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JD Cymru Premier - Matchday 6 SATURDAY 3rd OCTOBER 2020 PARK HALL STADIUM, OSWESTRY KICK-OFF: 2:30pm Oswestry Town and Llansantffraid FC The New Saints Football Club Park Hall Stadium, Whittington, Oswestry, SY11 4AS Tel: 01691 684840 Fax: 01691 659553 WHO’S WHO AT PARK HALL First Team Manager Scott Ruscoe Life President Mike Hughes First Team Assistant Chairman Mike Harris Steve Evans Manager Finance Director Helen Harris Head Sports Therapist Phil Davies Chief Operating Officer Ian Williams Tel: +44(0)1691 684840 Head of Academy Chris Seargeant Fax: +44(0)1691 659553 Coaching Email: chris.seargeant@ Mob: 07734 276292 tnsfc.co.uk Email: ian.williams@ tnsfc.co.uk Head of Performance Simon Smith Phase Email: simon.smith@ Football Operations Jacob Williams tnsfc.co.uk Manager & Club Secretary Email: jacob.williams@ tnsfc.co.uk Mob: 07715 521710 Head of Academy Jason Brindley Email: jason.brindley@ Community & Foundation Gill Jones tnsfc.co.uk Mobile: 07816925074 Manager Email: gill.jones@ tnsfcfoundation.org.uk Head of Academy Connor Roberts Goalkeeping Media & Communications Stewart Bloor Officer Head of Foundation Phase Ash Russell Media & Communications Sam Wood Head of Development Kieran Lee-Birch Assistant Club Doctor Head of Security Garry Jones Dr. Brian Johnson TNS FC Photography Brian Jones & Phil Blagg Video Analyst Makhan Singh-Rai OUR SPONSORS k .u o c . PlanetHipp Heavy Weight Hosting Heavy Weight Web Hosting OFFICIAL BALL SUPPLIER MATCH PREVIEW Flint Town United are today’s JD Cymru Premier opponents at Park Hall Today, we welcome JD With the likes of Nathan home page of our website. Cymru Premier new boys, Craig, Wes Baynes, Rob Flint Town United, to Park Hughes and the recent The officials for game, which Hall for the MD6 encounter. acquisition of Les Davies, kicks-off at 2.30 p.m. are Saturday’s visitors have as follows: Alex Livesey Relegated from the top-flight signalled their intent that (referee), Martin Roberts and of Welsh football – then they’re not in the JD Cymru Connor Fowler (assistant known as the League of Premier to merely make up referees) and David Wright Wales – at the end of the the numbers. (fourth official). 1997/1998 season, this will be the first league game The New Saints goes into the between the sides since game following consecutive October 1997, when TNS away trips to the Oval and won 1-0. Maes Tegid. The former resulted in a 4-0 victory With two wins from their against Caernarfon Town, opening three games this while the outcome in the time round, the Silkmen got Bala match is unsure at the off to a good start. However, moment due to floodlight following back-to-back failure, with the FAW due defeats, they currently find to deliver their verdict this themselves in sixth place. coming Monday. Their last game, along the In line with the current north Wales coast against Covid-19 situation, Caernarfon Town, saw a late Saturday’s fixture against goal from Richie Foulkes Flint Town United will be as nothing more than a played behind-closed-doors. consolation come the final whistle, as they ended up on You can follow the action the wrong end of a 2-1 final (subject to wi-fi) via TNS score. Radio, with the link on the Macron Store Llanelli - [email protected] • 07800 634 264 [Ray] Macrone Store Neath - [email protected] • 01792 321 364 [Ray] Macron Store Ebbw Vale - [email protected] • 07800 903 724 [Matt] Macron Store Cardiff - [email protected] • 02920 811 053 [Amanda] 4 www.tnsfc.co.uk Macron Store Wrexham - [email protected] • 01978 355 794 [Andy] SCOTT RUSCOE The Saints manager previews today’s match at his pre-match press conference Q: “For the first time this watch them against Cefn Druids can put the ball right on the season, you named an and obviously reported back. money and if we don’t defend unchanged side against Bala it properly, like the first goal Town.” “We’ve seen the goals, we’ve the other night which we didn’t seen how they set up, we know defend properly, we’ll be in A: “That’s right. I thought we did that they’ve got some Cymru trouble.” very well on Sunday [against Premier experience with Danby Caernarfon Town] and you think in goal, Wes Baynes, Nathan Q: “The games are still coming about your squad and who Craig, Conor Harwood up front, thick and fast at this stage. needs to play, but because we so we know the strengths of Are we likely to see another did