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.
Booker has also played for Denbigh Town in the Welsh Alliance and Cymru Alliance, but has decided to give it a go at Belle Vue.
He will join the reserve team squad, but with John Hulse a confirmed admirer, there could be bigger things down the line for the young talent.
"Myself and James rate Andrew as a great player, and John Hulse does too," said Jon Stazicker.
"We're very pleased to have him on board for the reserves, though we both feel Andrew's ability could push him towards the first team at some point."
Tue, 30 October 2007  "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."
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Sun, 28 October 2007  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.
Rahel Graf
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:
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Sat, 27 October 2007 Evans Effort Secures Point For Town Defences came out on top as evenly matched Gresford Athletic and Denbigh Town fought out a 1-1 draw at Clappers Lane , writes Peter Glynn. Both teams are struggling for goals this term , though with two goals in the first six minutes it looked like we were in for a cracker , but ultimately spectators were left frustrated with both teams falling short in the business area of the pitch.   Dean watches head tennis + The Brothers Evans Town like to make things difficult for themselves , and for the second successive Saturday found themselves behind after barely getting their boots laced up. There was a mere 90 seconds on the stopwatch when Gresford inched their noses in front , and it was Owen Roberts who finished sweetly following a sleepy mix up in the visitor's defence , which started with Tony Davies knocking a defensive ball back to Jamie Hulse in the Town goal. The glovesman's kick could only find whippet Danny Brown, and the youngster fed in Roberts and the rest is history.   Dean & Tim at Half Time + Gatty On A Run The Central Park outfit retaliated and it was on 6 minutes and after a period of sustained pressure that they drew level. Matt Gatfield , who loves to gallop down the line , took a long throw on the right , and Lundstram rose to flick his header to Ian Evans in front of the onion bag and the goal poacher snaffled his fifth of the campaign. 'Twas all Town at this juncture and on 15 minutes Adam Jones loped off on a run , aided and abetted by Kevin Evans , and the full back's perfect cross somehow eluded everyone before being bundled behind for a flag kick.   Jamie Hobson + Kenny Burgess Next Ryan Harden played a short worked corner to Ian Evans , who returned the compliment , the ball eventually falling to Kenny Burgess on the edge of the box but his firm effort inched wide of an upright. Another Harden corner on 25 minutes was headed over by Tony Davies as Town began to dominate , but at the other end Hulse had to punch clear under severe pressure when Danny Brown sent over a wicked cross after a lightening break-away orchestrated by former Welsh Premier star Alan Williams. Suddenly the visitors went off the boil and it was the experienced former Cefn Druids playmaker Williams who began to put his foot on the ball , knocking it to feet and generally reducing Town to the long ball game. The fleet-footed Lundstram looked menacing on two breakouts , and from one the speed merchant had a burst that took him past his marker but was unfortunate to see his pull back hacked to safety with Hobson steaming in. A strong claim for a penalty was laughed off by Referee Trigg when the increasingly busy Lundstram was blatantly knocked off his feet in the Gresford box , but at the other end Matthias was unlucky not to grab a second for Attics when he connected with a Steff Edwards cross , and Hulse was relieved to see the ball glance wide. The second stanza was much the same , with long periods now being dominated by the midfield fraternity, but Ian Evans will count himself unlucky to see one effort deflected away for a corner , whilst Lundstram and Burgess combined to release Mark Orme who had steamed up to add his weight on a breakaway. Tony Davies re-appeared in the box to head wide from two flag kicks , but the Clappers Lane side then caused chaos in Town's defence when the classy Steff Edwards threatened to go all the way with a solo sortie.   Lundstram Header + O'Mahoney Steams In Gresford threw on Jonny Taylor on the hour and it was the youngster who went closest to breaking what was fast becoming deadlock. Taylor found the ball at feet near to centre spot , rode a challenge before coolly chipping from well outside the box and the back pedalling Hulse was fortunate to gather after seeing the effort bounce up off the bar. O'Mahoney and Harrison replaced Lundstram and Gatfield , the former bludgeoning his way forward but shooting straight into keeper Gareth Rowlands' breadbox , whilst the latter had a sharp volley blocked off from 6 yards by a well marshalled Gresford defence. Harden put in a lovely ball that fell between Ian Evans and O'Mahoney as Town pulled out the stops to try to nick the points, but at the other end Hulse had to get down sharply to pouch a 89th minute effort that could have won the game for the hosts.   Action Shots Denbigh Town: Jamie Hulse , Adam Jones , Matt Gatfield , Mark Orme , Tony Davies , Kevin Evans , Kenny Burgess , Jamie Hobson , Ryan Harden , Ian Evans , Mike Lundstram. Subs: Luke O'Mahoney , Tommy Harrison , Steve Jones. Gresford Athletic FC Webpage gives an excellent report on the game: Category: match reports -- posted at: 3:53 PM Comments[0] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat, 27 October 2007  Gresford Athletic v Denbigh Town
