Fri, 28 March 2008  Just to let you know that there is a new Denbigh Town FC Website at: 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: Thanks for your support over the past two seasons!
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Sun, 23 March 2008  v Denbigh Town welcome back Craig Goodwin to the squad for the Easter Monday game against Penrhyncoch. Town will be looking to build on their 3-0 win at Cae Nant on Saturday , whilst the Roosters will look to bounce back from a 2-1 home loss against Ruthin Town , Mark Egan on target for Penrhyn. Denbigh Town from : Hulse , Gatfield , Hobson , Davies , Orme , Roberts , Evans (K) , Lundstram , Harden , O'Mahoney , Burgess , Brookes , Evans (I) , Cassidy , Jones (S) , O'Brien , Goodwin. Penrhyncoch FC from : R.Morgan, M.D.Jones, Ll. Hughes, E.Edwards, J.Shields, M.Egan, I.Roberts, J.Sherwood, D.James, C.Wilkins, T.Turner , J.Shaw, A.Hartnell , C.Cotter. This match is off due to waterlogged pitch. Category: general -- posted at: 1:21 PM Comments[2] |
Sun, 23 March 2008
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Sat, 22 March 2008
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Sat, 22 March 2008 
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The Teams Emerge
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Sat, 22 March 2008
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Sat, 22 March 2008  Denbigh Derby Delight at Dyrny Denbigh Town swept to a convincing derby win at Llandyrnog United in an entertaining encounter , writes Peter Glynn at Cae Nant. 3-0 was a little tough on the home side who for periods put the visitors on the back foot. But ultimately goals decide games and two Mark Orme headers followed by a Matt Gatfield direct free kick saw Town deservedly grab the three points. The pitch was in excellent condition and despite blustery condition , both sides served up some excellent fare to warm spectators on a bitterly cold day. Local derbies can be spicy affairs and I am pleased to report that this game was played in the best corinthian spirit - hard but fair. The visitors began the quicker and it was on only three minutes that they stormed into a lead. Superb linkage between Luke O'Mahoney and Matt Gatfield forced a corner , from which Orme rose unchallenged to plant home , giving Dyer's men the perfect start. Back bounced Dyrny , and enterprising play from the restart almost forced an equaliser , when a great ball into the feet of Mark Roberts saw the hit man turn his man before firing across the face of goal. It was end to end and on 8 minutes O'Mahoney drifted past Roger Beech , before squaring a ball for the advancing Jamie Hobson. The full backs dink ball into the box was met by the head of Ian Evans who could only guide it into glovesman Ian Davies' breadbox. For Denbigh , the dogged Lucas Brookes almost got onto the end of a Kevin Evans ball , but at the other end Anthony Marshall and Neil Davies combined , the latter just running out of room with the visiting defence back pedalling. Next , villager Danny Roberts skinned his man before sending in a great ball to the head of compadre Mark Roberts , but the effort flashed wide with Jamie Hulse in full flight. Llan continued to press and Stuart Vernon forced another corner after some good work on the right , from which Anthony Marshall headed wide. Town were creating problems on breakaways and on 24 minutes O'Mahoney struck a free kick that was deflected away , but back at the other end Danny Roberts was creating mayhem for United with his energy and delivery , but found John Roberts in good form to keep out the lurking Neil Davies who looked set to pounce. On the half hour , Denbigh had a shout for hand ball when Gatfield put in a great ball into the box , and with Ian Evans screaming for a decision , United were happy just to hack the ball to safety. Dyer's men now upped the ante , forcing a number of corners without really getting onto the end of them - a feature of their game being the quality of delivery into the danger area. Then on the stroke of half time Town thought they had grabbed a vital second , direct from a free kick. After Ryan Harden had been crumpled under a challenge , Gatfield strode forward to unleash a curler that twanged the post , with Davies rooted. John James' men started the second stanza in the ascendancy , with Danny Roberts again prominent on the left flank. The old one-two with Neil Davies presented Roberts with a sniff in front of goal and , spotting Hulse a little out of position , lobbed over a sweetie which only just cleared the bar. United's Roger Beech had to be at his quickest to deny Kenny Burgess a run on goal , and at the other end Anthony Marshall spanked in a low effort that tested Hulse who did well to keep it out. Unfortunately for Dyrny , there wasn't enough of that and it came back to haunt them as Town grabbed that vital second on the hour. The Central Park brigade won a flag kick , which fell to Orme whose first time shot was blocked off for another corner. From this , the same man was again first to react , heading past a stranded and bellowing Davies as his defenders stood off. Lucas Brookes saw yellow for nonsense reasons , and then Marshall again tested Hulse with a deflected effort as the home side desperately sought a way back into the game. But Town were more than holding their own and Kenny Burgess , who ran his blood to water , got onto the end of a Mike Lundstram flick