Luke's First Goal is Celebrated

Kenny Burgess

Luke O'Mahoney's Second

Andy Lewis fixes the nets

Harum scarum in the Lex Box

Goalmouth Action

Gaz John in action

Heads!

First Stanza Action

Luke in Second Stanza Action

Mike Lundstram heads one

Gavin Pierce is following the ball allegedly!

Hobbo is Mix Up Action

The Hat Trick Hero

Adam Owen on the run!

Andy Thoroughgood had an awesome game!

So did Mr. Skeoch , School Master.

James Hewitt , a good game , winning headers for fun and doing last ditch tackles.

Dyrny Res = good

Action!!

Gaz John

He's a battler alright!

Gaz John runs all night!

Nice action from the box.

Ultimate decider - Marky Robs!

Just to let you know that there is a new Denbigh Town FC Website at:

www.freewebs.com/denbightown

I will leave this site up as an archive but in future all DTFC news etc will be via the above site.

Eventually I will use this site for something else , so stuff will appear not necessarily assocxiated with DTFC or even football!

The reports will of course continue in the press and on the website , and I will still do youtube videos at:

www.youtube.com/denbightownfc

Thanks for your support over the past two seasons!

Peter

The Gaffer Speaks!

Denbigh Town supremo Tim Dyer searched for a word to describe Saturday's result against Glantraeth FC. And That word was 'Disappointment'.

"Disappointed."

" Disappointed is the only word I can find for Saturday - we never forced the issue enough.  I felt the game was there for the taking and it just needed everyone to lift the game a little and 3 points would have been ours. Yet again we have missed some good chances at a critical time in the match and then left ourselves under pressure late on in the game and then one mistake is punished and suddenly the game has gone. "

Post match , Tim and his management team sat down with the players to discuss the performance and the result.

" We had a long chat in the dressing room after the game about certain things and the players are under no illusions that the club expects more from them. Some players quite simply didn’t carry out basic instructions. They took it upon themselves to pay a different game than the one they had been picked to play and that is just not acceptable. "

Manager Dyer refused to point the finger of blame on any one individual , citing a team performance as the reason for the 2-0 reverse.

"Jamie Hulse made a mistake in goal and we were 1-0 down, whereas others made mistakes all afternoon - but people will remember the game and result because of Jamie’s mistake. Yes , we can say we were unlucky not to be in front as we hit the post and went close on a few occasions but at no level of football does any team take every chance they create and in my view we just didn’t create enough. "

Thoughts turn to Tuesday's NWCFA Cup Semi Final against Flint Town , in Llandudno.

" We (Dean, Steve and Myself) have a lot to think about before selecting a side to play Flint in the semi on Tuesday. Player availability is one issue , with Craig Goodwin unavailable due to work commitments, Lucas Brookes cup tied, and  then we also have Tony Davies doubtful (ankle), Mark Orme doubtful (ankle), Chris O’Brien doubtful (knee) along with Paul Edwards and Adam Jones still sidelined. So tactically and personnel wise we have a lot to think about."

 Jonny Bowen and Matt Toole maybe added to the squad for Tuesday.

Eighteen year old Jonathan Bowen, is preparing to travel to Africa where he will help people in one of the poorest countries in the world before going to University in September.

Jonnny (pictured) , who went to Denbigh High School and who plays for Denbigh Town Football Club Firsts and Reserves, will fly to Liberia at the end of next month where he will join the crew on a ship run by the international Christian charity, Mercy Ships.

The MV Africa Mercy arrived in Liberia in February where it will remain until the end of November providing free surgeries and healthcare to the people of Liberia. The purpose built Africa Mercy is staffed by volunteer crew.

Three million people live in Liberia but there is little medical care.

Jon will spend 4 months on the Africa Mercy, the world’s largest charity hospital ship.

Jon spent a month in Malaysia building and working in the local community as a volunteer in 2005 with Crusoe, the oversees mission part of the organisation Urban Saints.

At 152m long, the Africa Mercy has accommodation for more than 450 volunteers, six operating theatres and a 78-bed ward.

The volunteers come from more than 40 different countries.

Everyone living on the ship, including the captain, is a volunteer and must pay crew fees for their own accommodation and food, at a cost of around £350 a month, as well as their travel to the ship, insurances, emergency evacuation fund and immunisation costs.

Each volunteer has different skills. Surgeons, dentists and nurses work alongside builders, cooks and cleaners.

The ship is in port for months at a time, usually on the coast of Africa, and people either visit the ship to be treated in its operating theatres and wards or attend land-based surgeries set up by the volunteers.

As well as providing medical care, Mercy Ships volunteers are involved in development programmes in communities, such as digging wells to provide clear drinking water or supplying building materials and skills to help communities recover from conflict.

Jonathan’s role on the ship will be Assistant Cook and Dining Room Steward. He will work 12-hour shifts for 84 hours each fortnight on a rota. On his off rota days he plans to get involved in the community development programmes.

Jon is planning a sponsored bike ride to raise some of the £2720 he needs.

If you wish to help Jon with his financial support, cheques should be made to Mercy Ships UK and sent via the newspaper office or find him at Denbigh Town Football club. Contact number for more information - 01745 814545.

Thanks to Glantraeth FC website for linking back to this podcast site.

Their site is superb , and Stan even managed to capture the first goal when Richard Owen swung it straight into the net! A GREAT bit of camera work! Richard Owen was causing a lot of problems with quality flag kicks all day.

'Twas also excellent to see Paul Whelan , the legend - what a player he was in his day.

Now visit:

http://www.glantraethfc.co.uk/

Emyr Lloyd - Treasurer.

Darren Cassidy on the gallop.

Paul Rowlands gets past Matt Gatfield

Heads I Win.

Jamie Hobson holds up Paul Tilbury.

Midfield Mayhem

Gerallt Jones blocks one ( see DTFC Video)

Kenny B

Kevin Evans

Lucas Brookes takes on Llion Davies

Mike Lundstram battling.

From the left: Andre , Llion , Emyr , Derek , Robert , Hugh and Mike.

John Roberts , Darren Cassidy and Paul Tilbury.

Denbigh Town will probably be without captain and inspiration Mark Orme following an injury that forced him off the field in Wednesday's match at Holyhead Hotspur.

Tony Davies wasn't able to take his place on Wednesday due to a leg injury , so John Roberts slotted into the centre half role. Tony will undergo a fitness test on Saturday.

Mark (above) described his situation:

" I went up for a header and as I landed the other lad's weight all went onto my ankle. Luckily I haven`t broke anything but I've got alot of bruising and swelling in the area."

Mark was taken to Ysbyty Gwynedd for an X-Ray during the game.

Denbigh Town Reserves midfield 'guv'nor' , the experienced Chris Hughes , has been appointed first team coach at Welsh Premier outfit Caersws FC.

The Guv'nor.

Whilst sad to lose Chris , we hope that he has a successful time at the mid Wales club , for whom Denbigh's own Jonny Slater is currently playing following his transfer in January from Llandyrnog United.

Chris' duties as First Team Coach will involve training the players , general coaching , taking the warm up , working on tactics and supporting the manager . This will all go towards his Licence Assessment which will be completed next year.

CH cites his goal in the win over Llandyrnog United Reserves as his best moment in a DTFC Reserves shirt. His worst? The 7-2 drubbing at Pen Phoenix.

Hughesy joined Denbigh Town in the 2007-08 season as a midfield general and / or forward. Off the field , Chris is a Sports Development Officer in Wrexham. Highly experienced , his former clubs include Mold Alex , Gresford Athletic , Rhyl FC and Buckley Town.  His honours are legion , and include Welsh National Premier Winners Medal 2000-01 , Cymru Alliance Runners Up 02-03 , North East Wales Winners Medal 02-03 and Cymru Alliance League Cup Runners Up 02-03.

Born on 12th September 1979 , Chris will be an asset to Caersws and we wish him well.

