JD - Matchday 15

SATURDAY 28th NOVEMBER 2020 PARK HALL STADIUM, 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

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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 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 - [email protected] • 01792 321 364 [Ray] Macron Store Ebbw Vale - [email protected] • 07800 903 724 [Matt] Macron Store - [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 ’s Routledge, straight into close on a number of close range header, before the path of , 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. by Blaine Hudson, where The Saints managed to Louis Robles was perfectly survive a late onslaught from However, the closest either placed to head home and the visitors though and held side came to breaking the give his side a lead to take on for an important three deadlock was just a minute into the half-time break. points.

It was a closely matched opening first-half, and both sides enjoyed plenty of chances. With nine minutes gone, Greg Draper spotted Barry goalkeeper, Mike Lewis, off his line and tried his luck from distance, but the play had already been brought back for a foul on Curtis McDonald.

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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

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

12 www.tnsfc.co.uk www.tnsfc.co.uk 13 MATCH REPORT away from his marker inside going close, before Blaine the box, Evans watched his Hudson narrowly missed shot flash across the face the target with a towering of goal and fall agonisingly header. wide of the post. Still the lead was just a However, the deadlock was single goal though, and finally broken just three with nine minutes to play, minutes later and it was Simon Spender was called CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY The New Saints who were into action, as the celebrating the goal. under-21 international made v THE NEW SAINTS FC MATCH REPORT a crucial block to prevent A corner from Leo Smith Ollie Hulbert from snatching caused problems in the an equaliser. middle for the Archers’ defence and Liam Black was It was a nervy end to the The New Saints moved six down with just two minutes goalmouth action for either the unlucky man, getting the game, as the fourth official points clear in the JD Cymru gone. It was Elliott Evans side in the first period. unfortunate touch to divert held up four minutes of Premier after a hard-fought who tried his luck with a it past the goalkeeper and additional time on his board, 1-0 victory against Cardiff curling effort from outside It was The Saints who had into his own net to open the but The Saints put in a Metropolitan University. the box, but much to the the best chance of the half scoring. 1-0. professional display to see relief of Paul Harrison in though with 25 minutes out the closing stages and After a tight first-half at goal, it came back out after played, as Robles went one And with 58 minutes played, claim all three points. Cyncoed Campus, it was striking the upright. on one with the goalkeeper. Ruscoe’s side would have an own goal by Met’s Liam Despite shifting the ball doubled their lead were it Black which ultimately made At the other end, just three to his left foot to improve not for great work by Alex the difference, as Scott minutes later, Robles the angle, he couldn’t get Lang. The home goalkeeper CARDIFF MET Ruscoe’s side picked up attempted a curling strike of enough power on the ball, got a strong hand onto 0 their first win at the home his own, but there was too and the save was an easy Smith’s free-kick, tipping it TNS FC 1 of the Archers since March much pace on the ball and it one for Alex Lang in the end. onto the crossbar and the 2017. went behind for a goal kick. ball was scrambled to safety. Following the restart, it was Images on pages 14 and 15 kindly It was almost the worst Despite the closely matched the hosts who had the first The Saints kept up the supplied by Adam Evans possible start for The Saints, nature of the game, there chance of the half with four pressure in the final 30 who could’ve been a goal was little in terms of minutes gone. After twisting minutes, with Smith again

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Good afternoon and in the current campaign. won’t be affecting players of welcome to the latest either side. edition of our match day While The New Saints have programme, as we welcome continued the impressive As always, we will be Aberystwyth Town to Park run of form, however, broadcasting commentary Hall. Aberystwyth have only won via TNS Radio, and you can once in their last five games. listen via our Facebook page The Seasiders are one of or on the home page of the only two sides to have As we know though, that website. halted TNS in their tracks, will count for nothing today, so far this season in the JD once the whistle goes. Mwynhewch y gêm. Enjoy Cymru Premier. In fact, the Although TNS will be the the game. 2-2 draw at Park Avenue on bookies’ favourites, again, October 16, was the first over the coming ninety Stewart Bloor time that we dropped points minutes, the pre-match odds Head of Media

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we can restart after school from Youth at least restart the new club activities in a number of Association every Monday Footie Huddle activities, in schools in the new term. and Wednesday evening. association with Welshpool Ladies FC when the Welsh As a key part of the He has recently been joined two-week lockdown ended Foundation’s business, this by our new student placement and the English one started. is great news, and I thank Hannah Wellings - Hannah is those members of the team undertaking her Level 5 youth Tom has been travelling to for their professionalism and community work studies Forden, near Welshpool each GILL JONES and commitment during the at Glyndwr University, and we Thursday evening, where last few months, as well as are delighted to welcome her 12 - 15 girls are attending Our Foundation manager shares the latest community update our partner schools for their to the team as she joins us the Huddle sessions each loyalty to us. to gain practical experience week, and having a great to support her studies. I am time playing football and Another part of our business sure Hannah will also bring developing their skills. A big welcome to all readers In the meantime, we will be which has continued is lots of knowledge to the team of today’s Programme. We restarting our community our contribution to the as she works alongside them So, as we now look to restart look forward to a good activities next week ensuring Oswestry Youth contract. over the coming months. those elements of our game, and hope it won’t we provide the safest Corey Williams has been community programme which be too long before we can possible environments for providing youth outreach Finally, our Community had to close down for four welcome supporters back to participants as always. work in Oswestry town Football Co-Ordinator was weeks, we look forward to Park Hall. centre with youth workers really pleased that he could welcoming back participants Some of our activity to TNS All In; Mini Saints; The end of the November programme has continued Junior Saints; Wildcats; lockdown in next throughout the last four Gobowen Youth Club; Weston week means that the past weeks. Our schools staff Rhyn Youth Club; Whittington week has been pretty busy have continued their schools Youth Club; Oswestry Street in the Foundation planning provision - providing PE Football; TNS Girls; Oswestry for the restart of all those support to a number of Walking Football; Oswestry activities which we had to primary schools in Oswestry Veterans League. curtail for the four week and further afield in period. Shropshire. In addition, we will be starting our new youth contract with Living on the border Most schools have found it Ellesmere Town Council presents both challenges necessary to focus just on - providing outreach and and opportunities - but it their main school business engagement with young seems more challenges during the Covid-19 crisis, people in Ellesmere over than opportunities at the and after school clubs have the coming weeks - I’m sure moment! Trying to work with not run in most locations. there are positive and exciting two sets of rules certainly times ahead for us in 2021. keeps us on our toes - However, over the last however, hopefully recent few days we’ve received To find out more about any announcements about the excellent feedback from of our provision please email progress being made with those schools in which [email protected]. regard to Covid-19 vaccines we remain about the mean that there is some light professionalism of our Gill Jones at the end of the tunnel. team, and discussions are Foundation manager now underway about how