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Fri, 26 October 2007 Denbigh Go International! Central Park played host to the Switzerland Women's Football Team in their preparation for their match at Belle Vue against Wales in the UEFA Women's Championship Group 4. Under Coach Beatrice Von Siebenthal (appointed in 2004) , the Swiss have done well in the group , drawing with Holland and beating Belgium , though they took a hammering against mighty Germany , 0-7. Swiss Ladies Football is becoming increasingly popular in the country best known for clocks , punctual trains , snow and cheese. Experienced goalie Marisa Brunner is the current Swiss Ladies Footballer of the Year and the glovewearer is popular enough in her own right to command a page dedicated to her on Wikipedia. Meanwhile, Coach Von Siebenthal , not only a top class trainer and manager , was the Tournament Director of the UEFA U-19's Finals in 2006 so is thoroughy steeped in the beautiful game on a number of scores. And team captain Prisca Steineggar is a 2004 FIFA Women All Stars team member , coming on as sub to help the All Stars defeated a Germany XI 3-2 in the Centenery of FIFA celebration match in the Stade de France , Paris. Welcoming the Ladies to Denbigh , the Mayor , Cllr. Colin Hughes said it was a honour for the club to host such guests - and it was a testament to the pitch , the facilities and the committee that Central Park should be selected by the Welsh FA to help the visitors in their pre-match preparations. 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. Cllr. Hughes said it was a testament to the pitch and facilities that Central Park should be selected to host pre-match training.  L-R : David Vogelsang , Heinz Rahmi (Swiss FA) , The Mayor and Prisca Steinegger (Captain of Switzerland Ladies)  Ally Bennett entertained Wales FA Member Ken Davies and The Mayor.  Peter chatted to Beatrice Von Siebenthal , the Swiss Ladies Manager.  So did Ally.  Beatrice Von Siebenthal.   Action on the ball   More action , this time off the ball   More....  A huddle...  A Drink Is Needed  Post training  Warming Down....  The Switzerland Logo The Cymru Alliance Website Reports: On Friday afternoon 26th October Denbigh played hosts to The Switzerland National Ladies Squad allowing the The Clwyd League Website also reports this news on http://clwydfootballleague.co.uk Category: general -- posted at: 1:40 PM Comments[0] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue, 23 October 2007 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.
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Tue, 23 October 2007 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:
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Mon, 22 October 2007 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. "
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Sun, 21 October 2007 Flint Too Sharp For Reserves Denbigh Town Reserves suffered a 2-0 reverse at razor sharp Flint Town Reserves , reports Peter Glynn at Cae y Castell. Town have faced some stern challenges this term and many consider the Flintshire side to be their toughest opponents to date. A bobbly pitch does not lend itself to the beautiful game but every team must adapt and it was the Castlemen who started the stronger , passing the ball well to feet , quickly and accurately. In Phill Lloyd , they possess a speedy skill-merchant , and the youngster was dictating play early doors. One effort from Lloyd tested Gaz Smith , and the Denbigh custodian had to pull out a flying save to turn his rasper over the bar for the save of the game. Sheridan's men began to get more interested after safely negotiating the first twenty minutes, but were finding it tough to puncture the Flinters back line. But on 29 minutes the hosts outfit sprang forward and after a period of sustained pressure , Denbigh fell behind. A lovely ball came in from the right and it was danger man Phill Lloyd who latched onto it and blasted home from the edge of the box.   Gaz Smith: Diving Save + Jamie Clayton: On Overtime Full back Ian David Evans found himself in Disneyland after receiving a boot in the head , and Jamie Clayton had to work overtime to keep out a now rampant Flint mob. Justin Jones combined with Darren Nixon who went on a dangerous sortie as Town started to fight back , but Flint were a menace on the breakaway as Town pressed forward and almost snatched another. Denbigh started to pose a few questions , and began to have most of the game up to the break but without really threatening to register on the scoresheet. Denbigh were again quite active after the restart , with Matt Toole causing problems for the home side but the Central Park side were still finding it tough to break through , such was the quality of Flint's back line and the game was started to look as if one goal would win it. Then on 80 minutes came the defining moment of the match , when the experienced Chris Hughes played a ball to Toole who lobbed home only to see Referee Boyd rule the effort out for a high kick from the pass - a fifty fifty decision that went against the visitors.   