welsh premier league newsletter issue 24

8/13/2019 Welsh Premier League Newsletter Issue 24

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Six Corbett Sports Welsh Premier League sides will battle it out for three Fifth Round places when the

Fourth Round matches take place in early February.

The tie of the round must surely be the visit of Bangor City to the Hollingsworth Group stadium to meet

host Airbus UK. The Citizens are the only side to bring home a clean sheet from the venue this season after

gaining a 1-0 win last month. The Wingmakers on the other hand will be looking for payback.

Carmarthen Town will welcome League current leaders The New Saints in what should be anotherentertaining tie pitching the Harrison/Darlington pairing against tactician and motivator Mark Aizlewood.

Park Avenue will host the meeting of Aberystwyth Town and Afan Lido with the Black and Greens hoping

to avenge the recent League defeat at Aberavon.

Bala Town and Cefn Druids will resume their Cymru Alliance rivalry of old as they meet at Maes Tegid

with the current Huws Gray CA leaders sure to test the hosts.

Newtown take on former WPL members Holywell Town who won at Llandrindod Wells in the last round

whilst the conquerors of holders Prestatyn Town, Aberdare Town will welcome fellow giant-killers in

Angleseys Bodedern Athletic. Bod took out Cymru Alliance side Buckley Town in extra time on Saturday.

Two other intriguing clashes finish off the draw as Welsh League high-flyers with WPL ambitions

Monmouth Town take on former WPL side Porthmadog and fellow old-boys Caersws - conquerors of gap

Connahs Quay take on Cambrian & Clydach Vale who reached the semi-finals of the Word Cup recently.

The full draw

Airbus UK Broughton v Bangor City Bala Town v Cefn Druids

Carmarthen Town v The New Saints Aberdare Town v Bodedern Athletic

Monmouth Town v CPD Porthmadog Aberystwyth Town v Afan Lido FC

Newtown AFC v Holywell Town Caersws FC v Cambrian & Clydach Vale

Saints amongst Europes bestDue tobeing one of Europes most prolific scorers this season, The New Saints are rubbing shoulders with the

likes of Real Madrid, Manchester City and Barcelona.Having scored an incredible 28 goals in only seven home games so far this season, The Saints are averaging

exactly three goals a game. Craig Harrisons prolific side are also yet to concede, adding to the wonderful start

that the reigning Corbett Sports Welsh Premier League champions have made. In total, TNS have scored 45

goals in 15 games this season.

Harrison admitted that having competition in the squad is really paying dividends, We have had twelve different

goal scorers this season which shows that we are reaping the benefits of having competition in every position.

We have tweaked our game slightly in terms of passing the ball and rotating players into different positions and

we have really worked hard on improving our set plays.

The list of the highest-scoring teams in Europe so far this season can be found on Page 4.


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This Weeks fixtures

Friday 13thDecember

Bala Town v gap Connahs Quay 19:30

Last six encounters

The clubs have only met three times in the WPL

05/04/10 2 2 Ross Jefferies 11' Ben Alston 64'(og) Mike Hayes 62' Sam McNutt 70' 25202/02/13 3 6 Lewis Codling 24' Lee Hunt 71'(p)

Stuart Jones 90'+2

Ben Collins 18'(og) Ryan Edwards 41' Mike

Hayes 48' 63' 69' 82'

209

27/04/13 1 0 Mark Connolly 89' - 177

Home wins 1 Away wins 1 Draws 1 Goal aggregate 58

CURRENT FORM(last 6 matches) Home Team LDLDWD Away Team DWLLLL

The New Saints v Aberystwyth Town 19:45

Last six encounters

22/12/07 1 0 Jamie Wood 37' - 25614/03/09 1 1 John Leah 45'(p) Graham Evans 70'(p) 287

11/12/09 4 0 Craig Jones 49' 90' Craig Williams 52' 82' - 311

10/10/10 5 0 Richie Partridge 28' 41' 58' Alex Darlington 15'

Matt Berkeley 77'