header , but saw his little lob just cleared the bar. As time ticked away , Dyer's men began to press the Cae Nant mob back and a free kick on the edge of the box on 89 minutes saw Denbigh grab their killer third. Gatfield had fancied his chances all afternoon , and his rising shot bulged the top right hand corner for the goal of the game , to settle any doubt as to the outcome of this absorbing encounter. Thanks to Mrs. Beech for her hospitality. Llandyrnog United : Ian Davies , Roger Beech, Chris Williams (Capt), Rhys Jones, Kevin Jones , Danny Roberts, Tom Evans, Anthony Marshall, Stuart Vernon, Neil Davies, Mark Roberts. Subs: Craig Wilkinson - On For Tom Evans ,Rhys Llwyd - On for Neil Davies , Arwel Hughes, Tom Sharples, Adam Lloyd - On for Anthony Marshall , Lee Mason, Denbigh Town : Jamie Hulse , Jamie Hobson , Matt Gatfield , Mark Orme (Capt) , John Roberts , Ryan Harden , Kenny Burgess , Kevin Evans , Lucas Brookes , Ian Evans , Luke O'Mahoney. Subs : Darren Cassidy - On for Luke O'Mahoney, Mike Lundstram - On for Lucas Brookes , Tony Davies , Steve Jones. Podcast Men of the Match: Denbigh Town : Mark Orme. Llandyrnog United : Danny Roberts Category: match reports -- posted at: 2:42 PM Comments[4770] |
Tue, 18 March 2008 Denbigh Town exited the NWCFA Challenge Cup at the semi final stage , succumbing 4-3 to Flint Town United in a goal-fest at Llandudno , reports Peter Glynn. The Castlemen raced into a 2-0 lead but by the interval Denbigh had drawn level with efforts from Kenny Burgess and Kevin Evans. Flint lost their keeper to a red card but Denbigh were unable to take advantage of the subsequent penalty , when Jamie Hobson fired over. Despite being down to ten men , Flint dominated the second stanza , snatching a lead before Mike Lundstram grabbed a last gasp equaliser to force extra time. Flint carried on where they left off , nabbing a goal in the first period to earn a final spot.
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Mon, 17 March 2008 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. Category: general -- posted at: 8:28 AM Comments[0] |
Mon, 17 March 2008 Eighteen year old Jonathan Bowen, is preparing to travel to Jonnny (pictured) , who went to
The MV Africa Mercy arrived in Three million people live in Jon will spend 4 months on the Africa Mercy, the world’s largest charity hospital ship. The ship is in port for months at a time, usually on the coast of Jon is planning a sponsored bike ride to raise some of the £2720 he needs. Category: general -- posted at: 6:10 AM Comments[0] |
Sun, 16 March 2008
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Sun, 16 March 2008 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.
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Sat, 15 March 2008
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Sat, 15 March 2008
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.
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Sat, 15 March 2008
Llansannan FC and Denbigh Town Reserves played out a 1-1 draw in the Clwyd League Premier Division, with Matt Toole on target for the visitors on 89 minutes , after Gareth Evans had put 'Sannan ahead on 10 minutes.
Llansannan And Denbigh Share The Spoils Denbigh Town grabbed a late draw at Llansannan , writes Peter Glynn. Llansannan have yet to record a win this term , but it looked as if the home side would earn their first three pointer of the season until right on full time Matt Toole cancelled out an earlier Gareth Evans strike. Sannan started out of the traps the quickest , forcing the pace and earning three corners in succession. From one , on the ten minute mark , Gareth Evans popped up at the near post to nod gleefully past experienced Town stopper Chris Brown , giving the home side the perfect start. The visitors hit back and began to dominate , with Darren Nixon and Brett Jones causing problems on the flanks , but in front of goal it looked to be one of those days , with Gaz John striking a post and Nixon unleashing an effort that had the crossbar all a-quiver. At the back , Jon Bowen and Justin Jones worked their socks off to snuff out what Llansannan had to offer , whilst at the other end Denbigh continued to carve out chances that were either dealt with by the home glovesman or wasted by the profligate Town forwards. The second stanza saw the game keep with the pattern , with the Central Parkers setting up camp in the home half , again failing to find the net despite some excellent opportunities. Justin Jones picked up two yellows which gave him the opportunity to take an early bath , then Ben Stanway twanged a post , but at the other end a rare foray saw Chris Brown at his best , deflecting a Gareth Evans effort away with his legs. Then right on the whistle Denbigh gained their reward. Gaz John spun away from his marker and unleashed a fizzer that the keeper could only parry as far as Toole and the Denbigh youngster slotted the rebound to grab a point. It was cruel luck on Llansannan who remain without a win , but Denbigh should have put this game to bed and , though putting in a good performance , now need to start hitting the net. Denbigh Town Reserves Man of the Match : Ben Stanway Denbigh Town Reserves : Chris Brown , Jamie Hewitt , Justin Jones , Jamie Clayton , Jon Bowen , Ben Stanway , Tom Sheridan , Darren Nixon , Brett Jones , Gareth John Williams , Matty Toole. Subs : Sean Williams , Si Mackie , Adam Owen , Mark Grief , Gareth Hughes.