Hughes: Combined With Toole + Toole: Goal Ruled Out With one minute left on the clock , Flint won possession on the edge of Denbigh's box , and a shot came in which was parried by glovesman Smith only for Lee Molyneux to net the rebound to clinch the game. Denbigh Town Reserves: Gaz Smith , Jonny Bowen , Ian D Evans , Jamie Clayton , Justin Jones , Tom Sheridan , Darren Nixon , Chris Hughes , Matt Toole , Ben Stanway , Gaz John Williams. Subs: Marc Grieff , Steffan Tomos , Keith Jones , Chris Brown , Gareth Hughes. Man of the Match : Gaz Smith Category: match reports -- posted at: 7:17 AM Comments[0] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat, 20 October 2007 Evans Double Delights Denbigh Revived Denbigh Town bounced back from conceding a first minute goal to record a 2-1 win over Llanfair PG in the Cymru Alliance League Cup First Round, writes Peter Glynn at Central Park. Two second half strikes from Town's Kevin Evans avenged an early season 1-0 home defeat at the hands of the Anglesey outfit and Manager Dyer believes the result and performance will kick start a stuttering season.   Kevin Evans in Action: On The Ball and Bombing Forward But it was the visitors who hit the ground running and in particular Jason Harvey , the Anglesey outfit's trickly midfield maestro , who popped up in the Denbigh box to put his side ahead after only 90 seconds , capitalising on a slip coupled with hesitation in the Town back line. Gradually Denbigh began to find their feet , and Ryan Harden received the ball from a short corner , whipped over a quality cross into the box which flicked Ian Evans' head before being poked wide by the stretching Mike Lundstram. Jamie Hulse was called upon after 15 minutes , firstly turning over another Harvey effort , and then to be alert to pouch a Neil Hughes fizzer. Town were becoming frustrated with the flagwaver as the Llanfair defence stepped up to repeatedly catch Ian Evans and Lundstram offside but stuck at it and Kevin Evans nearly set up an equaliser. The midfielder received the ball in space , shaped to shoot but feinted a ball to Lundstram whose blocked shot fell to Ian Evans , but the hitman banged it straight at Ben Heald in the Llan goal.   Mike Lundstram: Ran Himself to a Standstill On 24 minutes Hulse again came to the rescue from Jason Harvey and his shot from outside of the box produced a flying save to keep it down to one. On 28 minutes it was Town's turn to curse their luck. A freekick by Kenny Burgess found the head of central defender Tony Davies and his powerful header struck wood with Heald well beaten. The second stanza saw Denbigh more at the races and it was on 50 minutes that the home side made the game level. Excellent work from Lundstram released Adam Jones and his quality ball into the box was met by the head of Kevin Evans who gave Heald no chance. Then Burgess put in the adventurous Adam Jones whose first time shot was desperately blocked off at the expense of a corner with Town now looking to grab a lead.   Kenny Burgess: Busy all Afternoon Llanfair are a never say die outfit and back they bounced back on 65 minutes , when Richard Owen had a great opportunity but shot just over when well placed. Captain Mark Orme had to run off a tweak on his groin after stretching for a ball , and Jamie Hobson , running his blood to water , fed a sweetie to the eager Lundstram but again , Heald was on hand to snaffle the ball bravely. But on 70 minutes Kevin Evans grabbed Town's second and a precious lead after a great little build up , involving Tommy Harrison and Adam Jones. The ball fell to Evans on the edge of the box and his low blaster hit the net to edge the home side ahead. World Class action kept Llanfair in it as Denbigh went for the throat. A great Burgess cross was met with a towering header under pressure from Tony Davies and Lundstram got on the end of it and was head in hands to see Ben Heald tip the ball over the bar for one of the best saves you will see this season.   Adam Jones + Luke O'Mahoney Town started to look comfortable as both teams were running on fumes , such was the effort put in by both sets of players. On 85 minutes Harrison lobbed one over the bar , then Luke O'Mahoney threatened to go all the way and then only a timely Simon Giddings foot stopped the same man putting Lundstram in the clear. Hulse was a virtual spectator but he saw yellow for time wasting , closely followed by Matt Gatfield for feigning deafness when asked to hurry it up. At the end of the day it was a deserved win for Dyer's men , courtesy of an excellent second half performance. Denbigh Town: Jamie Hulse , John Roberts , Adam Jones , Mark Orme(c) , Tony Davies , Jamie Hobson , Kevin Evans , Ryan Harden , Ian Evans , Mike Lundstram , Kenny Burgess. Subs (used) Luke O'Mahoney , Tommy Harrison , Matt Gatfield. Podcast Man of the Match: Kevin Evans  Pwll check out the playing surface pre-match  Dean and the Ref have a chat during a break in play.  Even from afar , Tony Davies towers over everyone.  Gatty goes on a run. Category: match reports -- posted at: 1:56 PM Comments[0] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat, 20 October 2007 Apologies for the length...over 25 minutes!
