Lloyd stated, "It was a fantastic experience and the
players were great throughout the day. They provided exactly what we envisaged for the photo shoot and ready for the final product." "It was great to see the players enjoying themselves and I was impressed with the positive comments from the players who could see how much this would increase the brand profile and perception of the league and its clubs." "On behalf of the FAW and WPL I would like to thank everyone who attended and can't wait for the clubs to greatly benefit from this wonderful product" WELSH CUP SEMI- FINAL DRAW Aberystwyth Town v Holywell Town
The New Saints v Bala Town
Matches to be played on Saturday/ Sunday 5 th /6 th April at neutral venues to be announced d
O Of ff fi ic ci ia al l N Ne ew ws sl le et tt te er r o of f t th he e C Co or rb be et tt t S Sp po or rt ts s W We el ls sh h P Pr re em mi ie er r L Le ea ag gu ue e 2 220 001 113 33- --1 114 44 I IIs sss ssu uue ee 3 336 66/ //R RRh hhi iif ff 3 336 66 0 004 44/ //0 003 33/ //1 114 44
C Cy yl lc ch hg gr ra aw wn n S Sw wy yd dd do og go ol l U Uw wc ch hg gy yn ng gh hr ra ai ir r C Co or rb be et tt t S Sp po or rt ts s C Cy ym mr ru u Wednesday saw the Welsh Premier League begin its new branding project with Designroom Sport at Newtown AFCs Latham Park. The WPL gained UEFA Hat-trick funding to conduct a marketing toolkit project, which is in line with a number of other branding projects for the league clubs ready to implement in time for next season. This new Digital Toolkit will enable clubs to create consistent branded templates for posters, programme covers & web banners, thus promoting their clubs more effectively within their local community, commercial partners and across the league's nationwide network. Designroom Sport create solutions that enable clients to distinguish their brands and make a powerful connection with their partners, sponsors and audience. Whether clients have an established brand or are at the very beginning of creating something new Designroom Sport focus on giving them the perfect presence in the marketplace and providing them with a platform to generate robust commercial opportunities. The principal members of their team have worked on some of the biggest and best known brands in sport including the FA Cup, The Springboks, Ferrari, The Ashes Series and the UEFA Champions League. For examples of Designroom Sport's work go to their site at www.designroomsport.com Wednesdays activity saw three players from each of the WPL clubs meet in Newtown for photographers to conduct the initial stages of piecing together the Digital Toolkit. The sports photographers took various shots of all the players ready to capture the next staged designs of the toolkit. Players arrived through the course of the day at Latham Park and were fantastic in providing exactly what the photographers and the WPL wished of them. WPL set up new Digital Toolkit for clubs
This Weeks fixtures
Tuesday 4th March CHAMPIONSHIP CONFERENCE Bangor City v Newtown AFC 19:45 Last six encounters 24/03/09 1 2 Chris Seargeant 78' Nicky Ward 69' Shane Sutton 73' 271 24/04/10 0 0 - - 448 16/10/10 5 2 Alan Bull 9' 71' Dave Morley 30'(p) Nicky Ward 33' Jamie Brewerton 76' Paul Keddle 63' Craig Whitfield 70' 866 23/09/11 4 0 Mark Smyth 2' Chris Jones 22' Alan Bull 30' 46' - 604 02/11/12 3 0 Chris Simm 15' Sion Edwards 18' Alan Bull 83' - 684 23/11/13 2 1 Sion Edwards 44' Chris Jones 55'(p) Luke Boundford 32' 414
Home wins 11 Away wins 7 Draws 4 Goal aggregate 42 29 CURRENT FORM (last 6 matches) Home Team WWWLLW Away Team WLWLDL PLAY-OFF CONFERENCE Aberystwyth Town v gap Connahs Quay 19:45 Last six encounters 23/02/08 6 1 Andy Evans 24' 66' 88' Luke Sherbon 11' Geraint Passmore 56' Stuart Roberts 81' Chris Herbert 17'(p) 223 24/03/09 1 1 Colin Reynolds 14' Liam Loughlin 83' 178 26/09/09 1 2 Luke Sherbon 64' Sam McNutt 33' Danny Forde 81' 241 24/11/12 3 0 Cledan Davies 45'+1 Jordan Follows 50' Declan Carroll 80' - 583 09/04/13 1 1 Mark Jones 6' Jamie Petrie 33' 165 21/09/13 3 3 Craig Williams 20' Chris Venables 48' Daniel Forde 63'(og) Gary O'Toole 52' 83'(p) Daniel Forde 74' 307
Home wins 10 Away wins 4 Draws 6 Goal aggregate 38 23 CURRENT FORM (last 6 matches) Home Team DWWLWD Away Team LLLLLW Friday 7th March PLAY-OFF CONFERENCE Aberystwyth Town v Port Talbot Town 19:30 Last six encounters 12/02/10 2 1 Ryan Fraughan 20' Luke Bowen 69' Liam McCreesh 78' 388 26/11/10 2 2 Lewis Codling 30' 50' Martin Rose 1' Luke Bowen 57' 219 10/09/11 0 2 - Cortez Belle 19' Chris Hartland 42' 194 17/02/12 1 1 Josh Shaw 66' Richard Greaves 16' 296 08/09/12 0 5 - David Brooks 3' Lee John 52' Matthew Crowell 87'(p), Jeff White (88, 91) 256 20/12/13 1 2 Craig Williams 50' Rhys Griffiths 84' Chad Bond 88' 298 ALL-TIME RECORDS Home wins 4 Away wins 6 Draws 5 Home wins 16 25 CURRENT FORM (last 6 matches) Home Team DWWLWD Away Team DWWWLW