so well, I think it was one their team. unchaged side today, given that where we were okay going into the Newtown match is just three the Bala game and stayed the “They’ve had a couple of wins days away?” same. already so we have to take them seriously. They’re a new team to A: “We’ll think about who needs “Obviously today will be a little this league and they’ll be excited to have a rest, if at all, but the bit different because we’ve got obviously to play in this league way we finished the game the slight injury with Danny as well.” against Bala was excellent. The Redmond.” tempo was great and the fitness Q: “You touched on it there, but and speed of how we played was Q: “We last faced Flint Town Flint have made a number of really pleasing. United in the league 23 years good signings and have made ago, in October 1997. They’re their intent clear. They’re not “In the first-half we didn’t really not a familiar opponent for The here to fight a relegation battle get to grips with their long New Saints so we don’t know and make the numbers up - they ball and trying to deal with the much about them. How have you want to go out and get results.” second balls, but I thought been able to prepare for today’s second-half they didn’t really match?” A: “Absolutely. The players have much to hurt us and it they’ve signed have got lots of was all us dominating and I was A: “Like you said, we haven’t Cymru Premier matches under really pleased with that.” played them in the league for their belts and one thing that over 20 years, but we played they are excellent at is set plays. them in the league cup a few years ago. Steve [Evans] has “We’ve already highlighted that. watched the game - he went to They’ve got two players who www.tnsfc.co.uk 7 MEET THE SQUAD PAUL HARRISON SIMON SPENDER CHRIS MARRIOTT KESTON DAVIES LOUIS ROBLES BEN CLARK LEO SMITH CONNOR ROBERTS ADAM HUGHES JON ROUTLEDGE DEAN EBBE RYAN BROBBEL LOUIS BRADFORD DAVID LYON KWAME BOATENG BILLY WHITEHOUSE GREG DRAPER DANNY REDMOND ADRIAN CIESLEWICZ BLAINE HUDSON LEWIS REES CALLUM LEIGH JOSH BAILEY TOM HOLLAND ROBBIE WILLIAMS JAMIE MULLAN RYAN HARRINGTON RYAN ASTLES BEAU CORNISH 8 www.tnsfc.co.uk www.tnsfc.co.uk 9 MATCH REPORT fouling the striker, and with Irish striker made no mistake Astles back on the goal line, as he smashed his effort into his eventual tame effort was the back of the net, leaving easily cleared. the goalkeeper no chance. 3-0. However two minutes later, the deadline was finally Still there was no let-up by broken as Louis Robles The Saints and Tibbetts met a Danny Redmond needed to be alert once more CAERNARFON TOWN v THE NEW cross with his head. His as he came rushing out of connection was an accurate his goal to deny Robles a SAINTS FC MATCH REPORT one, diverting the ball hat-trick with 15 minutes to powerfully into the bottom go. corner to give his side a 1-0 lead, and open his The continuous pressure account for the season in the was eventually rewarded The New Saints made it three inside the box, before Adrian process. with just seconds to go, wins from three in the JD Cieslewicz fired over from as Ben Clark notched his Cymru Premier this season the edge of the area. And after sitting out the side’s fourth goal of the day. with a convincing 4-0 win first two matches of the Collecting the ball on the against Caernarfon at The Astles was involved again season as the result of a edge of the box, the number Oval. with 22 minutes played, suspension, the number 18 turned well and worked firing just the wrong side 18 didn’t waste any time in space for a shot, before After going in goalless at of the post from a corner, doubling his tally. sending a well placed finish the break, Louis Robles moments before Louis into the far side of the goal. found the net with two great Robles almost connected Just eight minutes after headers, before efforts from with a Danny Redmond his first goal, Robles rose The win maintains The Dean Ebbe and Ben Clark cross. highest in the box once Saints’ 100% start to the capped off a comfortable more, this time from a season and keeps them top afternoon on the road for And Robles thought he’d Marriott corner, and the deft of the JD Cymru Premier. The Saints. opened the scoring just connection he managed to three minutes before the get on the ball was enough It was a high tempo start break, heading home a to send it looping over the from Scott Ruscoe’s side, cross from Cieslewicz.