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Wed, 17 October 2007 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.
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Tue, 16 October 2007 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.
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Tue, 16 October 2007 Manager Dyer was disappointed that goals are not flowing. "The players were very disappointed not to have won on Saturday , although we were nowhere near our best. I felt we had the upper hand throughout the match all bar a 10 min spell midway way through the first half. We had a number of decent efforts at goal but really that is were our problems lie at the moment - we are just not scoring enough. You’ll always be hard pressed to win games just scoring once and we need to do better in that area. " Dyer was quick to praise the big man at the back , who is making a reputation for himself. "There were some excellent individual performances none more so than Tony Davies who I thought was outstanding and on another day could have scored 3 himself. The loss of Paul Edwards at half time was a big blow as the energy Paul gives us in midfield is irreplaceable. "
Tony Davies wins a header as Denbigh push for a win. Tim Dyer thought Ruthin Town did well. "On the other side of the coin I think we need to give some credit to Ruthin as they defended well and they also had some good individual performances , such as Edwart Jones, Mark Entwhistle and the debutant Gary Ellison. So on the day I’m sure they felt that the effort they’d put in warranted some reward. However I felt if we’d of scored during all the pressure in the second half , I think they would of found it difficult to recover the deficit. " Games come thick and fast and there is no time to look back - only forward. And it looks as if one influential member of the squad will be struggling after picking up a knee injury. "We must move on and we have another big game this week in the League Cup tie, and we’ll almost certainly be without Paul Edwards but I expect everyone else to report fit in training Wednesday night. " Category: general -- posted at: 4:08 AM Comments[0] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun, 14 October 2007 Vale Derby Fails to Ignite A nail-biting 1-1 draw in a tense encounter ensured that local bragging rights were shared between Denbigh and Ruthin this week, writes Peter Glynn at Central Park. Local derbys tend to be either fiery or dour and drab affairs. This falls somewhere between the two , with the contest more or less over after the first quarter of the game , which provided the goal action and most of the enterprising play. The visitors were quick off the mark , with former Bangor City youngster Gary Ellison popping up in the home box on 2 minutes to fire just wide of a post , with the Denbigh defence looking at each other for an explanation. Dyer's men settled into a pattern and a Ryan Harden ball fed Luke O'Mahoney who went on a strong gallop , before crossing into the box - but Ruthin's keeper Jeremy Porter was happy to see the ball bypassing the incoming Denbigh forwards with his defence backpedalling. But Porter was less happy on the quarter on an hour mark when a Burgess pinpointer of a free kick picked out big Tony Davies at the far post , and the central defender sent a firm header into the far corner to inch the Central Park side ahead.   Locomotive: Lundstram + Chaser: Burgess goes after one. The Ruths responded well and turned up the pressure and their leveller on 25 minutes was a mixture of poor defending and good finishing. It was the useful Gary Ellison who pounced on some hesitation in the Denbigh box and the 18 year old smashed home from eight yards to give his side parity. Both sides now glared at each other for a while, and with both teams looking comfortable on the ball without really threatening their opponent's onion bag, one wondered if another goal would arrive. A wicked Adam Jones cross into the visitor's box could have brought some reward but more superb work by Jez Porter and Rob Render prevented a strike from locomotive Lundstram who was steaming in at the far stick. Home manager Dyer added Tommy Harrison at the half time break for Denbigh engine Paul Edwards who had limped off, but it was Ruthin who started the second stanza in the ascendancy , with the dangerous Simon Holloway in despair to see his fine shot edge wide with host's keeper Hulse nowhere.   