Saturday 8th March CHAMPIONSHIP CONFERENCE Carmarthen Town v Airbus UK Broughton 14:30 Last six encounters 19/02/11 1 2 Sasha Walters 26' Ryan Edwards 16' Gavin Cadwallader 64' 282 01/10/11 3 1 Adam Worton 22'(og) Nick Harrhy 35' Tim Hicks 45'(p) Ryan Edwards 16' 231 18/02/12 1 0 Dan Macdonald 9' - 273 03/11/12 2 1 Liam Thomas 71' 79' Steve Abbott 75' 243 06/04/13 1 0 Corey Thomas 22' - 167 23/11/13 0 1 - Paul Fowler 2'(og) 241 ALL-TIME RECORDS Home wins 9 Away wins 4 Draws 0 Home wins 19 13 CURRENT FORM (last 6 matches) Home Team WLLWDL Away Team DWDDLW
Newtown AFC v Rhyl FC 14:30 Last six encounters 04/04/06 1 4 Darren Ryan 36' Lee Hunt 66' 85' Tim Edwards 46' Mark Connolly 60' 195 14/10/06 0 6 - Mark Connolly 5' 35' 45' Alex Hay 4' 23' Lee Hunt 55' 275 18/03/08 0 2 - Marc Lloyd-Williams 70' Lee Hunt 81' 225 20/12/08 1 2 Craig Moses 69' Matty Williams 18' 24' 267 19/09/09 2 4 Nicky Ward 38'(p) Obi Anoruo 55' Matty Williams 5' 16' Greg Strong 85' Mark Connolly 90'+5 295 14/12/13 2 0 Luke Boundford 21' Sean Evans 71' - 272 ALL-TIME RECORDS Home wins 6 Away wins 8 Draws 3 Home wins 20 28 CURRENT FORM (last 6 matches) Home Team WWDWDW Away Team WLLDLD
The New Saints FC v Bangor City 14:30 Last six encounters 19/03/11 3 2 Matty Williams 20' Aeron Edwards 23' Craig Jones 75 Chris Jones 3' 85' 617 13/11/11 3 4 Nicky Ward 41' Chris Marriott 63' Tom Roberts 84' Dave Morley 40' 74'(p) Mark Smyth 51' Kyle Wilson 58' 723 21/04/12 5 0 Greg Draper 4' 25' 81' (p) Chris Seargeant 7' Ryan Fraughan 62' - 1468 22/09/12 3 0 Alex Darlington 14' Mike Wilde 50' Chris Seargeant 81' - 555 16/03/13 6 0 Mike Wilde 27' 33' Alex Darlington 45' 53' 57' Matthew Williams 83' - 356 21/09/13 2 0 Mike Wilde 17' Aeron Edwards 19' - 482 ALL-TIME RECORDS Home wins 14 Away wins 4 Draws 6 Home wins 57 30 CURRENT FORM (last 6 matches) Home Team WWWDWD Away Team WWDDLD
SUSPENSIONS
James Colbeck Bangor City 3 matches from 26/02/2014
PLAY-OFF CONFERENCE gap Connahs Quay v Afan Lido FC 14:30 Last six encounters 06/10/06 3 0 Adam Dickinson 21' Craig Garside 34' Tommy Mutton 64' - 351 09/11/07 0 7 - Sion Edwards 42' 52' 75'(p) Lee Webber 7' Les Davies 23' Christian Seargeant 60' Ashley Stott 63' 244 19/09/08 1 3 Liam Loughlin 30' Chris Sharpe 40' 55'(p) Sion Edwards 28' 327 20/04/10 0 1 - Jamie Reed 2' 271 26/10/12 2 6 Michael Robinson 20' Jamie Petrie 88' Peter Hoy 28' Chris Simm 33' Chris Jones 42' 62' Les Davies 51' 74' 486 24/08/13 0 0 - - 115 ALL-TIME RECORDS Home wins 10 Away wins 1 Draws 3 Home wins 36 - 13 CURRENT FORM (last 6 matches) Home Team LDLLLD Away Team LLWLLL
Prestatyn Town v Bala Town 14:30 Last six encounters 20/11/09 2 1 David Hayes 61' Paul O'Neill 67' Ross Jefferies 32' 276 11/01/11 2 0 Jon Fisher-Cooke 15' 40' - 225 10/09/11 0 1 - Mark Connolly 35' 307 21/04/12 1 2 Ross Stephens 71' Mark Connolly 19' Lee Hunt 76' 184 24/11/12 1 0 Michael Parker 49' - 250 23/08/13 4 1 Andy Parkinson 28' 47' Michael Parker 58' Lee Hunt 69' Lee Sheridan 66' 559 ALL-TIME RECORDS Home wins 4 Away wins 2 Draws 0 Home wins 10 5 CURRENT FORM (last 6 matches) Home Team DLDDWL Away Team LLDLWW
MATCH OFFICIALS 04/03/14 Bangor City Newtown AFC I Griffith A R Jones G E Vaughan M Petch Aberystwyth Town gap Connahs Quay B J James J Bryant B Williamson O W Phillips 07/03/14 Aberystwyth Town Port Talbot Town M Petch S Longley G E Vaughan I A Griffith 08/03/14 Carmarthen Town Airbus UK Broughton B J James A R Jones P Thomas L M Jones Newtown AFC Rhyl FC K J Parry D Evans N B Rutter R I Jenkins The New Saints Bangor City D John T Cook L R Edwards M S Whitby gap Connahs Quay Afan Lido FC K Hames M J Gardiner A Said M Williams Prestatyn Town Bala Town B M-Jones I D Bird J Bryant A P Harms
WELSH PREMIER U19 LEAGUE Wednesday 5 th March Airbus UK Broughton v gap Connahs Quay Conwy Borough v Rhyl FC Sunday 9 th March Aberystwyth Town v Conwy Borough Bangor City v The New Saints Prestatyn Town v Bala Town
Shared Access Welsh Premier Womens League Sunday 9th March Caernarfon Town v Cardiff Metropolitan Allys Clipsham Ceri Pritchard Laura Griffiths Llanidloes FC v Newcastle Emlyn Tom Roberts Louis Beckley Andrew Jones Port Talbot Town v Llandudno Junction Charlotte Carpenter J Bryant L Mansell Swansea City v Cardiff City P B Fisher L Gregory B Kathrens Wrexham FC v PILCS Maria Pasco Elena Charlton-Fleming C Charlton-Fleming Corbett Sports Welsh Premier League - Phase 2 fixtures