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Sat, 15 March 2008 Islanders Claim The Points In Drab Encounter. Two goals in the last ten minutes gave Glantraeth the points at Denbigh Town in a drab encounter , writes Peter Glynn at Central Park. Richard Owen swung one straight in from a corner to break the deadlock on 85 minutes and almost on the final whistle , man of the match Paul Rowlands fired home from just inside the box to kill the game. True is it that we have seen better days , yet some of the build up play by both sides was noteworthy , though both glovesmen were in the main rarely troubled by what was before them. To describe the first stanza , this is the short and the long of it ; there was one moment only of note , when a passage of play brought the crowd to its feet , just failing as it did to break the deadlock. The little magician Ryan Harden released Lucas Brookes on the right flank. He played a touch to the returning Kenny Burgess in the Glan box , but rather than take a pot at goal , the same man set up Kevin Evans who in turned eyed an incoming Matt Gatfield. The ball fell to the full back perfectly , inviting the curler from the acutest of angles , which agonisingly pinged away off the far post to safety. Craig Goodwin , a man more sinned against than sinning , saw yellow for some intemperate words , but it was a game now being played in the best of spirits with quarter neither asked nor given. At the other end , the Anglesey outfit had two Richard Owen flag kicks which caused alarums in the Town box , with big Tony Davies putting body on the line to prevent clear cut opportunities emerging. The second forty five minutes saw the visitors in the ascendancy , with Town grateful to running man Jamie Hobson for tracking back in order to head a Robert Williams effort off the line. On the hour , Glan's Chris Saxon fired over when well placed whilst at the other end most Denbigh attacks were frustratingly flagged for offside. Dyer threw on Ian Evans and Luke O'Mahoney and the swap almost brought a dividend. Evans was neatly played in by Burgess but the ball refused to sit up and the moment was gone. A minute later Evans tried his luck from 25 yards with a stinging effort which could only be parried by stand in glovesman Gerallt Jones. The ball fell towards Lucas Brookes , who saw his poke inch wide of the left stick under pressure from Llion Davies. Next Burgess found Harden in the middle of the midden , and a willing Hobson swung one over which eventually fell to O'Mahoney who slammed it an inch over. However , Glantraeth looked favourites as they were getting most of the possession and were firing off shots , mostly wayward , when in sight of the nets. The Central Park mob continued to break out and Burgess again curled over a beauty which fell to O'Mahoney on the edge of the box. The boy mountain lobbed a delicious ball back into the mix which was bravely headed behind by a back pedalling Tilbury. But that was now the end of Denbigh as a goal threat and Glantraeth's pressure began to take its toll. A dubious corner was curled over by the impressive Richard Owen and the midfielder was in rapture to see his inswinger creep in at the near post. Having nothing, nothing can he lose and manager Dyer threw his men forward in desperate search of a leveller. But it was skill merchant Paul Rowlands who settled matters by volleying home from the edge of the box on 89 minutes to guarantee that the three points went back to the Island. Thanks to The Hand Inn for after match hospitality. Denbigh Town : Jamie Hulse , Jamie Hobson , Matt Gatfield , Tony Davies , Craig Goodwin , John Roberts , Darren Cassidy , Kevin Evans , Ryan Harden (c) , Lucas Brookes , Kenny Burgess. Subs: Ian Evans , Luke O'Mahoney , Mike Lundstram , Steve Jones. Denbigh Town Man of the Match : Tony Davies Glantraeth FC : Gerallt Jones , Paul Tilbury , Darren Jones , Llion Davies , Sion Parry , Richard F Owen , Robert Williams , Chris Saxon , Emyr Rowlands , Gareth Wyn Roberts , Paul Rowlands. Subs: Osian Pritchard , David Alun Jones , Jon Peris Jones , Paul Whelan. Glantraeth Man of the Match : Paul Rowlands. Special Mention to Gerallt Jones (below pic) who played in goal for Glantraeth.  Excellent Report by Stan Strickland of Glantraeth.