Oh , My! O'Mahoney Rampaging + Burgess: Free Kick More midfield inaction ensued as the game began to peter out , though Denbigh's Harrison tested Porter with a quality cross and the Ruthin glovesman was then at his very best to hold onto a powerful Luke O'Mahoney effort towards the end of proceedings. Teams: Denbigh Town : Jamie Hulse , Jamie Hobson , Adam Jones , Mark Orme , Tony Davies , Paul Edwards , Mike Lundstream , Ryan Harden , Luke O'Mahoney , Kenny Burgess. Subs: Daz Cassidy , Ian Evans , Tommy Harrison , Matty Gatfield , John Roberts. Ruthin Town: Jez Porter , Wil Roberts , Tom Wilcox Jones , Edwart Jones , Rob Render , Mark Entwistle , Simon Holloway , Liam Jones , Gary Ellison , Dave Holloway , Garmon Rhys . Subs: Matt Davies , Aled Roberts , Garmon Hafal. Denbigh Town Podcast Man of the Match: Category: match reports -- posted at: 12:14 PM Comments[0] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun, 14 October 2007   Penalty King: Hughes + Boneshaker: Bowen Fighting Reserves Out Gunned By Aston Denbigh Town Reserves finally succumbed to an impressive Aston Park side after dominating for long periods , writes Peter Glynn. Town will possibly be kicking themselves after missing a number of opportunities to find the target - and with a little more care may have avenged an early season 5-1 deficit against high flying Rangers. Aston were first to threaten and big Jamie Clayton did well to block off a shot that edged wide of evergreen Chris Brown's right hand post. With Chris Hughes holding up the ball well upfront , Town began to play some neat stuff , and on 7 minutes took a lead through goal-a-holic Matt Toole. Bone-rattler Jonny Bowen played in quicksilver Gaz John Williams who skinned his man before feeding the lurking Tom Sheridan. The tall youngster switched play to Darren Nixon who released Gugs Roberts to bombed down the line before picking out Toole at the near post and the quiet assassin's deft header went in at the far post. Town were dealing with what Aston could lump up to them but suffered a scare on 11 minutes when glovesman Brown had to get down to one effort and the same man was relieved that another Rangers pot shot thudded off the bar and to safety. Rangers were upping the pressure but Denbigh were also creating in an evens-stevens contest. Impressive Darren Nixon put Toole one on one with Aston's custodian Craig Williams who produced a great save to push the ball to the feet of Gugs Roberts , who was then cruelly denied by the whistleblower for offside. Next Gaz John had a one on one chance after Tom Sheridan dinked a ball through , but his drilled effort hit Williams' shoulder and rebounded to safety. The same man was bursting past his full back for fun and his fine cross was met with a superb first touch from Toole which took him past a desperate Williams. Toole hit it sweetly enough but the goalbound effort was cleared off the line with Rangers wondering how they were still in the game. Next Man of the Match Lee Mason fancied a go at goal and his 18 yarder was palmed away for the save of the game by a now shaken Aston side. Just after the half hour mark Aston were relieved to find themselves back in it when a cross from the right was deflected in off a post by Sam Davies- and then on the stroke of half time the host's grabbed a second with a finish from Lee Gormley from seven yards to edge cruelly ahead. The second half was an even affair and Town almost snatch parity when Tom Sheridan fed in Chris Hughes whose sweet lob was tipped away for a flag kick. But at the other end Aston showed their mental strength up front and all but killed the game when a fine header from Gary McConley beat the flying Chris Brown. Jonny Bowen gave notice with that Rangers were not going to have it all their own way with one bone cruncher of a tackle , and another evil Gaz John cross , this time from a free kick , was whipped in , and Tom 'Crouch' Sheridan was left open mouthed to see his great header strike the bar with the home keeper flailing at air. An error let in Aston's Chris Boulden for their fourth as the Denbigh youngsters threw themselves forward to retrieve the game and their effort was somewhat rewarded when Gaz John found himself dumped unfairly on his backside in the box and Chris Hughes , after giving the keeper the eye , sent him the wrong way. Two goalies would not have saved that one. Simon Mackie put an effort over , Darren Nixon had a screamer that hit the side netting and Gaz John thundered a drive just off target as Town just refused to lie down. Toole then had a shout for another penalty airily waved away but at the death a fifth from a now shoot on sight Sam Davies , his second of the match , settled it. Denbigh Town Reserves: Chris Brown , Ian Evans , Jonny Bowen , Lee Mason (c) Jamie Clayton , Darren Nixon , Gugs Roberts , Tom Sheridan , Matty Toole , Gaz John Williams , Chris Hughes. Subs: Chris Bailey , Si Mackie , Keith Jones , Steffan Tomos , Ben Stanway. Podcast Man of the Match: Lee Mason Category: match reports -- posted at: 9:34 AM Comments[7] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat, 13 October 2007 Interviews with Managers Tim Dyer & Brian 'Buzz' Griffiths. Noise from Old Trafford when Leeds Rhinos beat St Helens in the Grand Final. Results from DTFC v Ruthin Town and Aston Park Rangers v DTFC Reserves. Comments[0] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri, 12 October 2007 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%
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Wed, 10 October 2007 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!