Craig Edwards (14) skips past Matt Gatfield

Saints Peter and Paul

Jamie Hobson plays one in.

Goalmouth Action

GOAL! Ryan Harden scores.

Mike Lundstram

GOAL! Craig Goodwin scores.

Denbigh Town Squad for Saturday.

Photo Gallery of Denbigh Town v Prestatyn Town 1st March 2008

Luke O'Mahoney faces Steve Bowes.

Luke O'Mahoney , Chris O'Brien and Mark Orme in the background.

Craig Goodwin and Jon Fisher Cooke.

Jamie Duffy and Ian Evans

Handbags as Referee Trigg calms it all down.

Ian Evans , Jamie Duffy and Dave Hayes in the background.

Ian Evans and Dave Hayes.

Steve Jones (at boiling point). Jamie Hulse in the background.

Lucas Brookes - so quick he's a blur.

Luke O'Mahoney - as you can see the pitch was quite claggy.

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Luke O'Mahoney again , this time blocking off with his chest.

Kevin Evans is chased down whilst Referee Trigg stands up straight.

A disappointed Denbigh dressing room. A good second half performnance that didn't yield the result we had hoped for. PTFC are the best we have had to face this season.

Jonah , Ryan , Craig , Kevin , Lucas , Tony and Daz.

Denbigh Town will be looking to make it three on the bounce when they entertain league leaders Prestatyn Town at Central Park , kick off 2-30pm.

It will be a big ask , as the visitors are runaway leaders of the Cymru Alliance and look flying certs at this stage to gain automatic promotion to the Welsh Premier.

One man missing from the Denbigh side will be Kenny Burgess (above) . The quiet man has come off the bench to score vital goals in the last two games , so he will be a big miss for Dyer's mob.

The Seasiders are also missing a key player , with Neil Gibson banned.

Striker Lucas Brookes will be facing his former club , whilst PTFC key man Jon Fisher Cooke returns to his former club.

The game at Bastion Road back in September resulted in a 6-1 win for Prestatyn , with Paul Edwards on the scoresheet for Denbigh.

Denbigh Town (from) : Jamie Hulse , Craig Goodwin , John Roberts , Mark Orme (c) , Tony Davies , Chris O'Brien , Kevin Evans , Luke O'Mahoney , Jamie Hobson , Ian Evans , Lucas Brookes , Daz Cassidy , Ryan Harden , Mike Lundstram , Steve Jones , Adam Jones , Matty Gatfield.

Denbigh Town Reserves (from) Chris Brown , Ben Stanway , Darren Nixon , Jamie Clayton , Jonny Bowen , Justin Jones , Chris Hughes , Gaz John Williams , Tom Sheridan , Matt Toole , Simon Mackie , Brett Jones , Adam Owen , James Hewitt , Gareth Hughes , Sean Williams , Andy Skeoch , Mark Grief.

The previous match up between the two sides was back in in September , and a 1-1 draw was played out , with Matt Toole on score sheet in a feisty encounter.

Simon Jones has bagged 8 league goals for Treffy so far this season. The home side will be looking to bounce back from a 6-1 reverse last week against Aston Park , whilst Denbigh will be looking to hit the net after blanking against Flint Town on Saturday last.

The Denbighshire Free Press gives an excellent report on the Flint game whilst the Vale Advertiser feature a photo of Town's Gaz John Williams on its back page.

The Chris Hughes Interview has attracted 116 hits on Youtube and has been featured on the Clwyd League Website.

Denbigh Press the Buckley Goal

Brookes on the Ball.

Dressing Room at Half Time

The Management

• Ryan Harden from Denbigh Town Football Club is running in the London Marathon on April 13th.   He hopes to raise £3,000 for The Motor Neurone Disease Association.    Whilst training hard for the Marathon, Ryan needs as many sponsors as possible.   He would be really grateful if readers could donate any amount, however small, to help this worthwhile cause.  
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• Cheques should be made out to MNDA and posted to Ryan at Blaen Ddol, Borthyn, Ruthin, Denbighshire LL15 1NS.  Another way of donating - www.justgiving.com/ryanharden  - you can donate safely on line this way.
• Ryan's parents are also donating a Luxury Spa Break for two (worth £500) at Champneys to be drawn from a list of sponsors who have donated over £25.00.

Manager Dyer Speaks EXCLUSIVELY! (one joking)

Denbigh Manager Tim Dyer was satisfied with the result against Guilsfield  and in particular with the work ethic put in by his troops.

" I was very please with result on Saturday , I think we worked really hard for it and we had to , as Guilsfield put us under a lot of pressure in the middle third of the game either side of half time. They were the better team during that period but we defended well and the difference on the day was when we got on top we took our chances, unlike last week. "

 The Town supremo rang some changes in the starting XI.

" We made some changes on Saturday and in general I felt they came off with a positive effect, Chris O’Brien and Kevin Evans were dominant early on in the centre of the park. Lucas was lively up front with Ian and John Roberts solid at the back. "

" We were disappointed with how we allowed them back into the game that we’d dominated , until we conceded the penalty that came from our own corner. We have set routines for corners and for some reason we did something we don’t normally do with personnel that are not normally involved in the routines , and it all went wrong for us and could have cost us the game. "

 It didn't as Town ran out 3-1 winners , though just after half time , the Guils were more up for it.

" Overall though I think we deserved the 3 points even though they will feel they could have got in front as they had the better of the start of the second half with the scores at 1-1. But once we had regained the upper hand we never looked back. All 3 substitutes Ryan (Harden) , Darren (Cassidy) and Kenny (Burgess) came on and made vital contributions to the result. "

Looking forward to the midweek fixture at Buckley , Tim has a strong squad to choose from.

" We’ll travel to Buckley with the same 16 man Squad as on Saturday , with all 3 subs staking a claim for a starting place. The only doubt is Tony Davies came off Saturday with a bit of a strain to his thigh. Matty Gatfield may be added to the squad if he is home from University. "

Denbigh boys line up pre kick off.

Back : Sean Williams , Jonny 'Bonecrusher' Bowen (Captain) , James Hewitt , Jamie 'Nani' Clayton , Ben Stanway , Brett Jones , Gareth Hughes , Simon Mackie , Darren Nixon , Chris 'Evergreen' Brown , Matt 'The Quiet Assassin' Toole , Tom 'Crouchie' aka 'Bambi On Ice' Sheridan

Gaz John on the run.

Tom Shez traps one

Ian Wynne slams home Flint's second goal. Unlucky Browny.

Simon Mackie

Jamie Clayton and Ben Stanway

Denbigh new boy James Hewitt

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Denbigh Town Reserves play their first home fixture of the year when they take on Flint Town United Reserves at Central Park on Saturday , kick off 2pm.

Flint are a dangerous prospect and their previous game saw them defeat Abergele Rovers away from home by 4-2. But Denbigh will be confident by virtue of their own record in front of goal - 10 in the last three games.

Manager Tony Sheridan has almost a full squad from which to pick - only Marc Grief is absent , nursing a broken toe. James Hewitt is added to the squad.

Flint will be looking for Lee Molyneux to continue his scoring form - the Cae Castell hitman has registered 13 goals in the league this term thus far.

There will be a canteen run on Saturday so hot & cold drinks and some cold snacks will be available.

Last week's game at Penmaenmawr Phoenix is reported in this week's Denbighshire Free Press , with the full report online via the www.denbighshirefreepress.co.uk

Denbigh Town Reserves (from) CE Brown , A. Owen , B. Stanway , J.Jones , B.Jones , T. Sheridan , J. Clayton , J. Bowen , D. Nixon , C. Hughes , GJ Williams , S. Mackie , M. Toole , S.Williams , GW Hughes, A. Skeoch , J.Hewitt.

 Flint Town United : Possibly from :

Kevin Thomas (Captain) , Ryan Simpson , Matt Howard , Jamie Adams , Steve Alcock , Lee Molyneux , Phil Lloyd , Liam Ashbrook , Paul Hughes , Craig Jones , Jay Davies , Mike Howie , Scott Hewitt , Adam Renshaw.