- 348

01/10/11 3 2 Alex Darlington 43' Crag Jones 47' Greg Draper

50'

Wyn Thomas 13' Lewis Codling 64' 363

02/02/13 3 0 Alex Darlington 4' 38' Kai Edwards 60' - 278

ALL-TIME RECORDS


CURRENT FORM(last 6 matches) Home Team WWWWWW Away Team LLDDDL

Saturday 14thDecemberAirbus UK Broughton v Afan Lido FC 14:30

Last six encounters

The clubs have only met four times in the WPL

30/10/04 1 4 John Farrell 11' Sasha Walters 2' 88' Kevin Bartley 6' 44' 109

13/11/11 3 1 Eddie Hope 3' Gavin Cadwallader 12'

Mike Hayes 53'

Carl Evans 90' 218

10/03/12 1 1 Mark Cadwallader 42' Liam Hancock 9' 210

02/02/13 3 1 Wayne Riley 3' Steve Tomassen 24' Phil

Bolland 26'

Kieran Howard 75' 177


CURRENT FORM(last 6 matches) Home Team DWWLDW Away Team LDDLLW


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Newtown AFC v Rhyl FC 14:30

Last six encounters04/12/04 0 1 - Lee Hunt 85' 375

04/04/06 1 4 Darren Ryan 36' Lee Hunt 66' 85' Tim Edwards 46' Mark

Connolly 60'

195

14/10/06 0 6 - Mark Connolly 5' 35' 45' Alex Hay 4' 23' Lee

Hunt 55'

275

18/03/08 0 2 - Marc Lloyd-Williams 70' Lee Hunt 81' 22520/12/08 1 2 Craig Moses 69' Matty Williams 18' 24' 267

19/09/09 2 4 Nicky Ward 38'(p) Obi Anoruo 55' Matty Williams 5' 16' Greg Strong 85' Mark

Connolly 90'+5

295

ALL-TIME RECORDS


CURRENT FORM(last 6 matches) Home Team DWLWWD Away Team WLWLLD

Port Talbot Town v Carmarthen Town LIVE ON S4/C 15:45

Last six encounters

06/03/10 0 1 - Neil Smothers 65' 197

27/08/10 1 2 Martin Rose 75'(p) Tim Hicks 29'(p) Geraint Passmore 53' 34728/10/11 2 0 Martin Rose 34'(p) 68' - 454

21/04/12 0 1 - Corey Thomas 25' 176

05/10/12 2 1 Carl Payne 74' Lee John 82' Leone Jeanne 76'(p) 248

08/03/13 1 0 Martin Rose 35' - 310

ALL-TIME RECORDS


CURRENT FORM(last 6 matches) Home Team LWLLLL Away Team WDLWDW

Prestatyn Town v Bangor City 14:30

Last six encounters

02/01/11 4 2 Steve Rogers 71' 88' Lee Hunt 21' RossStephens 42' Jamie Reed 7' 70' 617

20/02/11 1 2 Lee Hunt 64' Dave Morley 74' 76' 568

02/01/12 0 5 - Damien Allen 11' Sion Edwards 15' Chris

Jones 53' Kyle Wilson 64' Marc Smyth 84'

554

16/03/12 0 4 - Chris Jones 19' Sion Edwards 43' 85' Les

Davies 64'

490

01/01/13 4 1 Andy Parkinson 39' Michael Parker 52'

Jason Price 64' Ross Stephens 67'

Les Davies 29' 406

09/04/13 0 1 - Simm 67' 269


CURRENT FORM(last 6 matches) Home Team LDLDDL Away Team LLDWWD

MATCH OFFICIALS13/12/13

Bala Town gap Connahs Quay K J Parry M L Gray N B Rutter D Evans

The New Saints Aberystwyth Town R J Stewart N Brearley T Williams R I Jenkins

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Airbus UK Broughton Afan Lido FC N Pratt A R Jones M W Roberts M Petch