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Wed, 10 October 2007 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:- 68% Denbigh Town 16% Ruthin Town 16% Draw It isn't too late to vote! Go to : Vote HERE!!!! The Denbighshire Free Press this week gives excellent coverage of Denbigh Town Reserves , including a colour photo of Matt Toole , in action last weekend against Cerrig , with the visitor's Endaf Jones also in the shot. Hats off to both publications , the DFP & the Vale Advertiser , for their continued excellent coverage of both our teams.
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.
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Tue, 9 October 2007 The BIG Match! Pre Match Build Up Town welcome back two big names for their home derby encounter with old foes Ruthin Town , with Tommy Harrison & Tony Davies returning after suspension and injury respectively. Ryan Harden had a solid performance last week so looks set to continue alongside Paul Edwards in the middle of the park. Denbigh have a lot of choises out wide and up front so Manager Dyer has some difficult decisions to make. And Dyer is hoping for a big crowd to help his boys in what will be a tricky match , being a local derby and the intensity and pressure that derby games create. Tim Dyer believes last Saturday's draw at Flint was a fair outcome. " Saturday was a bit of a slog for both sides , with defences on top. It was a poor playing surface which didn't help the flow of the game , and though obviously disappointed to take a lead into injury time and then to concede , well , as I say , it was probably a fair result." Dyer says his men are looking forward to the big derby against Ruthin Town. " Hopefully we can get our passing game going at Central Park which we failed to do at Flint. Everyone at the club is looking forward to the game , and Dean , Steve and myself will all be at the game - only the third time this season we have all been together." Dyer believes the match will be a close encounter and hopes home support will give Denbigh an edge.    " I think Ruthin have done well so far this season - they have picked up some useful points in tricky games - and with the game being a local derby I’m expecting a tight game , well contested. We have the home advantage and it will be up to us to dictate the pace of the game , but we'll only do that if we approach the game in the right manner. Let's hope for a good crowd to get behind our lads and get those three points on the board." Denbigh Town v Ruthin Town , Central Park , Denbigh , Saturday 13th October , kick off 2-30pm Category: general -- posted at: 10:28 AM Comments[0] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon, 8 October 2007 A local Councillor is urging members of the footballing public to come out in droves to support a club's push for a Welsh Premiership berth. Cllr. Peter Glynn , who is also a Committee member of Denbigh Town Football Club , says that the time is now at hand for the town of Denbigh to push for the top echelon in Welsh soccer. " At the moment , the club is playing at it's highest possible league - the Cymru Alliance. The Reserves are also in their top league , the Clwyd Premier. If the Town are to kick on , then it is essential that we get the support through the turnstiles and in off field activities , because I can guarantee that if we were to get two to three hundred through the gates , we'd be in the Welsh Premiership in a matter of two or three years. That's a fact and that's the goal." Ground improvements would be needed for the Vale club to progress and Cllr. Glynn says that a show of support at games from the public would be vital in attracting grants from the FAW and Sports Lotteries for projects that need completing before promotion would be available. " People are already working flat out on grant applications , but money through the turnstile is the life blood of the club - it brings in the income but it also lifts the players on the pitch , which is another reason why I want people here on match days." Cllr. Glynn acts as PA Announcer at games and is also involved in another off field activities in aid of the club - bingo caller. " There are various ways of supporting us - we have Bingo on Tuesday evenings at the Cons Club which starts at 7-45pm , we have player and management sponsorship deals , club membership , weekly 5 match forecast , monthly draw. Again , we need as much support in these activities as possible." Meanwhile , Club Secretary Ally Bennett is seeking to add to the merry band of the Committee as promotion to the Cymru Alliance has brought extra work in organising matches. " We would really benefit for two or three extra hands on match days and for fundraising. We are on the verge of something here , we have the momentum and we need to fulfill our potential. Come and join us." Ally can be contacted on: 818744  Photo: L-R Arthur Vaughan (Gate), Owen Thomas (Kitmaster), Clwyd Williams (Club Chairman) , Peter Glynn (PA) and Andre Grieff (Security) Category: general -- posted at: 6:04 AM Comments[0] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sat, 6 October 2007 Reports on: Flint Town v Denbigh Town Denbigh Town Reserves v Cerrigydrudion
