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JD Cymru Premier - Matchday 15 SATURDAY 28th NOVEMBER 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 Stadium PA Announcer Keith Weaver Dr. Brian Johnson TNS FC Photography Brian Jones & Phil Blagg Head of Security Garry Jones OUR SPONSORS k .u o c . PlanetHipp Heavy Weight Hosting Heavy Weight Web Hosting OFFICIAL BALL SUPPLIER MATCH PREVIEW The Saints are looking to make it three wins on the bounce this afternoon Today, the league leaders three in terms of finding the The officials are as follows: welcome Aberystwyth Town net. Thomas Owen (referee), to Park Hall on JD Cymru Ian Bird and James Sheils Premier MD15. Historically, this is a fixture (assistant referees) and Alex that favours the home side, Livesey (fourth official). There is a twenty-two point with the one and only defeat Eddie King is the referee gap between the sides, with coming on November 20, observer. the Seasiders having only 1993. won once in their last five The kick-off time is 2.30 games. Meanwhile, with The New Saints will be p.m. and although no fans back-to-back victories, TNS wearing the home kit of are allowed, you can follow has moved on from a spell green and white hooped the action via TNS Radio on that delivered five points shirts, white shorts and our Facebook page, as well from three matches. white socks. The ‘keepers as the home page of our will be in red and black. website. The big picture looks impressive for Scott Ruscoe’s team, as they maintain the only unbeaten record in the top flight so far this season. With a goal difference of +29, that’s a swing of thirty when compared with Aberystwyth, as they are one of nine clubs with a minus figure. However, their -1 is the fourth best in the league. Likewise, their seventeen goals scored puts them Macron Store Llanelli - [email protected] • 07800 634 264 [Ray] immediately behind the top 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 Catching up with the manager at his latest press conference Q: “You’ve had a few days to you’re saying ‘we came here, played very well in the first-half reflect on the Cardiff Met victory, didn’t concede and we won the against Aber. We moved the what are your thoughts looking game. ball quickly and I think we dealt back on the game?” with it well on a tricky pitch. “If you look at the two games There was plenty of crumb lying A: “It was a good away win. we’ve won against Cardiff Met around which I think was one of A clean sheet, 1-0, solid this season, we’re already five the tactics to put us off. performance and we looked points better off than what we comfortable. We had a bit of a were last year. It’s important “I felt that we shifted it, we scare in the first two or three to always take the positives moved it, we created chances. minutes when they hit the against any team that you play. We just needed that extra goal to crossbar, but apart from that I make it a bit more comfortable don’t really think they troubled “I’m happy at the moment with and go on and win the game. us. how we’re doing - not ecstatic - but I’m happy. We’ve got eight “Credit to Aber though for how “In behind we looked more clean sheets out of twelve which they set up and played in that solid and we never really got is always a positive and there’s game, because they did make it countered on. It wasn’t an now other things we need to difficult for us. They’ve always inspiring performance where work on. No one’s ever the been a side that can cause us we created lots of chances, but complete article, certainly TNS problems. They’ve beaten us on overall, after a few days, I’m aren’t, and its always nice to several occasions so we’ve got happy on reflection.” work on something new in the to make sure that we’re wary week.” of their threat, because they’ve Q: “Cardiff Met have had a good got some good players. They’ve record at home against us in Q: Looking at the table at got some younger players and recent seasons, but like Barry present, Aberystwyth are 22 they’ve made a few signings as Town United the week before, points behind The New Saints. well, so of course we need to be that’s another unwelcome run Nevertheless, there’s no such wary of them. we’ve brought to an end.” thing as any easy fixture - how do you prepare the players “I think they’ll set up exactly A: “It is and it’s important. The mentally going into this how they did last time. They next time you go there, you’re particular game?” would’ve felt that they’d not saying to yourself ‘we matched us is certain areas. haven’t won here for a bit, and A: “You take positives from the Whether we have something to we haven’t played well here’, last game where I thought we counteract that we’ll find out.” www.tnsfc.co.uk 7 MATCH REPORT Ruscoe’s side started the any danger and The Saints later, the away side managed second period brightly and preserved their lead. to pull a goal back. Nat Cieslewicz had a couple Jarvis found space inside of chances to double the Having struggled to make the box to connect with advantage within minutes their advantage count in Chris Hugh’s cross from the of the restart. Although he the second 45 minutes, The left and turned the ball past was unable to make the most Saints suddenly found their Harrison, making the score of them, The Saints weren’t cutting edge and scored a 2-1, which gave his side a deterred. brilliant second goal with 72 lifeline. THE NEW SAINTS FC v BARRY TOWN minutes played. They continued to apply the Barry certainly put The UNITED MATCH REPORT pressure and Mike Lewis It was a superb, searching Saints under pressure in made two superb saves, ball forward by Jon the closing stages, coming first to deny Greg Draper’s Routledge, straight into close on a number of close range header, before the path of Louis Robles, occasions, but some good standing tall to block from who looked up and cut the defending ensured that the The New Saints restored Then it was the turn of later, as Louis Robles saw Ryan Astles. ball back to Draper. The league leaders survived the their five point lead at the Adrian Cieslewicz to his strike deflect onto the New Zealand international onslaught and held on for all top of the JD Cymru Premier work the visiting defence, post. Having been a spectator wasn’t to be denied this three points. after an exciting 2-1 victory attempting a cross from for much of the half, Paul time around, as he smashed against Barry Town United at the right, but it was good Both sides were trying hard Harrison was called into the ball past Lewis to put Park Hall. defending from McDonald to break the deadlock and action with 66 minutes his side in a comfortable who was involved again. the ball finally hit the back played, making an important position. After taking a 2-0 lead with of the net in the 39th minute, save to deny Michael just 18 minutes to go in the Down the other end, Kayne with the opening goal going George. Ryan Astles At least that’s what manager, TNS FC 2 second-half, it was looking McLaggon was another the way of Scott Ruscoe’s did enough to prevent Ruscoe, would have been BARRY 1 comfortable for Scott player heavily involved side. the resulting goalmouth expecting in the closing Ruscoe’s side, but Nat Jarvis and he brought a first, but scramble from resulting in stages, but just four minutes scored to give the visitors a comfortable, save from Paul It was a corner by Leo Smith, lifeline. Harrison with 19 on the headed back across the box clock.