Manager : Andy Howard

Manager Tim Dyer gives his reaction to Saturday's result against Flint T.U. and looks forward to the away day match up at Guilsfield.

" I was disappointed with Saturday - I  think expectations were high after couple of big wins in the cup games , but to be fair ,  Flint were much the better team in the first half and although we had an effort cleared off the line ,  I think they deserved to be in front. However second half was a different story and the only thing that was missing from our game was the killer touch. We made several opportunities and really should have been level on several occasions. Our best chances fell to Kenny (Burgess) , Lucas (Brookes)and Mike (Lundstram)."

Burgess : Juggler

Manager Dyer was not happy that Flint Town began with the better tempo.  

 "We can’t afford to give good sides like Flint a head start and effectively that’s what we did with our first half performance. I think when you consider our best 2 players on the day were Matt Gatfield and Lucas Brookes and they both came off the bench it tells the story, we just didn’t start right."

 Looking forward to next week , the Denbigh Supremo will be looking for a more positive start to the game and maybe a shake up of his team.

Luke O'Mahoney : Leaning

" We have plenty of options to make some changes and possibly that’s what we’ll need to do to ensure we start the next game more positively. A number of players are pushing for a start - Lucas Brookes, John Roberts, Darren Cassidy and Chris O’Brien."

One man who will be hoping to shrug off his knock is little magician Ryan Harden who had to be carried off after 20 minutes last Saturday with a leg injury.

" We’ll have to see how Ryan’s injury is later in the week before deciding if he is fit to play. Adam Jones is also absent and Paul Edwards remains sidelined."

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Denbigh Town Reserves welcome back Tom Sheridan and Brett Jones to the ranks for their away day fixture at Penmaenmawr Phoenix.

Town will be looking to carry on the form that saw them bag five goals in a great win at Mochdre last Saturday. Lucas Brookes steps up to first team duty but Denbigh have enough about them to grab a result at Cae Sling against the only unbeaten club in the Premier. Mark Grief has a broken toe.

Pen boast the Premier's top scorer in Ritchie Roberts with 14 league goals from 11 games.

Denbigh's win over Mochdre is reported in the Denbighshire Free Press , together with a photo of Matt Toole who grabbed the first Town goal.

Matt Toole

Denbigh Town Reserves (from) CE Brown , A. Owen , B. Stanway , J.Jones , B.Jones , T. Sheridan , J. Clayton , J. Bowen , D. Nixon , C. Hughes , GJ Williams , S. Mackie , M. Toole , S.Williams , GW Hughes, A. Skeoch

Denbigh Town v Flint Town United

Well , it's got to be me! (Laurel , not Hardy)

The Gaffer Speaks!

A great win for Denbigh Town in Saturday's NWCFA CC 2nd Round had Manager Tim Dyer purring:

" Another good all round performance  I thought even if it did become a little laboured in the second half. It is sometimes difficult when you are so much on top to keep the tempo in the game throughout the 90mins. "

Up front Town are looking hot and the Denbigh gaffer thought Ian Evans' opener was something special.

" Massive plus points are that Ian and Kenny are working really well up front , scoring regular and combining well.  Ian’s first goal was the sort of finish worthy to win a game on it’s own, and Kenny’s movement to the near post for Luke’s cross was instinctive. And the quality of Luke's (O'Mahoney) cross was impssible to defend."

Links Effect : Kenny B latched onto Luke's cross to convert.

Tim Dyer was happy to see two of his new recruits in action after delays in recent weeks due to the weather.

" Craig Goodwin had a good solid game contributing well in defence and also when he played the last 3^rd up front. Chris O’Brien looked very assured in midfield when he came on in the second half , so I think both players will be reasonably happy with their debuts. "

Goodwin starred in good win

News filtered through that Dyer's other signing had bagged a hatful in Reserve team action , and believes that the former Prestatyn Town youngster will be a big hit in a Denbigh shirt.

" Lucas Brookes made a massive statement by scoring 4 for the Reserves and I don’t think it’s any coincidence that Ian and Kenny have gone up a level since he arrived at the club. Lucas has had a frustrating time since signing for us in January ,  not being able to play due to postponements and being cup tied and I believe he’ll have a massive impact for us this season. "

 Looking forward to the next game , a Cymru Alliance home mtch up with Flint Town United , Tim has a pleasant problem to contend with.

"Squad selection will be tough next week as competition for places is very tough just at the moment and that hopefully will drive us in the right direction. "

Tom Sheridan misses his first game of the season , but Manager Tony Sheridan otherwise has a strong squad to choose from , including Lucas Brookes who is cup tied for the first team's match against Pwllheli in the NWCFA Cup Quarter Final.

Matt Toole returns from first team duties and Justin Jones is also available.

'JJ' : Back for Denbigh Town Reserves

Mochdre use a big pitch so supremo Sheridan is looking forward to the Denbigh lads using their pace as well as continuing the good football.

" Delivery will be key. Denbigh have the players to get quality into the box for the strikers to feed on. On this pitch , this will suit us.  We have a strong squad though we are minus Tom who's height we will miss and also his work rate. But we have the squad to get a result for ourselves. We have pace , ability and Justin also returning is a big boost. "

Mr. G.M. Gray is tomorrow's referee.

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The Denbighshire Free Press included a photo of Brett Jones in last week's match report , whilst the Vale Advertiser gave a good write up along with an excellent headline. Thanks to both papers for their continued support , espoecially Shaun Davies and Dave Jones , respective Sports Editors.

DTFC is always very grateful to volunteers who spend a lot of time helping us here at Central Park.

Big thanks to Imogen , our programme seller , who very kindly attends Central Park and sells our impressive programmes at £1 each.

Imogen is the granddaughter of Mr. Robert Griffiths , our President.

Imogen shows the programmes

Lucas Brookes , Craig Goodwin , Chris O'Brien and Tony Davies have been signed ( or in Tony's case re-signed) by supremo Tim Dyer.

Listen to Tony on the video below!

Here are three of our new lads and we wish them a successful stay at Central Park.

Chris O'Brien , Lucas Brookes and Craig Goodwin

Denbigh Town have swooped for Tony Davies and Chris O'Brien , both from Llangefni Town.

Tony Davies returns to Central Park after just one month at Llangefni.

Chris O'Brien is has experience at Colwyn Bay, an ex-Liverpool trainee who also played for Chester and Droylsden before joining Llangefni in January 2008.

This adds to last weeks signings of Craig Goodwin from Bala Town & Lucas Brookes from Prestatyn Town.

Manager Tim Dyer was very pleased with Saturday's performance and had this to say today:

" It was a good solid team performance on Saturday ,  given we only had one out of the regular back four playing in position . I was delighted with a clean sheet, and performance of Kevin Evans at the back. "

Town were back to their best going forward. Six nil may have been a little tough on Buckley , but at times Denbigh were irresistable and were playing their best stuff of the season.

Boss Tim Dyer

" Going forward Luke O’Mahoney was a class above rest and really ripped them apart and was a big goal threat.  He scored one and was involved in all four first half goals. Kenny Burgess also I thought did well with his movement - he created great space for himself - and another pleasing thing is that others on the pitch also had scoring chances. "

Boss Dyer has added two players to the squad and is excited by his new signings.

" The reaction of some of the players to the fact we have brought in some new faces  was exactly what we were looking for - and adding Lucas Brookes and Craig Goodwin to the squad next week will strengthen our hand considerably!! "

 Looking forward to next Saturday , a Cymru Alliance home fixture against Gresford Athletic , Manager Dyer is optimistic that a repeat of Saturday's effort will do very nicely though two individuals will be absent.

" Kevin Evans is away next Saturday ( on a skiing holiday ) and John Roberts again will be missing due to work commitments. A home game is just what I’d have wanted after a performance like Saturday's -  and we’ll be looking to continue from where we left off.

