Much has been made of the new set-up at Glentoran, but on the evidence so far this season, the east Belfast side look like they’ll be extremely hard to beat.
Mick McDermott has been clever in the transfer market, and the Glens will only get stronger as their new recruits settle and adjust to life in the Irish League.
It’s hard to believe that their win over Ballymena United was their first victory of the campaign, but boy did they have to dig deep to do it.
They also fought back against Coleraine from two goals down before being stunned by the Swifts the following weekend.
On the evidence so far, they may not be ready to return to their glory days just yet, but they look like they could beat anyone on their day and could certainly play a role in the destination of the Gibson Cup.