Newtown AFC Rhyl FC I A Griffith A Jones M Williams P Roszkowski

Port Talbot Town Carmarthen Town H Jones J Bryant L R Edwards R Harrington

Prestatyn Town Bangor City M S Whitby E J King P Thomas A P Harms


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WELSH PREMIER U19 LEAGUESunday 15

thDecember

Aberystwyth Town v Flint Town United

Bala Town v Bangor City

Tuesday 17th

December

Airbus UK Broughton v The New Saints

gap Connahs Quay v Conwy Borough

Shared Access Welsh Premier Womens LeagueSunday 15

thDecember

Cardiff City v Llanidloes S Griffiths J Harman A Wilkins

Llandudno Junction v Aberystwyth Town P J Kewley A Cureton G Thomas

PILCS v Cardiff Metropolitan G Townsend M Street A Street

Port Talbot Town v Newcastle Emlyn R Kenny S Scraggs R Thomas

Swansea City v Caernarfon Town SPreston B Kathrens B Williams

Wrexham v Northop Hall R Hughes J McGregor G Williams

SUSPENSIONSLuke Cummings Carmarthen Town 1 match from 14/12/2013

Liam McCreesh Carmarthen Town 1 match from 14/12/2013

Gareth Wilson Prestatyn Town 1 match from 14/12/2013

Re-arranged matchCarmarthen Town v The New Saints FCThe previously postponed match from November 2nd will now be played on

Tuesday, 17th December 2013, with a 19:30 kick off.

Europes top-scoring sides from Page 1FC Lusitans from Andorra

have scored 36 goals from only eight games this season, which is an average of 4.5 goals a match.

Olympiakos from Greecehave scored 41 goals from 13 games this season, which is an average of 3.15 goals a match.

The New Saints FC from Waleshave scored 45 goals from 15 games this season, which is an average of 3 goals a match.

FC Salzburg from Austria

have scored 53 goals from 18 games this season, which is an average of 2.94 goals a match.

CF Real Madrid from Spain


Manchester City from England


FC Sheriff from Moldova


CF Barcelona from Spain



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CLUB NEWS

ABERYSTWYTH TOWN www.atfc.org.uk...

AFAN LIDO FC www.afanlidofc.comHartland take's the Q&A test1. Chris thanks for your time, firstly congratulations on another home victory against Aberystwyth Town how doyou feel the game went for the team?A. Yeah, the boys performed brilliantly again Saturday and picked up another very important three points. Aftergoing 0-1 down it would of been easy to fold but our spirit at the moment is terrific and we feel we can get points

against any team in the league.2. There were a few changes in the side that beat Connahs Quay last week with another change of goalkeeperdue to injuries with Gareth Couch coming in do you think that the change in personnel is giving freshness and amuch needed change in the team?A. No I dont think we needed a change of personnel as most of the team was the same we have a strong squadand I just think the win at Prestayn a few weeks back as given every player confidence and this has shown in ourlast 4 results.

3. The team went 1-0 down through a Chris Venables goal on 41minutes but goals from Ian Hillier and a first forloan signing Alex Chrysanthou you must have been happy for both your team mates?A. Yes, never easy to come from behind but was made up for Ian Hillier when he scored his first of the season, hedeserved it he works so hard in training and has a attitude that we all admire so he deserved and yea we were allvery happy for him, and our new loan signing impressed with his presence and hold up play and got a brilliantwinner so as far as debuts goes that was up there for him, Im looking forward to linking up with him andcontinue this run of wins we are on.4. Both you and Mark Crutch were both out suspended because you both picked up five yellow cards in previousgames. It must have been difficult to not be playing in the fixture to which the team got such a positive result. Doyou feel your discipline has let you down?A. Mark Crutch is our centre half so he is always going pick up bookings, myself I do tend to get booked for silly

things now and again but some harsh also, I dont think its lack of discipline during the game, youre not lookingahead youre playing that very moment but we are both pleased as the boys got another win so it didn t cost us