Postponements have held back Denbigh from getting into a groove and Boss Dyer is targeting some points to give the Cymru Alliance table some semblance of reality.

" We need points to get us back up the table having played just 2 league games in 9 weeks due to weather and cup commitments.  We have slipped down the league table as a result so it's up to us to put points on the board to show that our current position is a false one , especially as we have 7 games in hand on some teams. But until the points are on the board not much we can do about it!!

King's , Denbigh.

Buckley Town v Denbigh Town (Weds)

Denbigh Town v GAP (Sat)

Jamie Hobson and Darren Cassidy return to the squad but Adam Jones is unlikely to feature due to a persistent knee problem.

New signing Craig Goodwin comes straight into the squad following his transfer from Bala Town.

Luke O'Mahoney may struggle to shake off a calf strain but a decision will be made near to kick off.

Breaking news..............Tommy Harrison Joins Bala Town.

Denbigh Town's Tommy Harrison has quit the Central Park club and joined Gwynedd outfit Bala Town.

Denbigh Town Reserves travel to Parc Pentre Mawr , Abergele with a full squad for a tough New Year encounter , kick off 2pm. Gele sit on top of the Clwyd Premier Division with 32 points from 13 games, the same total as Prestatyn Town Reserves but with two games in hand. Denbigh Town Reserves have 11 points from 13 games.

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Denbigh Town Reserves (from) : Gaz Smith , Lee Mason , Jonny Bowen , Jamie Clayton , Justin Jones , Ben Stanway , Tom Sheridan , Chris Hughes , Adam Owen , Matt Toole , Gaz John Williams , Simon Mackie , Chris Brown , Darren Nixon , Brett Jones , Kevin James , Mark Grieff , Ian D. Evans , Andy Skeoch.

Lex XI v Denbigh Town. What was going on between Referee Trigg and Denbigh Town's Jonah in the photo above?

The funniest answer wins a prize.

All answers:

"I can only run this far." - posted by: ?????

"My header was at least this far wide!!!!!"  - posted by: TD

"Please ref give me hug" - posted by: paul
"No ref , my ass is this big!!! "- posted by: kenny b
"Not now , Steve! I'll see you in the shower in 5! "- posted by: Mike L

"You're to old - you aint getting on my pitch."  - posted by: ally
And the winner is:
TD - it was the funniest answer coz Jonah's header WAS actually that far wide! You win a fab Merlin Collections Card of Crystal Palace's Bruce Dyer.
kenny b comes a close second.
Thanks to every one who responded.

Henllan Football Club will be hosting another quiz night on 16th December in the Llindir Inn starting at 7.30pm.The proceeds from the quiz will be donated to Henllan Brownies & the raffle proceeds will go to HFC.

If you have not yet met Richard & Caroline the new tenants of the Llindir, let this be an excuse to go & say hello...they don't bite!

Please try & support your local clubs before they too become extinct!

If you would like to donate a prize for the raffle bring it with you on the night or if you can't make it pass it on to someone who is going. It will be very much appreciated as we are struggling to raise funds for much needed improvements for Top Park. Every little helps!!

WISHING YOU ALL THE VERY BEST OVER THE FESTIVE SEASON FROM HENLLAN FOOTBALL CLUB!

"Why not enter a team at the Henllan FC Quiz Night at the Llindir Inn @ 8pm on Sunday (16th December). You will have had time to recover from Saturday night and you have a chance to watch both matches. "

Town Reserves take on Penmaenmawr Phoenix on Saturday at Central Park , kick off 2pm. A dry week will probably ensure that the game goes ahead and that must be a frustration for the first team who will be without a game for three weeks , this week being a free weekend.

Pen have enjoyed a good season thus far - they are the only unbeaten team in the Division , having played 9 , won 6 and drawn 3. This will be a stern test for Denbigh Town Reserves.

The visitors boast the Clwyd Premier's top goal scorer - Ritchie Roberts who has bagged 9 league goals together with 3 cup goals.

The referee for the game is Shaun Cousins. The canteen will be open so please pop along and support the Town and buy a cup of tea off me!

Penmaenmawr Phoenix - from the Wikipedia Site at:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penmaenmawr_phoenix

Four members , under the guise of Hamilton Academicals , had a modicum of success in Thursday's Quiz Night at the Hope and Anchor.

Lee , Robert , Ally and Peter joined forces to reach second spot in the weekly quiz - and walked away with £4 of drink vouchers.

Their score of 50 was somewhat overshadowed by the winning total of 65.

Also present was Reserve player Ian D. Evans who was running his own ( younger ) team.

Out for a shandy was Reserve Striker Simon Mackie who was celebrating his 19th Birthday. Happy Birthday , Si!

Quiz Night is every Thursday Night in the Hope and anchor , Vale street , Denbigh , starting at 9pm.

Heavy downpours over the past few days have put both Denbigh Town FC games in jeopady , with the BBC forecasting more rain to come on Friday and Saturday.

Central Park is hosting Gresford Athletic in the Cymru Alliance , whilst the Reserves visit Halkyn United Reserves  - but both games will now be subject to a pitch inspection on Saturday to determine whether or not play is able to go ahead.

Cymru Alliance rules stipulate that pitch inspections should take place at the last possible moment , but in such time to prevent the away side travelling. It is likely that Central Park will be inspected at 11am Saturday and a decision made soon afterwards. It isn't yet know when Halkyn intend to inspect.

On Thursday , parts of the Rec were under water , whilst hundreds of seagulls had migrated in from the coast and had settled onto the Central Park pitch , schools pitches and top pitch.

The road to Nantglyn was flooded last evening after hours of persistant rain , requiring the attendance of Denbigh Fire Crews.

Please complete the survey. It will eventually determine whether or not the podcast will attract advertisers.

The questions are set by Wizzard who own Libsyn and who have asked if I'd be interesting in adverts being placed in the podcast - thinking it might be a way to raise money for club funds.

Thanks

Peter

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Name                                     From                       To

Gareth Roberts (Gugs)             Denbigh                    Llandyrnog

Steffan Tomos                         Denbigh                   Y Glannau

Brett Jones                              Llandyrnog                Denbigh

Neil Bickley                             Unattached                Denbigh

Andy Skeoch                           Unattached                Denbigh

Oh dear! Under the headline ' Fat Ladies Too ' ,  Denbigh Town FC Bingo Night made the Denbighshire Free Press News In Brief section , referring to the National Association of Flower Arranging Societies demonstration to members of Denbigh Floral Art Club in Denbigh Town Hall.

" ...demonstrator Rosemarie Tree  of Birmingham delighted all with her floral interpretations of Advent for Christmas. To the amusement of the large audience , her microphone picked up Peter Glynn , the bingo caller in full flow. She coped well with the interruptions of 'legs eleven' and 'two fat ladies'.

Apologies to the Floral Art Club for the interruptions. The problem has now been sorted so no longer will Bingo be heard three hundred yards away in the Town Hall.

For accuracy , the term 'Two Fat Ladies' is no longer used as it is deemed politically incorrect by the Thought Police. It is now ' All The Eights' , and players respond with  'Wobble Wobble'.

A spokesman for the club said “We have registered our intent , we are sending the message out that we have ambition and we want to progress as a club both on and off the field. Our ultimate aim is Welsh Premier status."

Feedback to the announcement has been swift and positive: Your feedback would also be welcome.

 "What an honour it would be to see Denbigh up there. You've got the facilities, my concern would be the car parking, might u be able to develop some of the rec for that?

The Gaffer speaks:

" Well what can I say after a game such as that?

I felt first half we played well without getting the rewards we deserved and the main reason for that was some awful finishing. We really should have been in a comfortable position by half time and we should have been able to relax. Then when Lex got themselves going we found it hard to contain them. We picked up 2 injuries at the back (Tony Davies and Tommy Harrison) and that meant the game became just an end to end tussle that could have swung either way.