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Thu, 13 March 2008 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. Category: general -- posted at: 3:11 PM Comments[0] |
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Thu, 13 March 2008 12 March 2008: A Marc 'Loggsy' Evans treble and a Mike Edwards goal sank Denbigh Town in this Cymru Alliance fixture. And own goal from Lee Dixon and Lucas Brookes' first Town goal since his arrival had made it 2-2 at half time.
Holyhead finally sank Denbigh Town in a blustery game on the Island in what was an absorbing encounter , writes Peter Glynn. The visitors played the first stanza with the wind and took a deserved lead , courtesy of an own goal from Lee Dixon. It came from a brilliant ball into the box from Luke O'Mahoney which the defender was helpless to stop and could only turn the ball into his own net. From that foundation , Denbigh continuted to carved out a few chances but defensively were causing their own problems , from which the Hotspur leveller came. Dependable Jamie Hulse caught a high ball from a flag kick but was unable to hold onto it when hitting terra firma , and Marc Evans swept home. Town continued to press but from a free kick five yards into the Holyhead half , a quick breakaway resulted in Evans grabbing his second , a lovely counter attack which was finished with aplomb by the goal hungry forward. Yet the visitors refused to lie down and after clearing their own back line down the right , won a throw in which eventually fell to Lucas Brookes. The youngster allowed the ball to run on before firing sweetly into the bottom corner to give Town parity and to claim his first Cymru Alliance goal in Denbigh colours. The Hots came out after the interval and took the game by its proverbials , pinning back Dyer's men for long periods. Denbigh were struggling to put any quality into the box , whilst at the other end Hulse made two world class saves to deny the now rampant Island side. But it was ultimately another error that edged the home team into a lead. Hulse collected a high hanging ball from a corner but was in agony to see his quick throw taken by the wind , presenting Evans with the easiest of chances , and the goal machine was in rapture when slipping the ball into an empty net. At 3-2 down Denbigh were now chasing the game and it was whilst throwing the kitchen sink at the Portsmen that the home side sealed the game through Mike Edwards on the stroke of full time. Full time: Holyhead Hotspurs 4 Denbigh Town 2 Denbigh now face Glantraeth in another Cymru Alliance match up , at home on Saturday. Denbigh supremo is hoping that Tony Davies , who missed last night's game - and Mark Orme who was taken to Bangor Hospital with a leg injury - will be fit to play. Denbigh Town Man of the Match : Kevin Evans Holyhead Hotspur Man of the Match : Marc Evans Holyhead Hotspur: Elliot Smith , Lee Dixon , Barry Jones , Tomos Jones , Gerallt Jones , Tom Nathan Edwards , Mike Kelly (c) , Darren Garmey , Mike Edwards , Curt Williams , Marc Evans. Subs: Dean Garmey (for Mike Edwards ), Steve Matthews , Bryn Roberts. Denbigh Town: Jamie Hulse , Craig Goodwin , Jamie Hobson , John Roberts , Mark Orme , Luke O'Mahoney , Kevin Evans , Ryan Harden , Ian Evans , Lucas Brookes , Darren Cassidy Subs : Mike Lundstram , Jonny Bowen , Matt Toole. Category: match reports -- posted at: 4:26 AM Comments[0] |
Mon, 10 March 2008 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. Category: general -- posted at: 7:46 AM Comments[4] |
Mon, 10 March 2008 Dyer Delight At Denbigh Dominance. Manager Tim Dyer , who attended the match on crutches following his accident on the ski slopes last week , was delighted to see his side dominate for the majority of the game. " It was a good performance all round on Saturday , and I thought we started well and were the better side from start to finish , bar a 10 min spell in the second half. Playing into the wind first half we kept the ball down and found feet when ever possible and made several good openings." The Town supremo made of few positional and personnel changes , which seemed to pay off. "John Roberts was deployed in midfield to allow Ryan (Harden) to play further forward with John protecting the back four. Both players did really well I thought in their respective roles." Left back has been a problem over a number of weeks so Dyer was pleased to see the returning Matt Gatfield play the full 90 minutes. " Gatty solved our problem position at left back with an excellent display. I felt if we got one goal we'd get two or three and that proved to be the case. Both front men for Guilsfield were a threat and our back four needed to be one their toes to keep them under wraps. " Goals win games and the quality of the strikes had the Denbigh boss purring. "I was pleased with all three goals I think if anyone deserved a goal in the squad if was Darren (Cassidy). He's done really well for the last couple of months for us. Also Ryan has had to wait a long time for his goal but it was a great finish. I thought Craig (Goodwin) took his really well also." Looking forward to the midweek fixture at Holyhead , Dyer reports the return of two players whilst there may be a doubt over one. " Holyhead will be really tough Wednesday. Tony Davies is struggling with a bad ankle injury, but Kevin Evans and Chris O'Brien will be back in the squad. Steve Jones is on the beer in Cheltenham also but who cares." Probably the linesman. Category: general -- posted at: 7:42 AM Comments[0] |
Sat, 8 March 2008 Denbigh Town v Guilsfield FC: The Podcast. Peter reports on today's encounter.