and halt our momentum.5. Paul Evans and his backroom team seem to be getting the team bonding well even though at the start resultswerent going well. Do you feel like you have become a better player this season under Paul Evans?A. The Gaffer and his backroom staff have been great this season when we were down there with nothing goingour way the staff were still always positive and reassuring us that we really are not far away, that belief has been

passed over and the results are now coming our way.6. You have been at Lido for a few years now, what is your greatest moment so far playing for the club?A. Yes from a personal level the two goals and the win against Connahs Quay last season was a good day andshowed everyone just what Im about, also my goal of the month was very nice to achieve but that was anotherimportant point that day but with our position at the time the 2 goals away to Prestatyn this term got us on our

very important run we are on atm.7. You are away to Airbus UK on 14th December do you feel there is a result there for Lido if you continue in the

form that the team is in?A. Yes I do. We all know Airbus possess great quality and especially at home there a great side but with currentconfidence and precision we have we fancy we can go anywhere and pick up points we have to work as hard aswe have done before we start thinking about big away points.8. You won the October Goal of the Month award, after seeing the strike on TV any player at the highest levelwould of been proud of such a strike how did you feel when it flew into the net?A. Its always nice to get individual accolades and especially for something like goal of the month it is a greatfeeling at the moment because before this I was hitting bar post etc but this got me off and running and havecontinued my scoring run which is massively important to me.9. Who would you say out of the club (not just your team mates) is the funniest and why? Brainiest and why also

who would you say werent the brightest and why?A. To be fair all the boys have got some good banter so it s difficult to pick one out possibly Doug the physio

would be up there never short of a one liner always positive and full of jokes, the brainiest would have to go toScotty McCoubrey looks like a bright fella and is quite switched on with the questions the gamesshow The Chase


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which is thrown at us on our trips to away games, the accolade of least intelligent is a coin toss between GarynPreen and Alex Gammond not much general knowledge coming from them two.10. As a day job when youre not involved with your club duties you are a P.E teacher - the kids at the school

must watch Sgorio each week and give you some stick in the classroom?A. Yes I have a very good rewarding job and the pupils are fully aware of my football quality but every Monday

morning after a weekend game they are always there waiting to rub it in if there was a defeat and like to take themick of my interviews on Sgorio but all in good will and is fun and they keep me on my toes

11. Since you have been a footballer you must of met some great and inspiring people along the way, are thereany people you would like to say thank you too who have helped you develop over the years ?A. Of course any route players take there are always people who have helped you on your way, I have met a lot

of great people but special thanks have to go to Glyn Jones and Roger Skyrme who spotted me and pushed me onmy way through the Newport County academy adding to my knowledge of the game. Great people but as I sayany manager and backroom staff I have worked with have all had their own say and input on my game in apositive manner.

AIRBUS UK BROUGHTON www.airbusfc.com.

BALA TOWN www.balatownfc.co.ukMark Connolly wins the November Goal of the Month!On Monday night Marc Lloyd Williams chose Mark Connollys superb 35 yard strike against Airbus as theWPLs November Goal of the Month.

Congratulations Mark!He has also been nominated for Sport Wales Goal of the Month. To vote just use the hashtag #gotmCONNOLLYon twitter!Check out the goal at:http://s4c.co.uk/sgorio/gem/airbus-bala-3/

BANGOR CITY.

CARMARTHEN TOWN www.carmarthentownafc.com"At this stage of the season we are in third place on the Welsh Premier League table, with a game in hand; wehave reached the final of the League Cup; and are now through to play The New Saints in the fourth round of theFAW Cup. I don't think we could really be achieving much more," said a confident Mark Aizlewood following hisside's 2-1 cup victory against Port Talbot Town.Reflecting on the win Aizlewood said: "These cup games are all about getting through to the next round: so jobdone. In actual fact it was more than that as I thought the team were excellent and our performance first-class aswe started to look dangerous again. In the last game [a 2-0 home defeat to Newtown] we just didn't look likescoring but now, against Port Talbot, we had at least five good chances.""If you look at the game carefully visiting goalkeeper Stephen Hall has made four excellent saves: and they wereexcellent. We went and missed a penalty and in our goal Steven Cann had only one shot to save. So, all in all, Ithought we gave a good solid performance and I never had any doubt that we were going to get through to thenext round."The Carmarthen Town manager then went on to praise his defence. "We made a slight change to what we weretrying to achieve in defence by playing the ball out from the back. So when we do squeeze up and play a narrow