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Sat, 6 October 2007 Revived Denbigh Secure Draw At Flint Determined Denbigh Town bounced back with an essentially positive performance at Flint , sharing the spoils in a 1-1 draw at Cae y Castell , writes Peter Glynn. Having suffered the slings and arrows in last week's drubbing at Prestatyn , Dyer's Denbigh were looking for firstly a performance and secondly a result - and the manager will be pleased to have got both from his starting eleven. Notable absentees included Tommy Harrison (ban) and Tony Davies ( injury). A big boost had been received pre match in that Davies has again committed himself to the Central Park outfit , turning down a move to Bala Town who had sought his signature with a 7 day approach. Back to the game. The first 45 minutes was much of a muchness , with Flint shading it inasmuch that Jamie Hulse was the slightly busier of the goalkeepers. Matt Gatfield and Adam Jones were mainly pinned into defensive duties and their trademark runs into opposition territory were few and far between. Flint looked useful on occasions up front but found Mark Orme was at his imperious best , snuffing out most of what the Castlemen could muster. Partnered by the impressive Roberts , Denbigh looked determined that none shall pass after last week's leakage. Kevin Evans showed his class early in the piece when finding a speedy Mike Lundstram and the Flint keeper was mightily relieved when his effort flew wide of a post. Man machine Paul Edwards , who will run all day unless you warn him , was the busiest player on the park - one minute surging towards goal , the next effecting a last ditch tackle to deny a sure goal. With a barren first half , a rumour swept round the ground that this had nil-nil written all over it. Gatfield suffered a recurrence at the break and had to be replaced. Then Manager Dyer shuffled his deck , trading worker bee Ian Evans for Luke O'Mahoney , who was chomping at the bit on the bench. This gave Town a more aggressive and physical approach up front. It was the young colossus who provided the moment of the match , when , as catalyst and instrument , he carved a mazy pathway through five desperate Silkmen , which elicited applause from all sides of the stadium. The Central Park brigade may have thought their chance had gone when Paul Edwards limped off with another knee injury ( his other one - I don't know how many he's got). Ryan Harden put in a full ninety minutes and some of his touches and dink balls are a delight to lovers of the game. His imagination in the second stanza threatened at times to unlock the door that Flint all too often slammed in the face of Denbigh's marksmen. A drawn game was the fairest result and when the goals came , they were at the time when most people were thinking of their tea. Denbigh thought they had won it on 89 minutes when Kenny Burgess started and finished a sweet passage of play. Burgess picked up the ball on the left , played in O'Mahoney and Lundstram , then popped up on the right and swept it home - much joy and it looked as if the visitors had bagged an unlikely 3 points. But almost from the restart , Flint were level. An aggressive burst into the Denbigh half earned the Silkmen a throw. Young Flint defender Stefan Halewood received the ball at his feet outside the box and he hit a rising shot that thumped into the back of the net to give the scoreline some justice. Dyer will be pleased that his team has bounced back from that painful defeat last week at Bastion Road. Without doubt this is a morale boosting result and performance and the Central Park club will now be looking forward to taking on Ruthin Town in what will be a facinating derby encounter. Podcast Man of the Match: Mark Orme. Denbigh Town: Jamie Hulse , Matty Gatfield , Adam Jones , Mark Orme (c) , John Roberts , Kevin Evans , Paul Edwards , Ryan Harden , Ian Evans , Kenny Burgess , Mike Lundstram. Subs : Darren Cassidy , Jamie Hobson , Luke O'Mahoney Category: match reports -- posted at: 3:40 PM Comments[73] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat, 6 October 2007 Williams Double Sees Off Dangerous Druidion. Cup Frenzy hit Denbigh