.

As a game it suffered badly in comparison to Friday night's BBC televised cracker when the Crues beat the Reids 3-2.

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