Aberystwyth Town v Prestatyn Town 15/03/2014 Airbus UK Broughton v Newtown AFC
Rhyl FC v Bangor City
The New Saints v Carmarthen Town
21/03/2014 Airbus UK Broughton v Rhyl FC
22/03/2014 Carmarthen Town v Bangor City Afan Lido FC v Bala Town
Newtown AFC v The New Saints Gap Connahs Quay v Aberystwyth Town
Port Talbot Town v Prestatyn Town 25/03/2014 Airbus UK Broughton v gap Connah's Quay Phase 1 match 28/03/2014 Airbus UK Broughton v Bangor City Aberystwyth Town v Afan Lido FC
The New Saints v Rhyl FC
29/03/2014 Carmarthen Town v Newtown AFC Bala Town v Port Talbot Town
Prestatyn Town v gap Connah's Quay 01/04/2014 The New Saints v Newtown AFC 05/04/2014 Welsh Cup Semi-Finals
07/04/2014 Port Talbot Town v Afan Lido FC 11/04/2014
Aberystwyth Town v Bala Town 12/04/2014 Newtown AFC v Bangor City gap Connah's Quay v Port Talbot Town
The New Saints v Airbus UK Broughton Prestatyn Town v Afan Lido FC Carmarthen Town v Rhyl FC 18/04/2014 Bangor City v The New Saints Bala Town v Prestatyn Town
Rhyl FC v Newtown AFC Port Talbot Town v Aberystwyth Town 19/04/2014 Airbus UK Broughton v Carmarthen Town 21/04/2014 Newtown AFC v Carmarthen Town Bala Town v Afan Lido FC Rhyl FC v The New Saints 26/04/2014 Carmarthen Town v The New Saints Port Talbot Town v Bala Town
Newtown AFC v Airbus UK Broughton Afan Lido FC v gap Connahs Quay Bangor City v Rhyl FC Prestatyn Town v Aberystwyth Town To be re-arranged: Play-off Conference gap Connahs Quay v Bala Town Bala Town v Aberystwyth Town CLUB NEWS ABERYSTWYTH TOWN www.atfc.org.uk ! AFAN LIDO FC www.pitchero.com/clubsafanlidofootballlub No news. AIRBUS UK BROUGHTON www.airbusfc.com AIRBUS UK Broughton have brokered a major new shirt sponsorship deal with Gardner Aerospace, one of Europes largest suppliers of aerospace detailed parts, sub- assemblies and total manufacturing services. The arrangement will bring substantial additional income to the Wingmakers, who will wear the Gardner logo on the front of both their home and away shirts. "I am delighted we have concluded a deal with Gardner Aerospace for them to replace Airbus UK as shirt sponsors," says Airbus UK commercial manager Chris Doran. "What is fantastic with this deal is not only do we get significant investment, but we also bring in as a director of the club Gary Slinger, who has extensive knowledge from his time as a director at Accrington Stanley." "It would also be remiss of me not to thank Airbus for allowing the opportunity to resell this much- coveted sponsorship package. "It is massively important that we continue to grow the commercial side of the club in order to remain competitive at the top of the Welsh Premier League." Airbus wore their new home shirt for the first time on in the 1-1 draw with league leaders The New Saints. Gardner has five aerospace-approved manufacturing operations in the UK, including one in Broughton adjacent to the Airbus plant and the Hollingsworth Group Stadium, and has annual revenues in excess of 105 million. AIRBUS UK Broughton FC has launched a new-look website to cater for the increasing trend towards the use of tablets and smartphones. As many as 50% of visitors to the site now use smaller-screen devices and the new design is optimised to be responsive for display on everything from desktops and laptops to tablets and mobiles. The site front page features the latest news and match reports from the Hollingsworth Group Stadium, updated on a daily basis, as well as a mini league table and the Wingmakers' leading scorers. News feeds display the latest club and Welsh Premier headline and there is a Google map to help visiting supporters find the stadium. The site also has full match and player statistical information including all appearances and goal scorers since the club was promoted to the top flight in 2004. There are profiles and photographs of all management and the first team squad and detailed match data for every game with reports and photographs. The site, at www.airbusfc.com, also has a link to the club's online Macron shop where supporters can purchase replica shirts and other club merchandise using debit or credit cards. "Our research shows that more than half of our visitors are now accessing the site using smaller screen devices and it was important to ensure that we have a site design and structure which creates a seamless transition from web to tablet to mobile," says club marketing and communications director Andrew Lincoln. If you are designing a website and not thinking about the user experience on mobile and tablets, you are going to disappoint a lot of users."