back four we look a lot more solid. This is because players are then in the right position to defend and that issomething we'll look to take forward.""However, in this match there were some big performances. Kyle Bassett was back to his best after appearing alittle jaded. Christian Doidge was a handful with his runs while Jordan Follows is a very clever player. He hasquick feet and an equally quick brain and I thought that his all round game was excellent: and he scored two goals

as well."Looking to the League match at Port Talbot next Saturday, Aizlewood revealed that both Liam McCreesh and

Luke Cummings would be suspended for the game for having accumulated five yellow cards each. "We also havesome injury worries with Chris Thomas highly unlikely to play due to a calf problem. We will be down to the bare

bones."
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gap CONNAHS QUAY www.the-nomads.co.uk

NEWTOWN AFC www.newtownafc.co.ukDave Rose, well known in the local football community as a former goalkeeper andwith previous experience managing in the Amateur League, was tonight named as

the new Manager of Newtown Reserves after being introduced to his players beforetonight's Mont Cup thriller.Dave is the current Under 14s Academy Coach, and has been with the Academy forthe past three years. He has also managed in the Newtown Whitestars junior footballclub and has past Amateur League experience at Kerry Football Club.He was in charge of the team for tonight's Montgomeryshire Cup thriller against

Llanrhaeadr where he saw his squad fall 4-0 behind only for them to bounce backcreditably to level at 4-4, but finally lost 5-4 to a late goal from the visitors.Well done in your first match, Dave, and the best of luck for future games.

PORT TALBOT TOWN www.porttalbottown.co.ukOur community project which has been

funded by Heart Research UK andSubway is aimed to help create healthier

lifestyle choices for the young people ofNeath Port Talbot.

The project is designed to deliver a funfour week initiative to schools withinNeath Port Talbot to show how dietchoices, food preparation and beingmore active all helps to make a healthier

lifestyle.Our coaches have been delivering theLion Heart project to a number of

schools across the Port Talbot area including St Thereses, Tywyn, St Josephs Juniors, Blaen Baglan andTraethmelyn.In the first week of the project our coaches have the children interacting and discussing many basic issues of theheart, For example where it can be located on the body? How it functions? Pulse rates and the main componentsthat affect the heart.It also gives the pupils a chance to work out their own pulse rates and includes elements of numeracy by using

bar charts and basic calculations for the their own pulse rates.The second week is all about the five different food groups and discussing what the body needs for fuel. Theythen look at how they can adapt their own personal choices. That could be swapping a chocolate bar in their lunchbox for a piece of fruit.In the third week the children discuss the positive and negative effects of exercising and smoking and areencouraged to discuss what sports they currently like participating in and what sports theyd like to try in thefuture.The fourth and final week, The children look over everything theyve discussed and learnt and are then put intosmall groups to plan and prepare a 5 minute presentation to their class mates and teachers.Lee John our Head of Community Development said This is a fantastic project which encourages the pupils tolearn and try to make the right lifestyle choices. We also provide fun football sessions after every lesson and get

the pupils playing and enjoying themselves, They also get the opportunity to visit the GenQuip stadium and meetthe club mascot Leo the Lion.Weve had brilliant support from Heart Research UK and Subway and we would like to thank them for providingus with this excellent opportunity. I know all the local schools and pupils very much appreciate what we do in thecommunity...

PRESTATYN TOWN www.ptfconline.co.uk.
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Rhyl FC www.rhylfc.co.ukHighly rated goalkeeper Alex Ramsay has signed a three-year deal with

the Lilywhites.

