Declan Devine has fond memories of the Irish Cup having won it as a Glentoran player in the Glen Little final of 1996.
"It's more than winning the Irish Cup...my memories are about my teammates and the togetherness of that group," he said. "You never felt beaten – even when you were behind you felt like you could come from behind and even with those dirty 0-0 games you felt like we had the quality on the pitch that could win you a game with a bit of magic, as Glen Little did on that day.
"You also had boys that you’d go to war with, that you could rely on, would put their bodies on the line for each other, could grind out results at difficult venues at difficult moments and that’s more what you remember. I still have the medal at home and I’m very proud of it, but the best thing about that day was a team that put in hard work throughout the year getting their rewards because we’d good players, good people and we worked really hard.
Devine got his reign in charge off to the perfect start with a 4-0 win over Ballymena United last Saturday and he said the players have to keep rising to those expectation levels. "I don’t do honeymoon periods...I’m here to work and the reality is that it’s the semi-final of the Irish Cup, but every game when you represent Glentoran is massive," he said.
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