Thankfully we came out with the points and I have to give the lads credit for that , as they stuck at it and kept playing when it looked like it wasn’t going to be our day. Scoring goals at crucial times in games is something we are still struggling to do on the whole , and even though we scored 4 times on Saturday , we should have scored earlier and the game would of taken a different course ,  I feel , as we were well on top.

Injuries at the back will be a major concern for this weekend as Adam Jones was missing at Lex XI ,  along with Matt Gatfield and now Tony Davies and Tommy Harrison have picked up knocks. "

Latest!!!!

The anonymous listener has extended his bet to Denbigh Town FC Reserves. Therefore if ANYONE playing in a Denbigh shirt can score 20 goals this season , the £50 goes into club coffers. Hmmm , very brave!

Wow! The following has been received from an anonymous listener to the Denbigh Town FC Podcast.

Lundstram : 20 goal merchant - no pressure then.

"I heard Mike Lundstram (pictured)  say on the Denbigh Town FC Podcast that he can score 20 goals this season. Though I hope he or someone does score 20 goals , I will bet that he or anyone else cannot. This is not a joke. Whoever can score 20 goals or more this season , I'll give 50 quid to the club funds and buy the player a drink (coke)."

Reserves face a tough away day fixture at Rhyl Nomads at Coronation Gardens , kick off 2pm , writes Peter Glynn.

Nomads lie 6th in the Premier Division , 8 points ahead of Denbigh with a game in hand and will be a tough proposition for Tony Sheridan's men who currently occupy 11th spot. Both outfits lost last weekend and will be desperate to bounce back - Town were sunk at home against enigmatic Mochdre Sports 0-3 , whilst Nomads went down to an odd goal in three at Prestatyn Town Reserves , having taken an early lead through Owen Jones.

Denbigh Town Reserves (from): Gareth Smith, Johnny Bowen, Lee Mason, Jamie Clayton, Justin Jones, Chris Hughes, Tom Sheridan,  Darren Nixon, Gareth John Williams, Matt Toole, Chris Brown , Simon Mackie, Brett Jones,  Adam Owen, Mark Grief.

Meanwhile , this week's Vale Advertiser carries a report of the match v Mochdre Sports with photos of DTFC Reserves players GJ Williams , Tom Sheridan and Chris Hughes.

Peter is in Poland , the land of Lato (above) as from today - Thursday - but will return on Tuesday to bring all the news and views , plus the report from the Reserves encounter against Mochdre Sports.

Assistant Manager Dean Martin

Dean Martin spoke after the game and pinpointed the second half that saw Denbigh Town prevail against visitors Buckley Town.

" The lads responded really well to the half time team talk. We did everything right , the balls were good going in  , we asked quetions of their defence instead of them asking questions of ours.  A good performance. You cannot pick a man of the match  today , it belongs to the eleven players who were out there -  it was a team effort."

Mark Orme - Denbigh skipper

Mark Orme :

" We were behind twice - a lot of times this season we have gone behind - so it was good character to bounce back. To be fair , we were the better side by a mile , but we gave them a couple of cheap goals."

On his winner , the Denbigh skipper said:

" Yes its quite a while since I 've got one - I think its's the first for me in the league this season. A great knock back by Tony (Davies) - I knew he was going to win it so it was just a case of making sure I was in the right place."

"We were the better side from start to finish and we just have to get out of this habit of giving teams a start. But it was a good win."

Meanwhile the Cymru Alliance website have reported that the Bucks have been deducted three points for fielding an illegal player , subject to appeal to the FAW. This drops Buckley down to third bottom on 8 points. Denbigh Town sit fifth in the table with 18 points.

Latest News:

The Cymru Alliance have elected Denbigh Town FC Secretary Ally Bennett onto the Management Committee. This is a great honour for the Club and also shows how well thought of Ally Bennett is by those in football. Ally (pictured) is already a member of the Clwyd League Management Committee. It shows also that we are a club looking to go forward and is a reward for all the hard work put in.

Denbigh Town FC travel to Glantraeth with doubts over Darren Cassidy. The midfielder is still a game away from returning to the squad and with Tim Dyer unlikely to risk the speedy midfielder , Lee Mason has been added to the squad from Denbigh Town Reserves. Both Denbigh Town FC teams are meeting up at Central Park at 11am in order to arrive at their respective games in good time , as reports indicate that traffic roadworks around Bangor may cause delays.

Denbigh Town FC (from) : J. Hulse , A.Jones , L. Mason , M. Gatfield , T. Davies , M. Orme (captain) , J. Hobson , K.Evans , I.Evans , L.O'Mahoney , M.Lundstram , K. Burgess , T. Harrison ,  R.Harden , S. Jones.

The Reserves travel to Beaumaris FC with almost a full squad. Midfield generalissimo Chris Hughes (pictured) is absent due to family commitments , and Ben Stanway is injured. Brett Jones is absent as is Simon Mackie whilst centre back Lee Mason has been called to first team duties. but Manager Tony Sheridan welcomes back Steffan Tomos and Jonny Bowen from holidays. Town Reserves will be looking to make progress in the NWCFA Junior Cup this season , after going out at the same stage against Saturday's opponents.

Denbigh Town FC Reserves (from): Gaz Smith , Jonny Bowen , Ian D Evans , Jamie Clayton , Justin Jones ,  Tom Sheridan , Darren Nixon ,  Matt Toole ,   Gaz John Williams , Adam Owen , Marc Grieff , Steffan Tomos , Keith Jones , Chris Brown , Gareth Hughes.

Ally Bennett & Chris Hughes

"Conceding early goals is never going to make life easy." Manager Tim Dyer believes that concentration is key in the early minutes of the games , which would make things a little more straight forward. But he concedes there is a feeling of frustration inasmuch that most were expecting three points against the bottom placed team.

"All the players were really frustrated on Saturday.  It was a game we had been expected to win and not to do so was a disappointment. However , giving goals away in the first minute is never going to make life easy. "

Despite conceding after 90 seconds , Town responded quickly , with Ian Evans poucing to give Denbigh parity 5 minutes later.

"We recovered well enough from that setback and I felt first half that we always looked a threat on the attack. However I felt the second half was a different story as Gresford played a lot deeper and we didn’t get behind them as much. Consequently we didn’t make clear cut opportunities."

Dyer has a returning Darren Cassidy (above) to add to the squad and apart from the sidelined Paul Edwards , will have a full compliment to choose from for the away fixture at Glantraeth on Anglesey on Saturday.

Denbigh Town : from: J. Hulse , A.Jones , M.Gatfield , T.Davies , M.Orme , J. Hobson , K.Evans , I.Evans , L.O'Mahoney , M.Lundstram , K. Burgess , T. Harrison , D.Cassidy , R.Harden , S. Jones.

Ally & Peter went to Belle Vue , Rhyl , to see the Swiss Ladies take on Wales in a 2-30pm kick off.

              Here both teams come out.

The Switzerland Ladies Line Up for the National Anthem.

Wales Ladies Line Up for the Welsh National Anthem.

The Swiss Ladies Pose for a Team Photo

Two Very Interested Spectators

Action from an entertaining game which the Swiss Ladies won 2-0.

Marisa Brunner features in a Youtube video of the Swiss game against the Germany Side. Great save from Marisa at the end of the piece , and I had to laugh at her reaction as if it was just an ordinary piece of play.

Match Report

Switzerland grabbed their second win of the UEFA Ladies Championship Group 4 by defeating Wales Ladies 2-0 at Rhyl FC's Belle Vue stadium. Wales remain pointless but will be hoping for a better result on Wednesday v Belgium.
The Swiss edged in front on 40 minutes courtesy of a bizarre goal from No 4. Rahel Graf who plays for  FC Luwin. The ball bounced over goalkeeper Nicola Davies , settling into the back of the net. It had been a hopeful punt into the box from a free kick from Rahel but she took it with glee.

