The spotlight will be on Dungannon Swifts in the new year when they play in front of the Sky Sports cameras and a national television audience.
Dungannon’s clash at Crusaders has been selected as the channel’s fourth live Irish League fixture of the season.
The game, originally scheduled for January 4, will now take place on Monday, January 6 with a 7.45pm kick-off to facilitate live coverage.
It is only the second time a Dungannon game has been selected for coverage by the broadcaster.
Dungannon Swifts community relations manager Joe McAree said he was delighted that the team would be televised again.
However, he is hoping that a home game will be selected in the near future to allow a national audience to see the quality of the club’s Stangmore Park facilities.
“I’m obviously delighted that Dungannon Swifts will feature on Sky television again, albeit the game is in Belfast,” Mr McAree said.
“I would love to see a home game screened live and I think we deserve for the cameras to come here in the near future.
“We have a lovely ground which would look very well on Sky TV.”
Stangmore Park has previously featured on television when Dungannon were competing in the all-Ireland Setanta Cup tournament.
It has also hosted a televised under-16 Victory Shield match involving Northern Ireland.
Mr McAree said he had no doubt Dungannon would put on a good show for the cameras.
“Our stadium always looks so well on television and it would be great for the club, the supporters and the sponsors to have a home match,” he added.
“I have no doubt Sky TV would be very impressed with our facilities.”
That, however, is for the future. The immediate focus is on the January 6 date at Seaview.
And if it’s anything like the last time Dungannon played in front of the cameras, Irish league supporters will be in for a treat.
Their only other Sky game was at Cliftonville in January 2012.
In another Monday night fixture, they fell just short as the nine-man Reds held on for victory in a thrilling encounter.
It was a game which had everything – chances at either end, red cards, late drama and a goal of the season contender from Barry Johnston.
Cliftonville edged ahead after 11 minutes when a Martin Donnelly free-kick wasn’t dealt with, and the ball dropped for Joe Gormley to fire home.
The home side doubled their lead in sensational style in the second half, via a superb right-foot volley over the ‘keeper from Johnston.
But it was only the start of the drama, with Dungannon striker Sean Friars immediately pulling it back to 2-1.
As the clock ticked down, the red mist descended, and Aaron Smyth and Donnelly were sent off within the space of 60 seconds.
Dungannon nearly made Cliftonville pay right at the finish, with Ronan Scannell’s goal-line clearance dramatically denying Johnny Topley an injury-time equaliser.
Next month’s Monday night live game will be the third meeting between Swifts and Crusaders this season.
In early September the sides played out a 1-1 draw at Seaview.
A second half header from Ryan Harpur saw Dungannon come from behind to claim a point after Gary McCutcheon had scored for the hosts.
And last weekend Crusaders claimed a 1-0 win at Stangmore Park.
A 39th minute strike from Paul Heatley was the difference in a hard-fought match.