The 20 year old stopper, originally brought in on loan from TNS for the

2012 season, was a virtual ever present last term and an integral part of

the 'Invincibles' side which went through the season unbeaten. Ramsay

recorded 13 clean sheets from 30 league matches in that title winningrun.

The Mid-Wales born keeper revealed he was anxious to get the deal

done at the start of the season but contractual issues with his former club

meant he had to wait until now to put pen to paper.

THE NEW SAINTS FC www.tnsfc.co.uk.

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SHARED ACCESS WOMENS WELSH PREMIER LEAGUE CUP

Quarter-finals 08/12/2013Caernarfon Town 0 -Llanidloes FC 2 Lowri Savage 36' Kate Thomas 85'Cardiff City 1 Shanelle Edwards 68'Swansea City 2 Katy Hosford 55' Lauren Hancock 73'Newcastle Emlyn 1 Amanda John 44'Cardiff Metropolitan 4 Ellie Sargent 5' 70' Laura Walkley 20' 64'Port Talbot Town 3 Lauren Williams 28' Lauren Amor 29' Lauren Smith 84'Aberystwyth Town 0 -
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SCORECARD

Welsh Cup Third RoundFriday 6

thDecember

Conwy Borough 1 Phil Doran 88'The New Saints FC 2 Matthew Williams 6' Alex Darlington 94'Af ter Extra Time; F t 1-1

Saturday 7th

DecemberAberdare Town 4 Chris Meithke 27' 44' Sam Small 48' Sam Danby 75'Prestatyn Town 2 Jack Lewis 56' Andy Parkinson 85'Prestatyn Town Red Cards: Hessey 23' Hunt 40' Hayes 60'Afan Lido FC 2 Jamie Jones 18' Steve McCoubrey 53'(p)Rhydymwyn FC 0 -Bodedern Athletic 2 Sean Pritchard 103' James Burgess 115'Buckley Town 0 -After Extra TimeCaersws FC 2 Neil Mitchell 55; Adam Jenkins 110'gap Connahs Quay 1 Simon Everall 23'After Extra Time; Ft 1-1Penybont FC 0 -Airbus UK Broughton 2 Sam Hart 18' Steve Abbott 27'Played at BroughtonCambrian & Clydach Vale 3 Huw Bowtell 41' 52' James Mahoney 80'Chepstow Town 1 Dan Lever 48'(og)Carmarthen Town 2 Jordan Follows 38' 62'Port Talbot Town 1 Rhys Griffiths 69'Cefn Druids 5 Steve Blenkinsop 17'78'88' Robbie James 35' Adam Hesp 73'Barry Town United 2 Ryan Evans 44' Mike Hartley 51'(p)Llandrindod Wells FC 1 Connor Bird 37'Holywell Town 3 Graeme Boylan 74' Paul Williams 75' 89'(p)Llanfair United 2 Andrew Hughes 29' Paul Griffiths 49'Aberystwyth Town 4 Stuart Jones 34' 44' Mark Jones 37' Chris Venables 71Aberystwyth Town Red Card: Kellaway 90

Monmouth Town 2 Dan McDonald 30' 39'Llanidloes Town 1 Daniel Lewis 18'Played at LlanidloesNewtown AFC 2 Andy Jones 54' 90'+2Cardiff Metro University 1 Dan Spencer 76'CPD Porthmadog 2 Richard Owen 18' Neil Thomas 90'+1Sully Sports 1 Alex Long 84'Rhoose FC 1 James Dixon 90'+2Bala Town 6 Kieran Smith 4' 6' Mark Jones 44' Mark Connolly 50'

Ian Sheridan 58' Tony Davies 74'