Rahel Graf

The Swiss were the more composed of the two sides and secured their win on the 82nd minute with a great run from Martina Moser, skinning two defenders and slipping the ball past Nicola Davies.

Martina Moser

Coach Beatrice Von Siebenthal was totally delighted and not a little relieved when that went in , you could see the pressure lift and her delight all over her face. Jayne Ludlow had two chances - one in ech half - but Marisa Brunner in the Swiss goal stood up well and snaffled the ball. On 87 minutes , Switzerland's Ramona Bachmann saw red following a second yellow card - for wasting time or messing about with the ball at a free kick - twas a bit harsh to say the least - but the game was over as a contest and there was a lot of jubilation from the Swiss team , and management and Swiss FA officials on a job well done on and off the field.

Ramona Bachmann

My 'Man' of the Match. A toughie - Marisa for being a really strong keeper , Rahel was excellent and strong in defence all afternoon. Ramona ran her socks off up front. The best quality of the game was Martina's goal , 'twas an exceptional run and clinical finish.

I'd give it to Rahel for 90 minutes defence and of course her fortunate goal.

From the Offical Swiss FA Site:

EM - Qualifikation - 28.10.2007 - Rhyl, Belle Bue Zuschauerzahl 400 Schiedsrichter Markovic Danijela (Serbien & Montenegro) Schiedsrichterassistent Jovanovic Ana (Serbien & Montenegro) Velijovic Dragana (Serbien & Montenegro) Vierter Offizieller Maldwyn Williams (Wales) Wales   0 : 2 ( 0 : 1 )   Schweiz

42' Graf Rahel (Schweiz) 54' Beney Noémie (Schweiz) 55' Betschart Sandra (Schweiz) 69' Steinegger Prisca (Schweiz) 70' Abbé Caroline (Schweiz) 75' Steinegger Prisca (Schweiz) 80' Löffel Sonja (Schweiz)   82' Moser Martina (Schweiz) 82' Bachmann Ramona (Schweiz) 86' Löffel Sonja (Schweiz) 86' Bachmann Ramona (Schweiz) 87' Schäpper Nicole (Schweiz) 1 Brunner Marisa Torhüter 2 Schärer Franziska Rechter Aussenverteidiger 5 Keller Marina Rechter Innenverteidiger 8 Steinegger Prisca Linker Innenverteidiger 4 Graf Rahel Linker Aussenverteiger 7 Moser Martina Rechter Aussen-MF-Spieler 10 Löffel Sonja Rechter Innen-MF-Spieler 14 Beney Noémie Linker Innen-MF-Spieler 17 Mändly Sandy Linker Aussen-MF-Spieler 19 Bachmann Ramona Rechte Sturmspitze 20 Sarrasin Maeva Linke Sturmspitze Ersatzspieler 15 Abbé Caroline 16 Schäpper Nicole 3 Betschart Sandra 12 Thalmann Gaëlle 6 Bernauer Vanessa 11 Bürki Vanessa 13 Zürny Valérie

Denbigh's Mayor , Cllr. Colin Hughes  welcomed the Swiss Ladies Football Team to Central Park on Friday  prior to their match UEFA Women's Championship Group 4 match with Wales at Belle Vue , Rhyl on Sunday.

 

 

 

On Friday afternoon 26th October Denbigh played hosts to The Switzerland National Ladies Squad allowing the team to use their Central Park ground for a two and half hours Training Session. Not only did they have the National Team but they also brought two Swiss Football Association members to Central Park were they were shown around the ground and asked this club have its ambitions.They asked about the Cymru Alliance league and how many teams were in the league. They had a very good afternoons training at Central Park.
This is another honour for one of our league clubs to be asked by the Welsh FA if we could allow the Switzerland Ladies our ground and what we have.
Wales Ladies will play the Swiss at Rhyl on Sunday 28th. October
Photos show Denbigh Town secretary Ally Bennett welcoming the Switzerland team manager (right) and the ladies team warming up (left)

Denbigh Town's Luke O'Mahoney was once again selected for the North Wales Coast FA U18s for their match against North East Wales FA Under 18s in the triangular tournament , having beaten Central Wales 2-1 in Newtown a fortnight ago.

The game finished 1-0 to the NWCFA youngsters and although Luke did not get on the scoresheet on this occasion , he put in an excellent performance in left sided midfield.

Team Denbigh were in evidence to lend morale and physical support to the Denbigh Town player. It was a cold night but the company was excellent & the football entertaining. The coffee and cheeseburgers were very welcome.

No offence but the PA isn't a patch on Denbigh's (nor the announcer) and the pitch isn't as good as cCentral Park. The stands ( by www.aas-spectator.com) were very good. A nice ground with superb catering and clubhouse facilities , with bar , tv lounge , cafe. An excellent set up.

Here are some photographs of the night.

The NWCFA boys line up for photographs prior to kick off.

Luke in action in the second stanza.

Team Denbigh were out in force - strategically near to the Cafe.

Peter & Ally were glued to the action.

The match finished 1-0 with Luke putting in a full 90 minutes.

Luke after coming off the field.

Luke O'Mahoney and Denbigh Town Secretary Ally Bennett.

The Daily Post's Monday's Match Round-Up of the Roger Jones Cymru Alliance League Cup from the week end led with Denbigh Town's 2-1 win over Llanfair PG , so thank you to Dave Jones for the report and lead.

Mark Orme

Meanwhile , Peter spoke to Mark Orme after Saturday's match and Denbigh's Captain referred to the 'moment of the match' - Ben Heald's save from Mike Lundstram:

"It was an unbelievable save from their keeper. From where I was standing it looked in all the way. It's a shame for Mike as his performance deserved a goal, but if he carries on playing the way he is then I'm sure the goals will come."

Mike Lundstram

Mr. Orme also mentioned his fellow central defender:
 
"My partnership with Tony (Davies) is starting to come together really well. He is a quality defender and it's always good to be surrounded by players of that ability. Its been frustrating the last couple of games that Ruthin and Llanfair only really had one chance each and took them, so it would be nice to start getting some clean sheets, starting at Gresford on Saturday hopefully."

Manager Tim Dyer was a happier man after Denbigh Town's 2-1 win over a battling Llanfair PG side at the weekend.

"I was happy with the overall performance on Saturday and  I thought the whole squad worked really hard for the full 90 minutes. In the first half we were lacking a little quality in our play at vital times , but we continued to work hard and created enough chances to win more comfortably. Jamie Hobson worked really hard in the centre of the park and Kevin Evans popped up with 2 excellent goals. Kenny Burgess I thought had his best performance for sometime. Mike Lundstrum worked the PG back line solid for 90 minutes and was involved in just about every move we created. "

Hobson: Hard Worker + Burgess: Best game for sometime + Lundstram: Involved in everything

Dyer is looking to kick on and is confident the players will carry on putting in some good performances.

"We have to build on this now. On a positive note we are unbeaten in last 3 after the nightmare performance in Prestatyn. That has to be a positive - and we need to go to Gresford on Saturday with the right attitude and I think we can get 3 points there."

The loss of  an important midfielder in Paul Edwards is one Denbigh could do without at this stage of the season and , with Andy Booker having joined Rhyl FC , Dyer is looking to add to a now depleted squad, but all thoughts must be with the man Edwards for the cruel injury he sustained.

"We are hoping to strengthen the squad after the sad news that we’ve lost Paul Edwards for the season with a knee injury, but thankfully it’s not the same knee that Paul had surgery on in the summer. But it’s a massive loss for the club , as Paul is one of the best midfielders in the League. We are unable to sign players from the Welsh Pyramid after midnight on Wednesday ,  so we may look to the Unibond League for players. "

The League Cup match at Central Park will be an opportunity for Town to avenge a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Llanfairpwll earlier this season. Manager Dyer will be looking for his strikers to come alive - goals win games and the Town boss will be sending out the message that it is time for his front men to deliver the goods.