BALA TOWN www.balatownfc.co.uk With Easter fast approaching Bala Town will be holding events and activities for all the family over the Easter festivities. The Lakesiders host Prestatyn Town on Good Friday (April 18th) at 3.00p.m. and Afan Lido on Easter Monday (April 21st). On Good Friday we will be having Easter Evening Entertainment in the company of comedian and singer John Sellers starting at 6.00p.m. Held in the Pavilion, we will be having a hog roast supper and running a fully licensed bar with low prices. All for 10! Tickets are available from committee members and admission will be strictly ticket only. Also on matchday we will be holding as Easter Treasure Hunt around Maes Tegid for our younger fans. All primary schools in Penllyn are all invited to participate on our Design an Easter Programme Cover competition for the covers of the Good Friday and Easter Monday issues. Closing date is April 8th. All entries are to be given to Ruth Crump. Our Easter raffle will be drawn on Easter Monday with numerous prizes up for grabs! Its 1 per ticket so please make sure you enter! Prizes include a boys bike, a Premier League football team onesie, Football Manager 2014 and many more! More details will be announced nearer the time. BANGOR CITY www.bangorcity.co.uk City are pleased to announce the loan signing of goalkeeper Dave Roberts from Prestatyn Town. Dave comes to City as first-choice keeper Jack Cudworth was injured on his debut against Airbus last Tuesday night. Dave is a vastly experienced gloveman who gained two FA Youth Cup winners medals with Liverpool. On being released by Liverpool he went on to join non-league Weymouth. He later entered Welsh football and has seen WPL service with Bangor (briefly), Aberystwyth, Newtown and Prestatyn. We would like to thank Neil Gibson and Prestatyn officials for their assistance in this matter. CARMARTHEN TOWN www.carmarthentownafc.org No news. gap CONNAHS QUAY www.the-nomads.co.uk Deeside Stadium to host Wales vs Poland The Nomads are pleased to announce that Deeside Stadium will host a Friendly International match this March. Thursday March 20th will see The Nomads' home pitch play host to Wales vs Poland in an U15 Boys Friendly International. The match will kick off at 7:30pm with admission being charged at 3 for adults and free entry for all U16's. We can also confirm that local street dance crews have been recruited to perform ahead of the game and at half time. We look forward to welcoming both teams, and hopefully a large crowd to see some of the potential future stars of Welsh and world football. NEWTOWN AFC www.newtownafc.co.uk CAPTAIN Matt Cook has called for the Robins to get back to basics. Cook was speaking on Wednesday, after last weekends exit from the Welsh Cup against Holywell Town. The defeat was Newtown's third defeat in the last four games, and the skipper has said the side need to recapture their consistency. He said: "The main focus is to get back to basics and produce the sort of consistent form we showed in December. "We have proven that we are good players who are capable of beating anyone in the Welsh Premier this season. "The games will come thick and fast now and I think that will only help us recapture our best form." The Robins found themselves 3-0 down at Halkyn Road on Saturday, but goals from Tom Goodwin and Matt Hearsey got them back in the game to set up a nervy finish. But Cook believes they are giving themselves to much to do in games at the moment. He said: "We made too many individual errors, myself included, and at the moment it is costing us goals. "We seem to need to go behind before we get into gear and at times leave ourselves too much to do as it proved Saturday. But credit goes to Holywell as they took their chances and held us off in the second half." The Robins were missing six players last weekend, including defenders Shane Sutton, Max Penk and James Bloom. However Cook said despite the absences they should be winning those sorts of games. He said: "I think the missing players affects us to be honest. "We were missing effectively two central defenders who have been consistently playing well this season. "However as a squad we should be good enough to win that sort of game whoever is selected." Following the defeat the Robins don't play again until next Tuesday when they travel to Nantporth to face Bangor City. And Cook believes it would have been nice to have put things right immediately after Saturday. He said: "We are not going to dwell on