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Sat, 8 March 2008
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.
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Sat, 8 March 2008 Denbigh Town Record Double Over Guilsfield. Denbigh bounced back from back to back defeats to record the double over Guilsfield at a windswept Central Park , reports Peter Glynn. Two second stanza goals from Darren Cassidy and Ryan Harden seemingly had Town in control , but a Rob Fox effort on 66 minutes brought the visitors back into it , before sub Craig Goodwin executed a great little finish to seal maximum points for Dyer's men. The first half conditions were atrocious with driving wind and rain making life difficult for both sets of players. Twas the hosts who started quickest and the first opportunity knocked on the 10 minute mark. Good work on the right from Cassidy presented Lucas Brookes with a shot on goal , which stopper Dave Littleford could only parry , with Ian Evans unlucky to see his follow up deflected wide. Cassidy was on fire and did well again a minute later , feeding the eager Brookes whose first time shot was only blocked as far as John Roberts who fired just past the far post. Next a rampant O'Mahoney found the ball at feet eight yards out , but his curler was just off target with Littleford nowhere. Guilsfield looked neat and tidy on the ball , and broke well on 17 minutes with Rob Cookson dribbling his way into the box , unleashing a fizzbang which Ryan Harden bravely got in the way of. The Gulls Tim Nunnerly has skill to burn and the midfielder had a great run on 20 minutes , jinking past two before shooting straight at Hulse. The same man again went close two minutes later when cutting inside and releasing a low effort that Hulse this time had to tip behind at full length. It was developing into a cracking encounter , with both sides now going for the jugular. On 28 minutes Dyer's dynamoes again came close , when run-a-holic Jamie Hobson fed Brookes , whose endeavour set up Roberts , who was unlucky to see his snap shot skid wide of the far post. Guilsfield upped the tempo , forcing three corners in quick succession , with oneheader hacked behind and another dangerous centre palmed away to safety by the on form Hulse. At the other end Ian Evans played a one two with Hobson , releasing O'Mahoney whose inswinger landed on Brookes' head but the little man was unfortunate to see his effiort inch just off target with Littleford scrambling. On 37 minutes an exciting passage of play came from the visitors ended when Nathan Leonard swung in a lovely ball towards the head on Nunnerly and the experienced midfielder sent in a diving header just over the bar. Another visitors corner on the stroke of half time almost brought the opener , and Hulse and co. breathed a sigh of relief as the ball ballooned off the crossbar to safety. The Vale side began to press early in the second half , when first John Roberts thumped the ball into big Dave Littleford's midriff and then a scintillating Cassidy run saw the speedster beat three before firing one straight at the visiting gloves-person. A goal had to come and it was the destructive combo of Roberts and Cassidy that brought the home side a precious lead. Roberts won a ball bravely in the centre of the pitch , and found a galloping Cassidy to his right , who licked his man before clinically firing beyond Littleford for a deserved opener. Cassidy deserved his goal for a superb overall performance. Back bounced the never say die Gulls and a Cookson swerver from a free kick saw Hulse at his best , the stopper superbly tipping the effort round the post. Town were now were playing lovely stuff and O'Mahoney did well on the left , finding worker bee Ian Evans in the box. His effort fell eventually to Ryan Harden and the little magician curler a beauty into the corner to give the Central Park mob some breathing space. Dyer urged his men on and Brookes was desperately unlucky to see a low drive superbly tipped away by Littleford when that killer third looked likely. Next Roberts slammed one goalwards , but the Gulls keeper pulled off another good save to keep his side in with a sniff. Then Ian Evans poked one just past a post on 66 minutes but a minute later the Gulls suddenly grabbed a life line. Superb play from Nunnerly and Cookson cut through the Town defence like a knife through butter and the ball into the box was met by full back Rob Fox who swept home at the far post. Guilsfield now sensed an unlikely point and a miskick in front of the sticks moments later should have earned the visitors parity , with the Town back line screaming for an offside flag. Then more Nunnerly trickery