Two doubts for the game - engine Paul Edwards is definately missing after picking up a knee injury against Ruthin. Darren Cassidy hopes to be fit after picking up a knock in the same game , Andy Booker has joined Welsh Alliance outfit Rhyl Reserves but otherwise Tim Dyer has a full compliment to choose from.

Kick off is 2pm.

Tony Sheridan's Denbigh Town Reserves travel to Flint Town Reserves on Saturday without the in-form Lee Mason who picked up a groin injury at Aston Park Rangers. Manager Sheridan pointed to some excellent performances in the 5-2 defeat at quality Rangers - in particular he was happy with the never say die attitude of his youngsters who for long periods controlled the game and , if they had taken their chances , may have pulled off a shock result.

The Clwyd Premier is a step up in class and the Reserves are more than holding their own. Though results are important , Manager Sheridan is also keen to see his charges develop and hopefully go on to play at a higher level.

Midweek Training takes place on Wednesday evening for the first team and Thursday for the Reserves.

Below are the Winners of the Five a Side

Adam , Jamie , Tom , Jonah and Kev celebrate a close win over Ryan , Hobbo , Deano , Ian and Peter.

Lilywhites Online reports today that left winger Andy Booker has signed for Rhyl FC.

The blogsite , run by Dave Jones , offers the daily news from Belle Vue at: http://lilywhites.northwalesblogs.co.uk so fans of the youngster will be able to follow his progress at the Welsh Premier club. Initially , Booker will join the Stazicker and Ainsworth Reserve outfit but with first team boss Hulse a fan , there may be an opportunity for to test his luck in first team duties.

    Andy Booker

RHYL FC have announced the signing of left-sided specialist Andy Booker.
Among the youngster's ex-clubs are Rhuddlan Town, where current Rhyl Reserves managers Jon Stazicker and James Ainsworth were in charge when Booker was there, so it will be reunion time for all three.

The Denbighshire Free Press' Poll posing the question of who will come out on top in the Vale of Clwyd Derby has pointed towards a Denbigh Town win.

Meanewhile , whilst anything can happen in derby matches , Ruthin Town manager Brian Buzz Griffiths believes , according the reports in the local Vale Advertiser , that his Ruthin team are firm underdogs. He will no doubt be using that piece of information to gee up his troops for the Ruth's visit to Central Park.

Buzz may also point to the online Free Press poll if further motivation is needed in this eagerly awaited game.

Players representing the two town's clubs have been interchangeable over decades - but that will not prevent a full blooded match with neighbourly bragging rights up for grabs in the pubs in the Vale.

Tim Dyer will be looking for his men to impose themselves on the game early doors and he will be expecting a full 90 minutes effort , with the passing game on the superb surface of Central Park key to the Denbighites bringing home the bacon.

Result of the Poll: Who Will Win The Cymru Alliance Derby:

Ruthin 24%

Denbigh 61%

Draw 15%

O'Mahoney In Call Up to NWCFA U-18 Team

Denbigh Town's young gun Luke O'Mahoney is making a name for himself in North Wales Representative Football , representing the NWCFA U-18 team in their match up with Central Wales FA U-18 at Latham Park , Newtown on Tuesday evening , 2nd October.

Luke in action at Central Park

Obviously this is an achievement for Luke but it is also a feather in the cap of the Central Park club , and with the youngster already having scored three Cymru Alliance goals so far this term it is no surprise that the NWCFA came calling.

Luke was obviously delighted with his call up , and also the result which saw the North Walians overcome their rivals in a close 2-1 victory.

"The game was played at the Newtown FC ground against Mid Wales U-18 with a 7:30pm kick-off. The pitch was in top condition and there were no excuses for not playing football on a pitch like that. I was operating down the left side of midfield which I've played most of my career and it made a nice change from the striking role at Denbigh.

In the first half we had the upper hand and played some decent , quick football . I was able to get the ball in good positions and go past players quite easily and create chances for the team. It was about 20 mins in and I played a 1- 2 , and went past a couple of players in a central position and then checked onto my left foot and let fly from about 30 yards scoring in the top corner which was a great highlight for me and was able to showcase my abilities.

We remained on top and the second goal was another good move finished off by Matt Cassidy who rounded the keeper and put the ball in the empty net. The second half was a half which belonged to the Mid-Wales side and they dominated us , having lots of possesion without really making any clear-cut chances like we were able to , until a goalkeeping mistake allowed them to score early on bringing them back into the game.

They were a very fit side and began to stretch us without really taking any advantage and this suited us countering them and we created a few chances , one which I forced a good save from the goalkeeper from a surging run , which became ever harder with two defenders doubling up on me. With some good defending and a battling spirit we were able to hold onto the victory with 2-1 win."

Not only has Luke a bright future on the field , but obviously will become a sports reporter of some note in future years!

They're back! Tommy Harrison and Tony Davies are back in the squad following suspension and injury respectively.

Tommy was forced to sit out last week's encounter at Flint due to the number of yellows he had accumulated over the past few weeks. Tony , meanwhile , had been named as substitute for the game but had no chance of getting onto the pitch due to a calf injury that has plagued him over the past three weeks.

Tony Davies & Tommy Harrison: Raring To Go.

Both looked raring to go at Wednesday night's training session - as did Paul Edwards who was replaced late on with a knock on his (other) knee. Davies , Harrison & Edwards had a stern workout with no reaction to report.

Edwards: No Reaction

Dean Martin led the training session , with fitness , ballwork , soccer skills and tactics on the agenda under the floodlights of the sports ground at DHS.

Dyer now has a full complement of staff to choose from on Saturday and will have some tough choices to make after an overall good performance at Cae y Castell.

Meanwhile Luke O'Mahoney has called up to represent the NWCFA Under 18 squad. More details will follow as soon as they come in , but it is a feather in Luke's cap and also a representative honour for Denbigh Town Football Club.

O'Mahoney: Representative Honour

Wednesday's Denbighshire Free Press Website is running an opinion poll as to who will come out on top in Saturday's derby. So far , the pundits put the hosts as firm favourites to take the spoils:-

Endaf & Matt battle for the ball

Jamie Hulse is shown on the Homepage of the Cymru Alliance Website.

Denbigh Town's glovesman , Jamie Hulse , appears on the front page of the excellent Cymru-Alliance website. The banner ( at the top of the page) shows the custodian pouching an incoming ball under pressure from Dyrny's Jonny Slater. Also seen in the pic is Tony Davies.

Tony Davies (Centre Half- below) is a wanted man! Having turned down Premier Club Bangor City , Tony has now rejected the offer of a move to Bala Town to stay with Denbigh Town.

 SQUAD NEWS

Tony Davies will miss this week's game at Flint with an ongoing calf problem. Tommy Harrison  is suspended and will also miss out . John Roberts comes back into the squad after missing last week with work commitments. Andy Booker and Ryan Harden (below) look set to start in a number of changes from last week's 6-1 defeat at Prestatyn.

Town have a number of injury worries ahead of their huge Welsh Cup encounter at Bala Town on Saturday.

Central defender Tony Davies is absent with a calf injury. Davies has picked up a number of nasty knocks during his short time at Central Park , the latest keeping the impressive big man out of what should be a cracker as Denbigh look to avenge an early season defeat.

Mike Lundstram is also missing from the squad due to a hamstring and he is joined on the sidelines by Matty Gatfield , the full back having picked up a thigh strain.

Kevin Jones is absent through work committments , so John Roberts provides the cover in central defence , whilst Paul Edwards may feature after another 90 minute work out in the Reserves last Saturday.

Harden & Roberts May Feature

Ryan Harden is also added to the squad as he looks to increase his minutes on the pitch after a summer long injury.

Arrivadercci , Pedro lad. At the Aeroporto in Pisa ,  on the Bridge over the Arno. Pedro was then adopted by the Chinese Community.

Peter is away on his jollies so the site will be updated on his return from Pisa.