previous performances or what could have been and will prepare for the next game against Bangor. "It would of been nice to have a game straight away to right the wrongs but that's not to be. Bangor is always a great game to play in though and I am sure the lads will be ready to go come next Tuesday." The Bangor game marks the start of the second phase of the season, and Cook has stated that the players and staff won't let the season peter out. He said: "We definitely won't let the season peter out. We all go into every game wanting to win and that will not change in the second half of the season. "The management team won't let that happen and the competition for places means that performances matter."! PORT TALBOT TOWN www.porttalbottown.co.uk Port Talbot Town have added to their club staff with the arrival of Sebastian Santamaria Rodriquez. Sebastian is a commercial lawyer, who will review the clubs employment contracts and look at its general governance as well as carrying out other duties. He is from Chile, is studying a for a masters degree in law at Cardiff University and has been taken on as part of an internship programme. We are delighted to welcome Sebastian to the club, said Port Talbot chief executive Andrew Edwards. Im delighted to have someone of Sebastians calibre on board. Sebastian is keen to see the difference in cultures between South American football and football in Wales, in particular The Welsh Premier League. Id like to thank the WCVA and Steve Lloyd of the WPL for assisting in Sebastians placement. Sebastian said: Im pleased to be offered the chance to work at the club and Im looking forward to learning more about how the game is run in Wales. PORT Talbots home game against Prestatyn has been brought forward a day and will now be screened live on S4C. The North Wales side will visit on Saturday, March 22, with kick-off at 3.45pm. That is the Steelmens next match at the GenQuip Stadium and comes after Scott Youngs side return to action with a derby away to Afan Lido on Friday, March 14 (7.30). PRESTATYN TOWN www.ptfconline.co.uk Prestatyn Town FC are very happy to announce that they have become partners with R&T Tours. The Seasiders will be working alongside R&T Tours with their very successful kids football tournament based in Prestatyn. R&T Tours are a nationwide company who organise kids football tournaments throughout the U.K. The Club are very excited with having the opportunity to work alongside R&T tours this coming summer and onwards in the future. This years tournament will be being held on Saturday 3rd May and Sunday 4th May. Prestatyn would like to thank Mark at R&T Tours and everybody at the club who made this happen. For more information about the tournament please visit http://www.footballtournaments.co.uk/uk-football-tours/prestatyn-wales-international-football-tournament
Rhyl FC www.rhylfc.co.uk No news! THE NEW SAINTS FC www.tnsfc.co.uk The New Saints Chairman, Mike Harris, announced plans to expand its football facilities with the provision of an additional full size floodlit 3G pitch, six floodlit 3G mini pitches and additional parking at its Park Hall home in Oswestry. The additional facilities will enable the club to expand its current football operation and create a real football hub for the community. The exciting new project will be located on land adjacent to The Venue and Park Hall Stadium on Burma Road, Oswestry, which is currently owned by Shropshire Council. The acquisition of the land is subject to the club receiving the necessary planning consent from Shropshire Council as well as securing the necessary funding to support the cost of the project estimated to be around 1 million pounds from potential funding partners. Mini Saints is back Sessions will resume on Wednesday the 5th of March 2014 and last until Wednesday the 9th of April 2014. Each session will cost 3.50 or you can buy a six week block for 18. If you take up the option of paying 18 for the six week block, you will be entitled to 10% discount on ALL food and drink purchases at The Venue throughout the term! You can also turn up on the day, pay and play Football! The sessions which will be fun and friendly will occasionally be visited by our club mascot, Spot the Dog! Participants must be aged between 4-9. Sessions take place on Wednesdays at 4:00pm-4:50pm. All of the coaches are UEFA qualified and aware of Child Welfare practices. For more info contact The Venue on 01691 684480 or Niall Broe on 07969926487. The race is on