on Saturday as Town's youngsters swept into the Third Round of the NWCFA Junior Cup with a 2-1 win over useful Cerrigydrudion, writes Peter Glynn at Central Park. A Gaz John Williams brace had overturned an earlier Cerrigydrudion strike from big centre forward Jason Jones which was good enough to put Sheridan's charges in the hat that will hopefully lead them to Cup glory. Played in perfect conditions on a superb surface , both teams went at it from the off and the early action set the tone for a cracking end to end encounter. And it was Cerrig who threatened to draw first blood as early as the 2nd minute when a swerving freekick from Cerrig's Jason Jones was acrobatically palmed away to safety by home glovesman Gaz Smith. The Central Park outfit hit back and Lee Mason showed his composure to pick out Keith Jones wide on the right. The long-limbed youth took a touch , went past one , went past another and unleashed an effort which was fumbled by visiting keeper Alwyn Rowlands , the ball eventually falling to Gaz John Williams on the edge of the box , but his firm strike was hacked away for a corner as the Druids clung on. On the 13 minute mark Jonny Bowen collected the ball at the full back position and went on a surging run towards the Cerrig box , before laying it on to Darren Nixon whose sweet effort was turned round a post spectacularly by the impressive Rowlands.   Nixon: Running The Show + Bowen : Surging Town almost opened the scoring on the 20 minute mark , when Steffan Tomos produced a great cross from a flag kick which by-passed everyone except a lurking Keith Jones on the edge of the box. The intelligent Jones played a sneaky lob ball back into the mix and Lee Mason's flick header was cleared off the line with custodian Rowlands well beaten. But the visitors are a dangerous outfit and on 24 minutes took a lead courtesy of sloppy defensive play from the Denbigh back line. Despite having two opportunities to clear , hesitation at the fateful moment allowed big Jason Jones to poke the ball past a stranded Gaz Smith to edge the visitors in front after a spell of pressure. A swerving freekick from Gaz John Williams almost brough an equaliser on 30 minutes but Town did finally gain parity as half time approached. Darren Nixon showed quality and determination to win the ball in the middle of the park, then bear down on goal before laying it on for Williams to take a touch before clinically finding the back of the net. A minute later Williams hit the keeper when well placed and then Nixon , who was running the show for fun , scraped the post with a peach. The second stanza continued in the same vein with Town creating most of the clear cut chances , though the Druids were causing problems on the break. Steffan Tomos weaved a spell of magic on 60 minutes out on the left wing, before finding Nixon whose snapshot was pouched by Rowlands. Nixon was as busy as a bee in the centre of the paddock and he played a one-two with quicksilver Tomos before unleashing a shot , but punched the air in frustration to see his great effort inch wide with everyone ready to applaud a goal. But it was mere respite for the Drudion as Town finally edged their noses in front , courtesy of a twice taken penalty. Gaz John was brought to terra firma by a wayward Cerrig foot but the same man hit the first spot kick straight at keeper Rowlands , only for whistleblower Perez to point for the penalty to be retaken. Rowlands was then desperately unlucky to save the second effort only to palm the ball to the feet of Williams a yard out , and even my maiden aunt would not have missed from that position. Cerrigydrudion now chased the game but were guilty of a little profligacy in front of goal as they squandered three excellent opportunities to take the game into extra time , most created by wonderboy Hedd Williams who was causing headaches for Denbigh with his silky skills and quick turn of pace. On the break Town also continuted to carve out chances which with a little more composure may have made the game safe. Si Mackie scraped a post with a header from a corner. Then Matt Toole lobbed a stranded Rowlands after excellent work from Gugs Roberts and another Gaz John blockbuster was forced away in desperation as Town sought to put the game to rest. But then at the death Cerrig thought they had got an equaliser but Gaz Smith was alert to pull out an excellent save , tipping a rising piledriver over the bar to ensure Town's progress. 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Fri, 5 October 2007 NEWS
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
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.
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