Until then , Ciao!

In case of emergencies I am at Camping Village Torre Pendente from 3rd September -11 September. If you phone me I won't answer as it will eat my credit.

Here are some pics of my previous visit.

Denbigh Town bade farewell to Darrel Jones today when the central defender re-signed for home town club Llandudno Junction. Darrel found his opportunities to play first team football at Central Park limited and has decided to return to the Welsh Alliance with Junction.

Darrel Jones

Darrel played a number of games pre-season and was well thought of with his commitment in the tackle and distribution so he will be a big asset to Llandudno Junction FC.

Darrel came to the attention of the Central Park management after impressing in Welsh Alliance League and Cookson Cup performances against the Town , including hitting two spectacular goals

So 'Good Luck' , Darrel.

Denbigh Town Reserves are set to bring their Clwyd League Premier Division away game with Halkyn United Reserves forward 24 hours. Halkyn United are due to play a Welsh Alliance fixture at the Pant Newydd Ground on the 1st September , so the Reserve game will be kicking off at 6-30pm on 31st August.

Meanwhile , Tony Sheridan welcomes back Simon Mackie (below) from holiday to the squad as the Reserves travel to Llandyrnog United Reserves on Tuesday , kick off 6-30pm at Cae Nant.

Simon Mackie in action

Manager Sheridan has added three new players to his squad , local footballers Ian David Evans , Gareth Hughes and Keith Jones.

Tim Dyer welcomes Paul Edwards , Ryan Harden & Matt Gatfield (pictured)  back into the squad as Town seek their first win in Saturday's game against Holyhead Hotspur , kick off 2-30pm at Central Park.

Studio Pedro received a very welcome email off Trevor from the www.easternfootball.co.uk website and podcast site. It is always great to receive emails , comments , feedback , suggestions etc. as it gives a lot of encouragement to carry on.

Having listened to a number of Eastern Football podcasts , I can tell you they are quite amusing , a great format , well produced and definately worth the time to listen to.

Anyway , here is the email from Trevor , which was muchly appreciated by yours truly.

Cheers Peter, I have put a link to the Denbigh website on the main Eastern Football website and have just added another one on our podcast webpage. I enjoyed listening to a couple of your podcasts, though I know nothing about your team or the league you play in, I think this will change over the coming months though.

The Eastern Football website started as a bit of fun in November last year, we aimed to cover just the Eastern Counties Football League but with a name like Eastern Football we soon found ourselves covering 8 leagues! It has upset a couple of local newspapers as all it mainly does is aggregate news from them and republish it on the website but for this season clubs can enter their own content directly onto the website which will hopefully stop the newspapers from worrying so much and it may end up that they use news from us rather than the other way round.

Our Podcasts started as a things usually do, a group of friends sat around a table full of empty beer glasses. A friend and I thought it might be fun to do some sort of radio broadcast, we had been discussing the introduction of broadband TV coverage of some of the lower leagues and felt we could have a bit of fun going around the grounds and meeting up with some friends along the way. It has grown into quite a phenomenon locally, with over 100 downloads for our first podcast with a growth of about 20% each week. We have been featured on iTunes as a ‘New & Notable’ podcast which we thought was amazing and been mentioned on local BBC radio and in the local press! All this from a boozy chat at a bar-b-que!

You will have noticed ours is a very different format to yours, with general chat being our main objective. We have been lucky so far in that we have been able to interview chairmen and mangers of at least one of the clubs we’ve featured on the day, I don’t know what will happen when we get no officials interviewed though we always record plenty of chatter with supporters on the day which often gets edited out.

Anyways, enough of my waffling, have a great season with Denbigh Town and I will listen in from time to time to see how you are all doing. Keep up the excellent work.

Regards

Trevor

www.easternfootball.co.uk

Meanwhile , Reserves striker Matt Toole has suffered an injury that has been the blight of England , Manchester United and Liverpool footballers this season. The Denbigh Town striker suffered a fractured metatarsal  during the final pre season game at Ruthin Reserves last week.

Matt Toole

Toole was not available for the opening Clwyd Premier Division fixture on Saturday at Central Park with Abergele Rovers , the visitors eventually running out 5-2 winners , and the hit man is definately out of Wednesday night's home encounter with Llansannan.

Former Denbigh Town players featured in Newtown FC 's first game of the new WPL season , the Robins drawing 2-2 with Bangor City at Latham Park. Richard Williams Cooke , Danny Jellicoe and Kevin Scott played the full 90 minutes.

Cookie in his Robins Shirt

Delighted Denbigh Town have secured two big signatures as Manager Dyer puts the finishing touches to his Cymru Alliance Squad for the 2007-08 season.

Wing back Matt Gatfield has put pen to paper and this is an autograph that Denbigh's manager has been chasing since last season. The former Rhyl man has university commitments but his input in 2006-07 was vital as Town swept aside all before them.

Teen sensation Luke O'Mahoney (pictured) is another to put his moniker on the dotted line and the former Rhos United hitman's physical presence will be important as Town look to hit the ground running , starting next Saturday at Bodedern.

Denbigh Town have been tipped to do well on their return to the Cymru Alliance , according to a poll run by a local newspaper.

Readers of the Denbighshire Free Press were asked who would be the top Vale of Clwyd side in the forthcoming 2007-08 season , with Town getting a good percentage of the vote , finishing just behind Bala Town , but ahead of local derby rivals Ruthin Town.

Full result of the poll:

Bala Town 36%

Denbigh Town 34%

Ruthin Town 21%

Llandyrnog United 9%

3rd July 2007. Manager Tony wants these lads as fit as possible for the season ahead , which is a step up in class & fitness.

New players Chris ( former Rhyl FC) and Ben (former Caerwys FC) join Adam , Chris Brown , Tom , Earnie , Justin , James , Gaz and Matty for a thorough work out.

Adam

Ben

Ben

Chris

John Earnshaw

Gaz

Justin , Tom does a quick turn.

Justin

Tom , Toole & Brown

Earnie & Matty.

James points the way.

Denbigh Town Reserves had their first work-out of the season at Central Park on 26th June.

Here , John Earnshaw and Justin Jones are being put through their paces.

Ball skills training techniques.

Stretching is important.

Jamie & Jonny show how it is done.

Loosening up before stamina building.

Get ready for action.

Lined up , ready for circuit training.

Oh no. Let the pain commence.

Dean Martin receives the Manager of the Year Award on behalf of Tim Dyer.

Ally receives the Welsh Alliance Trophy

Ally receives the Fair Play Award off Dave Jones

Ally receives the Cookson Cup

The Trophy Cabinet at DTFC

Sophie's Trophies

Denbigh Diamonds U/13 girls football team captain, Sophie Roberts,
had plenty of reasons to celebrate after winning an armful of trophies
including the Supporters Player, Players Player and the Manager's Player of the Season Awards.  The proud captain of the only girls football
team to represent Denbigh Town received her rewards at the annual end
of season junior presentation night at the Plas Pigot club.  Sophie has
also been selected to represent the North East Wales League.  They will
play several fixtures including games against The Wirral, Everton,
Chester, Wrexham and others.  Denbigh Diamonds manager, Martin Jones, presented the trophies which also included Top Scorer - Paige Morris and Most Improved Player - Anona Davies-Smith.  The Diamonds will be playing in their new Inter Milan kit next season which was very kindly sponsored by Denbigh Town Council.  Any girls aged between 12 and 15 interested in playing football please contact Martin Jones on 01745812810, or Rod Roberts on 01745816620.

Whilst Town were at Llanrug , work was going on re-turfing both goalmouths.

Big thanks to the Denbighshire Free Press & Vale Advertiser for excellent reports , together with photos of (FP) Paul Edwards , Matt Toole and (VA) Andy Booker.

Thanks also to the Vale for the plug for the podcast! Hopefully we will get extra listeners on the back of their article.

Thank you Shaun and Dave!