in OSWESTRY! Sport Relief 2014: Join in the fun and games Its time to dig out that running kit people of Oswestry! Sport Relief is here again. On Sunday 23 rd March the Sainsburys Sport Relief Mile will be setting off from The Venue, Oswestry, with hundreds of locals getting on their marks, set and go for Sport Relief. Super sprinters and willing walkers will all feel at home with a choice of one, three or six miles. Enter now at sportrelief.com, get sponsored and help transform the lives of people living here in the UK and in some of the worlds poorest countries, while being part of an incredible nationwide event. Please make note we will be unable at accept entries on the day, this must be completed in advance via the sport relief website. Naomi Stocker, The New Saints Community Foundation Special Projects Coordinator said: Come on Oswestry what are you waiting for! Two years ago the Oswestry Mile had more than 100 participants, and this year we want even more of you to get involved to get that total even higher! There will be something for everyone on what looks set to be a great day, so dont forget to rope in your mates, family, boyfriend, girlfriend and colleagues too and get training! Its not just the public who will be taking on the fundraising challenge. Daring Davina McCall has pledged to go the extra mile in the BT Sport Relief Challenge: Davina Beyond Breaking Point. She will travel across the UK, all under her own steam and all in the name of Sport Relief. By running, swimming and cycling for seven solid days, Davina will hit the streets and waters of the UK in a bid to raise as much cash as she can and inspire the great British public to take on their own challenges, sporty or not! On Friday 21 st March the BBC will treat the nation to a super special night of Sport Relief TV, with presenters including Gary Lineker, Gaby Logan, Claudia Winkleman, Jack Whitehall, Clare Balding amongst others. Then on Sunday 23 rd its over to you Oswestry to come together and take part in the Sainsburys Sport Relief Games. Gates open from 10.00am with the first race kicking off at 11.00am. Please visit The Venue website regularly for details of the route, and our facebook page. For more information please call 01691 684840 or email niall.broe@tnsfc.co.uk or Naomi@gotothevenue.com SCORECARD Tuesday 25th February 2014 Bangor City 2 James Colbeck 80' Anthony Miley 82' Airbus UK Broughton 4 Andy Jones 7' Ryan Wignall 23' Steve Jones 39' Steve Abbott 55' Bangor City 1. Jack Cudworth (13. Nick Bould 38'), 2. Declan Walker, 3. Chris Roberts, 4. Michael Johnston, 6. Anthony Miley, 11. Sion Edwards (15. Jamie McDaid 69'), 20. Ryan Edwards, 19. Damian Allen, 9. Les Davies, 10. Jamie Petrie (7. Chris Jones 69'), 17. James Colbeck Subs not used: 23. Gerwyn Jones, 8. Robert Jones, 14. Joe Culshaw, 22. Corey Jones Red Cards: Colbeck 83' Yellow Cards: Miley 24' Johnson 89' Davies 90' Walker 90'+2 Allen 90'+3 Airbus UK Broughton 1. James Coates, 7. Andy Jones, 4. Mike Pearson, 19. Steve Abbott, 6. Tom Field (39. Jason Oswell 58'), 21. Ryan Wignall, 37. Ashley Williams (16. Aaron Hassall 90'+4), 11. Ryan Wade (10. Steve Jones 25'), 14. Michael Roddy, 15. Sam Hart, 18. James Owen Subs not used: 12. Phil Bolland, 24. Zyiac Edwards, 9. Chris Budrys, 27. Chris Doran Red Cards: None Yellow Cards: Field 42' Attendance: 341 Referee: Nick Pratt
Saturday 1st March 2014 Bangor City 3 Anthony Miley 1' Jamie Petrie 27' Les Davies 86' Carmarthen Town 1 Christian Doidge 20' Bangor City 24. Dave Roberts, 2. Declan Walker, 23. Gerwyn Jones, 4. Michael Johnston, 6. Anthony Miley, 7. Chris Jones (8. Robert Jones 65'), 19. Damian Allen, 10. Jamie Petrie (15. Jamie McDaid 65'), 9. Les Davies, 11. Sion Edwards (3. Chris Roberts 90'), 20. Ryan Edwards Subs not used: 13. Nick Bould, 16. Iolo Hughes, 22. Corey Jones, 14. Joe Culshaw Red Cards: None Yellow Cards: None Carmarthen Town 31. Scott James, 26. Luke Cummings, 18. Cortez Belle, 6. Carl Evans (12. Kyle Bassett 83'), 24. Craig Hanford, 27. Matty Collins, 16. Ceri Morgan (2. Corey Thomas 60'), 25. Liam McCreesh, 4. Luke Bowen, 30. Christian Doidge, 17. Liam Thomas (5. Tyrrell Webbe 73') Subs not used: 8. Paul Fowler, 9. Craig Hughes Red Cards: None Yellow Cards: None Attendance: 328 Referee: Kevin Parry