Rhyl FC 1 Steve Lewis 33'(p)Bangor City 2 Anthony Miley 42' Sion Edwards 90'+1


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TABLEHome Away

P W D L F A W D L F A Pts G.DiffThe New Saints FC 15 7 0 0 28 0 5 2 1 17 7 38 38Airbus UK Broughton 16 6 2 1 21 7 5 1 1 13 8 36 19Carmarthen Town 15 4 2 2 16 11 3 2 2 12 12 25 5Bangor City 16 3 1 4 12 11 4 2 2 12 9 24 4Newtown AFC 16 3 2 3 11 13 4 1 3 13 12 24 -1Aberystwyth Town 16 4 4 0 18 12 1 3 4 9 14 22 1Rhyl FC 16 2 2 3 7 9 4 1 4 14 13 21 -1Prestatyn Town 16 2 3 3 12 11 3 0 5 6 11 18 -4gap Connahs Quay 16 2 1 4 5 15 2 3 4 14 22 16 -18Bala Town 16 2 3 4 7 11 1 1 5 7 13 13 -10Port Talbot Town 16 2 1 5 7 10 1 3 4 4 15 13 -14Afan Lido FC 16 2 1 5 8 16 1 3 4 5 16 13 -19WELSH PREMIER U19 LEAGUE04/12/2013

Aberystwyth Town

3

Iolo Ap Dafydd 10' Jamie Butler 74'(p) Chris Jones84'Newtown AFC 0 -

Airbus UK Broughton 2 Aaron Hassall 61Liam Hughes 73Rhyl FC 1 Tom Donnegy 38Flint Town United 1 Carl Pleavin 75'Conwy Borough 0 -08/12/13Aberystwyth Town v Conwy Borough Postponed

Newtown AFC v gap Connahs Quay Postponed

The New Saints FC 3 Ryan Kershaw 12' Taylor James 16' Dylan Jones 90'+1

Bala Town 1 Mark Jones 9' -

TABLEHome Away

P W D L F A W D L F A Pts G.DiffThe New Saints FC 8 6 0 0 28 4 1 0 1 11 2 21 33

Bangor City 8 2 1 0 11 3 3 0 2 16 10 16 14

Flint Town United 8 3 0 2 11 8 2 1 0 10 6 16 7

Prestatyn Town 8 3 0 1 12 8 2 0 2 10 10 15 4

Airbus UK Broughton 8 2 0 0 10 2 2 2 2 15 11 14 12

Bala Town 7 2 0 0 9 3 2 0 3 11 17 12 0

gap Connahs Quay 7 0 2 1 7 10 2 1 1 15 6 9 6

Rhyl FC 10 1 2 2 10 11 1 0 4 4 18 8 -15

Newtown AFC 7 2 0 3 7 12 0 0 2 1 9 6 -13

Aberystwyth Town 8 2 0 1 4 4 0 0 5 2 19 6 -17

Conwy Borough 7 0 0 5 3 33 0 1 1 3 4 1 -31

SHARED ACCESS WOMENS WELSH PREMIER LEAGUE TABLEHome Away

P W D L F A W D L F A Pts G.DiffCardiff Metropolitan 8 5 0 0 31 0 3 0 0 12 2 24 41

Cardiff City 8 3 1 0 22 1 3 1 0 18 6 20 33

PILCS 7 5 0 0 39 5 1 0 1 4 4 18 34

Llanidloes FC 8 3 1 0 13 3 2 0 2 7 16 16 1

Swansea City 7 1 2 1 5 5 2 1 0 10 0 12 10

Newcastle Emlyn 7 1 1 1 9 5 2 1 1 12 4 11 12

Port Talbot Town 8 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 3 9 17 11 -6

Wrexham FC 8 1 2 1 7 4 0 1 3 3 11 6 -5

Llandudno Junction 8 0 0 4 4 18 1 1 2 8 14 4 -20

Aberystwyth Town 7 1 0 3 8 8 0 0 3 1 10 3 -9

Caernarfon Town 6 1 0 2 10 14 0 0 3 1 39 3 -42Northop Hall FC 8 0 0 4 2 23 0 0 4 1 29 0 -49

Note: PILCS = Pontyfelin Institute of Leisure Culture and Sport


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THE LAST WORD from Gwyn Derfel

I mentioned in last weeks article that Id asked the club Chairmen to think about agreeing some sort of

policy or strategy which would encourage the use of local /Welsh players in our National League.