tested Hulse as the mid Wales outfit began to dominate. Denbigh began to weather the storm and showed some composure in order to exploit the gaps as Guilsfield now threw everything at Denbigh , and one such breakout settled the contest. Excellent speed from Mike Lundstram released Harden who dinked the ball to the feet of Craig Goodwin. The cool substitute took a look before placing the ball beyond Littleford to kill the game and earn maximum points. Thanks to The Hand Inn , Denbigh for post match hospitality. Denbigh Town Man of the Match : John Roberts. Guilsfield FC Man of the Match: Rob Cookson. Denbigh Town : Jamie Hulse , Jamie Hobson , Matt Gatfield , Tony Davies , Mark Orme (c) , Luke O'Mahoney , Ryan Harden , Darren Cassidy , John Roberts , Ian Evans , Lucas Brookes. Subs : Craig Goodwin , Mike Lundstram , Steve Jones. Guilsfield: Dave Littleford , Nathan Leonard , Rob Fox , Emyr Roberts (c) , Glenn Evans , Tim Nunnerley , Lee Davies , Matt Newton , Graeme Magill , Neil Price , Rob Cookson : Subs: Craig Edwards , Simon Edwards , Dylan Ellis. Category: match reports -- posted at: 1:37 PM Comments[0] |
Fri, 7 March 2008 Denbigh Town v Guilsfield FC  Denbigh Town Squad for Saturday. Denbigh Town : 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 , Kenny Burgess , Daz Cassidy , Ryan Harden , Mike Lundstram , Matt Gatfield , Steve Jones. Category: general -- posted at: 2:52 PM Comments[0] |
Wed, 5 March 2008
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Wed, 5 March 2008
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Wed, 5 March 2008 Denbigh Blown Off Course Disappointing Denbigh Town slipped to a 2-0 defeat at Llandudno Town in a windswept encounter , writes Peter Glynn at the Maesdu Ground. It was game dominated by a howling gale , which saw little in the way of quality from either side and on the share of play , Tudno were probably just about worthy of their win , though with more care in front of the net , Denbigh would have got something out of this fixture. The Builder Street brigade had the ferocious wind at their backs in the first stanza and were immediately applying the pressure to the Denbigh back line. Saturday's hero , Jamie Hulse , was at it again in the first ten minutes , pulling off two acrobatic saves - first denying Bryn Jenkins who rasped one in from the edge of the box , and then palming a Lee Thomas header round the post. It may have seemed all Llandudno , yet on the 15 minute mark the visitors should have snatched a lead. Luke O'Mahoney was played in beautifully by an effervescent Lucas Brookes , but the boy mountain took a touch too many when one on one with Llan keeper , Sean Pearson who dived in bravely where angels fear to tread. The game was becoming littered with fouls as both sides found it increasingly difficult to cope with the conditions , but on 35 minutes the Builder Street side managed to grab a lead , albeit from an error. Pressure was applied to the Denbigh defence over a period of play which ended with a weak back header to Hulse , presenting Lee Thomas with the ball in front of the sticks and the goal grabber sniffed it home with glee. It was a cruel blow as Dyer's men had looked to be weathering the storm and had prevented the hosts from really threatening. Denbigh bounced back and a sublime piece of play from Brookes again released O'Mahoney with a one on one , but big stopper Pearson did well to divert the effort for a flag kick. From the short corner little magician Ryan Harden conjured up a piece of skill and was in agony to see his curler hacked off the line as a leveller looked likely. The second half saw Denbigh looking to use the elements in their favour and on 50 minutes had their third opportunity of the match when Mike Lundstram got onto a lovely dinked ball from Kevin Evans , but with the ball bobbling , the fleet footed wide man couldn't get his shot off early enough and the chance went a-begging. The best passage of play occurred on the hour mark when Ryan Harden won the ball in the middle of the park , feeding one to Jamie Hobson. The ball broke to Kevin Evans and the midfielder strode forward and got his head over the ball and sent in a crackerjack which was turned away superbly by Pearson. But the ball was just not running for an increasingly frustrated Denbigh outfit and Tony Davies saw yellow for a challenge and Lundstram received a talking too for some afters. Back to the football itself and Tudno should have sealed it when the impressive Chris Hogg fed Lee Thomas again , but his effort flashed wide. It looked as if one would be enough to snaffle the points but an 85th minute breakaway saw the hosts grab the killer second , again courtesy of a