Derry businessman Garvin O'Doherty, who helped broker a deal between Orangemen and nationalist protesters in Derry, has been brought in to establish dialogue between the two sides in
Portadown.
The Derry official harshly sent off two Glentoran players, Chris Walker and Darren Lockhart, after rightly dismissing
Portadown's Dean Fitzgerald in a stormy clash between the top two.
That goal maintained
Portadown's perfect start to the season and they remain top with four wins from four starts.
However,
Portadown did enough to keep daylight between themselves and Marty Quinn's men in _ a disappointing clash.
This year, say the dissidents, there will be no repetition of those events when the Orangemen quit Drumcree en masse in response to a plea from the movements leadership in
Portadown.
David Gordon got the equaliser before the half-time whistle, scoring from the penalty spot after Jamie Hamilton was taken down and
Portadown were is sc ad dominant for lengthy periods.
There was no trace of luck attached to a comeback that had
Portadown almost exclusively in reverse gear.
It has fuelled speculation that the leadership of the
Portadown Orange District is preparing to accept a "compromise deal" on the five-year-old Drumcree parade stalemate.
The visitors were furious when referee awarded
Portadown a harsh penalty for Kris Lindsay's handball on 54 minutes, Murray making no mistake.
Mcreadie said: "After Colm McCullagh scored our first goal on 58 minutes, we should have buried
Portadown.
In a statement the ruthless terror group, widely believed to have turned into a front for drug dealing, said the brothers' actions were `unlikely to defuse tensions in
Portadown'.
SILVIO SERVICE
Portadown's Silvio Alfonso accepts his Man-of-the-Match Award from Stanley Sheppard