TABLE Home Away Championship Conference P W D L F A W D L F A Pts G.Diff The New Saints FC 23 9 2 0 39 3 6 4 2 20 10 51 46 Airbus UK Broughton 24 7 3 1 24 8 7 4 2 23 17 49 22 Rhyl FC 24 7 2 4 24 18 4 2 5 14 15 37 5 Bangor City 24 6 1 6 23 20 4 4 3 15 13 35 5 Carmarthen Town 24 5 3 3 18 15 4 3 6 21 26 33 -2 Newtown AFC 22 5 3 3 16 15 4 2 5 18 24 32 -5 Play-off Conference Aberystwyth Town 23 5 5 1 25 19 4 3 5 22 18 35 10 Prestatyn Town 25 3 5 4 19 17 4 2 7 13 18 28 -3 Port Talbot Town 24 3 3 6 15 15 4 3 5 15 23 27 -8 Bala Town 22 4 3 4 15 11 3 2 6 20 21 26 3 gap Connahs Quay 23 2 3 7 10 27 3 3 5 16 30 21 -31 Afan Lido FC 24 2 2 9 11 35 1 3 7 6 24 14 -42 Aberystwyth Town deducted 3pts for fielding suspended player
Saturday 1 st March2014 WELSH CUP Quarter Finals Aberystwyth Town 2 Chris Venables 13'(p) Geoff Kellaway 49' Caersws FC 1 Adam Jenkins 11' Aberystwyth Town Mike Lewis, Wyn Thomas, Antonio Corbisiero, Stuart Jones, Chris Venables, Mark Jones (Luke Sherbon 77'), Geoff Kellaway, Cledan Davies, Bari Morgan (Sion James 58'), Craig Williams, Tom Shaw (Rhydian Davies 90'+3) Subs not used: Kaloyan Ivanov, Jamie Butler Red Cards: None Yellow Cards: None Caersws FC Dave Jones, Jake Parr, Jack Hughes, Paul Grant, Tom Richards, Graham Jones, Iwan Lewis, Ian Probert, Graham Evans, Mark Griffiths, Adam Jenkins Subs not used: James Coleman, Drew Reynolds, Sam Williams, George Clarke, Kris Williams (gk) Red Cards: Evans 90'+2 Yellow Cards: Evans 36' 90'+2 Jones 41' Grant 68' Lewis 85' Attendance: Referee: Nick Pratt
Aberdare Town 1 Sam Small 60' Bala Town 2 Mark Connolly 27' 78' Aberdare Town Tom Bradley, Lewis Hitchcock, Richard Evans, Scott Woodford (Shaun Chappell 87'), Aaron Jewell, Jordan Coles, Jamie Bradford, Lewis Holder, Sam Small, Richard French, Mitchell Lineham (Sam Danby 75') Subs not used: Gareth Jones, Phil Clarke, James Turner
Red Cards: French 84' Yellow Cards: Holder 23' Jewell 78' Small 78' Bala Town Ashley Morris, Stuart Jones, Ryan Valentine, Dave Morley (Sean Thornton 62'), Tony Davies, Conall Murtagh, Marc Connolly, Mark Jones, Steve Brown, Ian Sheridan, Kieran Smith Subs not used: Matt Boswell, Danny Collins, Steffan Edwards, Chris Mason Red Cards: None Yellow Cards: Valentine 23' Attendance: Referee: Mark Whitby
Holywell Town 2 Sam Jones 35' Dafydd Griffith 89' CPD Porthmadog 1 Leon Newell 44' Holywell Town Danny Stanton, Paul D Williams (Barry Calder 90'), Graeme Williams (Luke Tyson 90'), Tom McElmeel, Dafydd Griffith, Mark Orme, Paul Williams (Matthew Roberts 90'), Tony Roebuck, Phil Lloyd, Sam Jones, Steve Thomas Subs not used: Graham Boylan, Sion McHugh Red Cards: None Yellow Cards: Jones 63' CPD Porthmadog Richard Harvey, Gareth Jones Evans, Josh Banks, Ceri James, Josh Stadiniki, Dylan Lomas, Rob Evans, Leon Newell, Carl Owen, Jon Owen, Eilir Edwards Subs not used: Paul Lewis, Craig Papyrnik, Gareth Parry, Gareth Barker (gk) Red Cards: None Yellow Cards: None Attendance: Referee: Mark Petch
The New Saints FC 2 Mike Wilde 80' Sam Finley 90' Airbus UK Broughton 0 - The New Saints FC Paul Harrison (C), Chris Marriott, Phil Baker, Kai Edwards, Aeron Edwards Sam Finley, Chris Seargeant, Jamie Mullan, Mike Wilde, Alex Darlington (Matty Williams 87'), Chris Jones Subs not used: Greg Draper, Lee Fowler, Conall Rawlinson, Aeron Simms Red Cards: None Yellow Cards: Finley 35' Airbus UK Broughton Jame Coates, Lee Owens (Jason Oswell 87'), Sam Hart, Michael Pearson, Ian Kearney, Tom Field, Ashley Williams, James Owen, Chris Budrys, Steve Jones, Ryan Wade (Steve Abbott 83') Subs not used: Phil Bolland, Michael Roddy, Aeron Hassall
Red Cards: None Yellow Cards: Kearney 16' Field 35' Owen 74' Attendance: 239 Referee: Richard Harrington
WELSH PREMIER U19 LEAGUE Tuesday 25 th February gap Connahs Quay 2 Sam Jones 52' Jack Riley 88' Bala Town 1 Meilir Williams 40' Prestatyn Town 1 Jack Hoult 22' Conwy Borough 0 - Rhyl FC 2 Tom Jones 29' Tom Roberts 51' The New Saints FC 5 Ryan Kershaw 2' 37' James Taylor 5' Jamie Manifold 41'(og) Matty Hurst 45'(og) Sunday 2 nd March Rhyl FC 3 Julian Williams 15 85 Niall McGuiness 74 Bala Town 0 - Bangor City P Conwy Borough P Flint Town United 3 No data provided Newtown AFC 0 gap Connahs Quay 8 Sam Jones 6' 41' Abe Dobson 30' Kieran Gaul 65' Sean Cookson 82' Anthony Stanton 84' Stuart Austin 89' Steven Loftus 90' Aberystwyth Town 0 - The New Saints FC 8 Greg Draper 33' Aeron Simms 35' Taylor James 45' 79' Ryan Kershaw 57' 85' Rhys Cooper 88' Ryan Pryce 90'+3 Prestatyn Town 0 - Table Gap Connahs Quay and Conwy Borough deduted 3pts for non-fulfilment of fixtures SHARED ACCESS WOMENS WELSH PREMIER LEAGUE Aberystwyth Town 1 Fiona Evans 68' Swansea City 5 Jodie Passmore 11' 37' Ria Hughes 20' Sophie Hancocks 84' Chloe Lloyd 