The PFA in England is so worried about the lack of game-time afforded to young English players and

the subsequent knock-on effect that has on the national side - that they have written to UEFA requestingthat a minimum of 3 eligible players should be in every starting eleven.

Im a strong believer that our Corbett Sports WPL clubs should have a strong connection with their

communities but dont believe that introducing such a quota here in Wales would make a huge

difference in the short term. The simple reason for this is that our clubs generally do have a healthy

quota of Welsh players or lads who have come through the academy system. Long may this continue and

increase and if setting specific targets in stone helps promote this concept then I for one am all in

favour of it.

Look at Prestatyn last season for example. Their historic Welsh Cup win was embraced and enjoyed by

club and community alike. Im sure that it meant a lot to all of those involved because the vast majority

of players came from the local area sprinkled of course with a few talented imports. Bangor City have

this season blooded a number of Gwynedd boys and it seems to be very well received by the BookPeople faithful.

I honestly believe that if we as a League make a bold statement and have the conviction to implement a

criteria which further supports the development of academy and young Welsh players more fans will

become engaged with the WPL and more players from our League will ultimately receive international

recognition. Please contact me with your views regarding this issue. Thank you.

Y GAIR OLAF gan Gwyn Derfel

Fe soniais yn fy erthygl yr wythnos ddiwethaf fy mod wedi gofyn i Gadeiryddion ein clybiau i ystyriedcynllun fydd yn hyrwyddor egwyddor o ddefnyddio chwaraewyr lleol / cymwys i gynrychioli Cymru.

Maer PFA yn Lloegr yn poeni gymaint am y diffyg cyfleoedd sydd ar gael iw chwaraewr nhw yn y

Barclays nes eu bod wedi gofyn i UEFA gyflwyno rheol fyddain golygu bod yn rhaid i dri chwaraewr

cymwys gael eu cynnwys ar ddechrau pob gm.

Rwyn gredwr cryf y dylai ein clybiau fod yn rhan allweddol ou cymunedau. Er hynny dwi ddim yn

credu y byddai cyflwyno rheol fel hyn yn cael gymaint o effaith hynnyn y byrdymor gan bod

mwyafrif llethol ein clybiau yn chwaraer chwaraewyr cymwys yman barod. Serch hynny dwi yn

credu y byddai gwneud datganiad or math yma yn llesol ac yn dangos ein bwriad yn glir fel Cynghrair

Cenedlaethol.

Edrychwch ar Brestatyn y tymor diwethaf pan enillon nhw Gwpan Cymru am y tro cyntaf yn eu hanes.

Fel Celtic gynt or 60au roedd mwyafrif llethol eu carfan yn dod o fewn tafliad carreg ir dref acrwyn siwr bod yr elfen ychwanegol yma o berthyn a chymuned wedi cyfoethogir profiad o lwyddo

ymhellach.

Mae Bangor wedi chwarae mwy o chwaraewyr o ardal Gwynedd y tymor hwn ac er dechrau anghyson

ir tymor, maer torfeydd wedi bod yn gyson o ffyddlon yn y Book People. Ai cyd-ddigwyddiad yw

hyn? Dywedwch chi.

Rwyf yn wirioneddol gredu y byddai godod canllawiau pendant i hyrwyddor cyfleoedd i ddatblygu

chwaraewyr academi a hogiau syn gymwys i wisgor crys coch cenedlaethol, yn gam cadarn a chlir i

Uwch Gynghrair Cymru-Corbett Sports. Byddain cryfhaur cysylltiad rhwng y clybiau ar cefnogwyr

ymhellach a dwin wirioneddol gredu y byddain gallu agor y drws i fwy o gydnabyddiaeth ryngwladol

i fwy o chwaraewyr ein Cynghrair. Cytuno neu beidio? Gadewch i mi wybod. Diolchuip.


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