Denbigh boob. Jody Hamilton latched onto a weak pass back , saw his first effort finely saved by Hulse but was alert enough to bury the rebound to give the Maesdu a cushion and ultimately the three points. Man of the Match: Denbigh Town - Kevin Evans Llandudno Town : Sean Pearson , Ben Dews , Chris Johnson , Gwyn Williams (c), Neil Coverley , Joe Morgan , Darren Jones , Gwyn Peters , Lee Thomas , Bryn Jenkins , Chris Hogg. Subs : Sean Eardley , Jody Hamilton. Denbigh Town : Jamie Hulse , Jamie Hobson , Darren Cassidy , Mark Orme (c) , Tony Davies , Luke O'Mahoney , Ryan Harden , Kevin Evans , Ian Evans , Lucas Brookes , Mike Lundstram. Subs : Craig Goodwin , John Roberts , Steve Jones. Category: match reports -- posted at: 6:18 PM Comments[0] |
Mon, 3 March 2008 Denbigh Town visit Maesdu Park to face Llandudno Town on Wednesday 5th March 2008 , kick off 7-30pm. Denbigh Town will be looking to bounce back from a 2-0 reverse to Prestatyn Town last Saturday. Kenny Burgess is still absent , Adam Jones and Paul Edwards are long term casualties , but otherwise there is plenty to choose from.  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 , Matty Gatfield. Category: general -- posted at: 7:44 AM Comments[0] |
Sun, 2 March 2008 Villagers Repel Town Invasion ONE hit wonders Trefnant Village progressed into the 3rd Round of the Clwyd League Premier Cup courtesy of a Graham Owen strike on 75 minutes , writes Peter Glynn. From a Denbigh point of view , the game matched last week's Central Park encounter with Flint Town United Reserves - excellent effort and build up , but no end product. Though the visitors will point to a Sean Williams effort ruled out by the match official who had spotted Matt Toole in an offside position. As for the Village , they were looking to put a heavy defeat against Aston Park behind them , and will be satisfied to have blanked their local rivals. With bragging rights as well as a 3rd round date up for grabs , it was at times a spicy affair but was ultimately a game played in the best spirits with 110 percent effort and no quarter asked , nor given , with firm handshakes on the final peep. Village's Craig Morris and James Drury were excellent throughout the game , but Town had the pick of the first stanza chances , with Tom Sheridan just failing to connect from a corner when two yards out , and Trefnant keeper Gareth Jones agilely tipping over a Matt Toole effort from four yards out.    Craig Morris , Graham Owen , Andy Skeoch Andy Skeoch , on debut in the Town goal , was inactive for long periods , but what he had to do was undertaken with competence , tested as he was at times by James Drury and Simon Jones. If Denbigh edged the first 45 , Trefnant possibly bossed the second half , with David Davies and James Kovall impressing , the latter almost getting on the score sheet only to be denied by a brave Skeoch save at a one on one opportunity.  From the left: Justin , Jamie , Kev , Simon , James , Russell and Tom The Trefnant pressure began to tell , with Denbigh losing their shape in the last twenty minutes and it looked as if one goal would settle it. And that goal came on 75 minutes when a shot from Kevin James from five yards looped up from Skeoch's legs and was beautifully volleyed home by Graham Owen from ten yards , with the Denbigh back line looking for an offside decision from the initial effort. Both Trefnant and Denbigh looked competent going forward , with Brett Jones and Darren Nixon making a number of telling runs , supported ably by Justin Jones and Ben Stanway. The centre back combo of Jamie Clayton and Jonny Bowen were generally dealing with whatever the hosts could dish up, and James Hewitt had a good full debut at full back. Tom Sheridan put in his usually battling performance. For the hosts , Danny Porter had a good game , whilst Craig Morris and Russell Vaughan worked hard for their team , linking well with Gareth O'Loughlin and a busy Simon Jones. Man of the Match : Russell Vaughan - Overall performance and involvement. Thanks to the Deja Vu for after match hospitality. Trefanant Village : Gareth Jones , Danny Porter, Graham Owen , Craig Morris, Russell Vaughan, James Kovall, Gareth O'Loughlin, Kevin James, David Davies, James Drury, Simon Jones. Denbigh Town Reserves : Andy Skeoch , Justin Jones, James Hewitt , Jamie Clayton , Jonny Bowen , Brett Jones , Darren Nixon , Tom Sheridan , Ben Stanway , Matt Toole , Sean Williams : Subs : Simon Mackie , Adam Owen , Mark Grief , Gareth Hughes , Chris Brown. Category: match reports -- posted at: 9:35 AM Comments[1] |
Sat, 1 March 2008 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.
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.