87' Caernarfon Town 3 Sian Jones 15' 48' 52' Newcastle Emlyn 2 Stacey John 17' Carrie Slack 89' Llandudno Junction 0 - PILCS 5 Lyndsey Davies 5' Shauna Pentney 17' 41' Caitlin Tew 44' Katie Fryatt 51' Port Talbot Town 1 Sam Marshall 76'(og) Llanidloes FC 0 - Wrexham FC 3 Ash Hayes 18' Lyndsey Rodgers 37' 42' Cardiff Metropolitan 3 Laura May Walkley 15' 85' Emily Brown 62' Table Home Away P W D L F A W D L F A Pts G.Diff Cardiff Metropolitan 12 8 0 0 57 0 3 1 0 13 7 34 63 Cardiff City 12 4 1 1 9 4 4 1 1 21 13 26 13 Swansea City 12 4 2 1 22 6 3 1 1 15 4 24 27 PILCS 10 5 1 1 44 13 2 0 1 9 2 22 38 Port Talbot Town 12 3 0 2 10 8 2 2 3 9 17 17 -6 Llanidloes FC 10 2 1 0 11 3 3 0 4 10 27 16 -9 Wrexham FC 12 2 3 1 13 9 1 1 4 7 14 13 -3 Newcastle Emlyn 10 1 1 1 9 5 2 2 3 12 13 12 3 Llandudno Junction 12 1 0 6 8 26 1 1 3 9 19 7 -28 Aberystwyth Town 12 0 0 6 4 20 1 0 5 4 22 3 -34 Caernarfon Town 10 1 0 3 10 19 0 0 6 4 59 0 -64 Northop Hall resigned from the League and their record was expunged Caernarfon Town deducted 3 points for non-fulfilment of fixture
THE LAST WORD from Gwyn Derfel The power of social media is increasing daily and it is great to see the vast majority of our Corbett Sports WPL clubs recognising the crucial role that sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Audioboo can play in promoting themselves positively. As we all know however, unless these platforms are used responsibly they can cause problems and our League is not immune from these occasional headaches. The FAW does offer all clubs guidance regarding the use of social media through the Off the Pitch initiative as education and prevention are far more preferable than prosecution and sanction. Education when it comes to gambling is another issue high on our agenda. At present no players, officers or members of the coaching staff are allowed to gamble on ANY FOOTBALL. As we always try to do at the FAW we are currently considering whether this Rule is fair and fit for purpose. Whatever the outcome of this internal review one thing is definite. Any player, officer or member of the coaching staff at any of our clubs caught gambling on any of our League matches will be severely dealt with. It is well documented that the whole credibility of certain other national leagues has been completely undermined by gambling. We cannot allow this to happen with our beloved WPL. The standard of our League is improving every year and I honestly believe that certain worn prejudices which have hampered our development are starting to fade away. I urge everyone associated with our clubs to work with us to ensure that our National League continues to be a competition of complete integrity.
Y GAIR OLAF gan Gwyn Derfel Does dim modd osgoi grym Twitter, Facebook, Audioboo a chyfryngau newydd eraill sydd yn ymddangos bron yn ddyddiol erbyn hyn. Braf o beth yw gweld ein clybiau yn defnyddior dulliau newydd yma o gyfathrebu yn gadarnhaol ar y cyfan er mwyn hyrwyddo eu hunain ar Cynghrair. Wrth gwrs bod enghreifftiau yn ymwneud gydan Huwch Gynghrair ni o bobl yn trydar sylwadau annerbyniol ar Twitter. Mae CBDC yn ymarferol yn ceisio addysgun clybiau or ymddygiad disgwyliedig. Mae addysgun llawer gwell na chosbi wrth gwrs ac yn fodd o osgoi niwed y gall ambell sylw negyddol ei wneud i ddelwedd Uwch Gynghrair Cymru - Corbett Sports. Mae addysgu ein clybiau am gamblo yn uchel ar agendar Gymdeithas hefyd. Ar hyn o bryd nid oes gan unrhyw chwaraewr, swyddog na hyfforddwr yr hawl i fetio ar UNRHYW BL-DROED. Rydym ar hyn o bryd yn asesu os ywr Rheol hon yn deg, ymarferol a pherthnasol ond mae un peth yn sicr. Os cawn wybod am unrhyw chwaraewr, hyfforddwr neu swyddog yn gamblo ar unrhyw gm yn ein Cynghrair ni yna bydd y gosb yn llym a di-drugaredd. Mae na gynghreiriau cenedlaethol eraill sydd wedi colli pob hygrededd gan bod gamblo or math yma wedi eu tanseilion llwyr. Ni allwn adael i hyn ddigwydd in Huwch Gynghrair ni. Mae safon UGC-Corbett Sports yn gwellan flynyddol ac rwyn credun gryf bod agweddau blinedig rhai pobl bwerus sydd wedi arafu ein datblygiad yn dechrau newid. Rwyn erfyn ar bawb felly yn enwedig ein clybiau i gydweithio efor Gymdeithas er mwyn sicrhau bod ein Cynghrair Cenedlaethol yn parhau i fod yn gystadleuaeth sydd hygrededd yn gwbl greiddiol iw datblygiad. Compiled by Mel Thomas at Soccerfile Wales mel@soccerfilewales.com Tel/Fax: 01766 830805 Distributed by e-mail only from WPL, 11 / 12 Neptune Court, Cardiff CF24 5PJ Contact: Lucy Kelly via lkelly@faw.co.uk or 02920 435 847