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Sat, 1 March 2008 Hulse Heroics But Denbigh Fall To Seasiders PRESTATYN Town finally overcame a stubborn Denbigh outfit at a blustery Central Park , writes Peter Glynn. Full back Andy Davies notched his first goal of the season for the visitors on 18 minutes with a firm header , but the Seasiders had to wait until the 80th minute to secure the points when Steve Harris converted a Danny Evans cross with a diving header. In between , Denbigh squandered a penalty when Craig Goodwin fired at big stopper Jon Dunt , whilst Lucas Brookes and Kevin Evans both had opportunities to register. After back to back wins , Dyer's mob knew they had to start quickly against the league leaders , but it was the Bastion Road outfit that were quickly out of the blocks , with goal worrier Steve Bowes and former Denbigh man Jon Fisher-Cook causing problems with their movement and vision. Jamie Hulse had to be at his very best after only 3 minutes when David Hayes planted a header towards the top corner which left the home keeper at full stretch to scramble the ball away. Steve Hoult went down a little too easily in the box for Referee Trigg's liking , receiving a yellow for his theatricals , but then on 10 minutes Steve Harris combined superbly with Fisher Cooke to present a headed opportunity for Ross Hannan , which the energetic Hulse had to tip over , again at full stretch. Lucas Brookes and Ian Evans looked lively up front and the latter latched onto a Jamie Hobson needle threader , but fired straight at big Jon Dunt in the Seasiders goal. The visitors continued to look dangerous and on 18 minutes took a deserved lead when , after a passage of play , Steve Bowes picked out Andy Davies at the far post and his header gave Hulse no chance. Next Steve Harris was denied when Hulse came out bravely to block his shot. At the other end , a rare Denbigh forage saw Tony Davies head over but it was all eyes on Hulse as more heroics from the Denbigh glovesman again denied Harris , who had been superbly found by the impressive Bowes. Denbigh started to settle and on 25 minutes Tony Davies again appeared in the visitors box , heading just wide from a Luke O'Mahoney cross. Next Jamie Hobson found an eager Ian Evans on the left , who turned on a sixpence and fed brother Kevin , but Dunt was quick off his line to block away his firm strike. Opportunity knocked for Brookes on 34 minutes , but the little man fired just over when released by Kevin Evans. But it was Denbigh's man of the moment Hulse who was again called into action on 37 minutes , tipping away a firm Russ Hughes shot to keep it down to 1-0 at the interval. Fisher Cooke got his noggin onto the end of a Steve Harris ball early in the second stanza , but the firm header flashed wide as Prestatyn again started well , but gradually the Central Park brigade were beginning to stamp some of their own quality on proceedings. Cool Chris O'Brien linked up with Hobson and his ball into the area was blocked off by Hayes with Brookes about to pull the trigger. Pressure began to mount on the visitors , and after ping pong in the Prestatyn area , Referee Trigg pointed to the spot for an alleged trip with the visitors defenders in apoplexy at the decision. Craig Goodwin stepped forward , but his half hit effort was well saved by Dunt in what was fast becoming the battle of the keepers. The Denbighites kept at it and Brookes spanked an effort wide , then Ian Evans fed Kevin Evans , the ball eventually falling to Ryan Harden on the edge of the box , but his curler was just wide of the left post. Next Harden released O'Mahoney who burst past his marker and played one to busy Brookes at the near post , but Dunt was again brave to snaffle the ball at the youngster's feet. Goodwin tried to make amends on 20 minutes and sent a whizzbang just over the bar from the edge of the box. Yet at the other end , Bowes and Fisher Cooke both had chances to wrap up the points , but again found the Denbigh glove jockey in outstanding form. However , with the home side throwing everything in an attempt to salvage a point , the game was put to bed on the 80 minute mark and to be fair it was a quality strike worthy of the runaway leaders of the Cymru Alliance. Super sub Danny Evans received a ball to his feet on the left wing. The speed merchant looked up and spotted Steve Harris racing into the box , and the midfielder met the ball with a great flying header that had supporters from both sides applauding. End of. Denbigh Town : Jamie Hulse , Craig Goodwin , John Roberts , Tony Davies , Mark Orme (c) , Chris O'Brien , Kevin Evans , Luke O'Mahoney , Ian Evans , Lucas Brookes , Jamie Hobson. Subs : Matt Gafield , Darren Cassidy , Ryan Harden , Mike Lundstram , Steve Jones. Jon Dunt , Andy Davies , Jack Lewis , David Hayes , Russell Jones (c) , Ross Hannan , Steve Harris , Neil Gibson , Jon Fisher Cooke , Steve Hoult , Steve Bowes. Subs : Danny Evans , Ian Griffith , Jamie Duffy. Category: match reports -- posted at: 1:21 PM Comments[0] |
Fri, 29 February 2008 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. Category: general -- posted at: 10:11 AM Comments[0] |
Fri, 29 February 2008 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. Category: general -- posted at: 10:03 AM Comments[0] |
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