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27TH AUGUST 2020 MŠK ŽILINA (UEL) (H) 3-1 (aet) Harrison, Spender (Harrington 49), Hudson, Astles, Marriott, Holland, Brobbel (Smith 81), Redmond (Routledge 104), Mullan, Robles (Cieslewicz 87), Ebbe Subs not used: Roberts, Davies, Draper 12TH SEPTEMBER 2020 BARRY TOWN UNITED (A) 3-0 Harrison, Harrington, Hudson (Davies 46), Astles, Bailey (Clark 46), Routledge, Brobbel, Smith, Mullan (Draper 76), Cieslewicz 2, Ebbe Subs not used: Roberts, Rees, Holland 16TH SEPTEMBER 2020 B36 TÓRSHAVN (UEL) (A) 2-2 (4-5 on pens) Harrison, Harrington, Davies (Clark 30), Astles, Redmond, Holland, Routledge (Smith 71), Brobbel (Cieslewicz 77), Mullan, Robles (Draper 116), Ebbe Subs not used: Roberts, Boateng, Bailey 20TH SEPTEMBER 2020 CARDIFF MET (H) 2-0 Harrison, Clark, Harrington, Astles, Marriott (Boateng 73), Routledge, Redmond, Smith, Mullan (Brobbel 59), Cieslewicz (Rees 84), Draper Subs not used: Williams, Ebbe, Bailey, Holland 27TH SEPTEMBER 2020 CAERNARFON TOWN (A) 4-0 Harrison, Boateng, Harrington, Astles, Marriott, Holland (Routledge 63), Redmond, Smith (Clark), Robles 2, Cieslewicz, Ebbe (Draper 75) Subs not used: Williams, Rees, Cornish 30TH SEPTEMBER 2020 BALA TOWN (A) A-A (Abandoned after 88 mins) Harrison, Boateng, Harrington, Astles, Marriott, Holland, Redmond (Routledge 17), Smith, Robles, Cieslewicz, Ebbe (Draper 87) Subs not used: Williams, Clark, Whitehouse, Rees, Cornish 3RD OCTOBER 2020 FLINT TOWN UNITED (H) 10-0 Harrison, Boateng, Harrington, Astles, Clark, Holland (Rees 55), Routledge 2, Smith (Cornish 68), Robles, Cieslewicz (Mullan 59), Draper 5 Subs not used: Williams, Ebbe, Whitehouse 6TH OCTOBER 2020 NEWTOWN (H) 2-0 Harrison, Boateng, Harrington, Astles, Marriott, Holland, Routledge, Smith (Redmond 71), Robles (Mullan 75), Cieslewicz (Draper 77), Ebbe 2 Subs not used: Williams, Clark, Rees, Cornish 10TH OCTOBER 2020 PEN-Y-BONT (A) 4-0 Harrison, Boateng, Harrington, Astles (Hudson 59), Redmond, Routledge (Cornish 74), Clark, Smith, Robles 2, Cieslewicz (Rees 67), Draper 2 Subs not used: Williams, Marriott, Lyon 13TH OCTOBER 2020 CONNAH’S QUAY NOMADS (H) 1-0 Harrison, Harrington, Hudson, Astles, Marriott, Routledge, Smith Redmond (Holland 56), Robles, Cieslewicz, Ebbe (Draper 84) Subs not used: Williams, Clark, Boateng, Rees, Cornish 16TH OCTOBER 2020 ABERYSTWYTH TOWN (A) 2-2 Harrison, Boateng, Harrington, Hudson, Marriott, Holland, Routledge, Smith (Clark 57), Mullan (Rees 90+2), Robles, Draper Subs not used: Williams, Spender, Lyon, Bailey, Cornish 24TH OCTOBER 2020 COUNTY (H) 3-2 Harrison, Harrington (Spender 86), Hudson, Astles, Marriott, Boateng (Draper 60), Clark, Smith, Robles, Cieslewicz, Ebbe (Rees 86) Subs not used: Williams, Lyon, Bailey, Cornish 7TH NOVEMBER 2020 BALA TOWN (A) 1-1 Harrison, Spender (Harrington 77), Hudson, Astles, Marriott, Holland (Clark 71), Routledge, Smith, Mullan (Ebbe 81), Cieslewicz, Robles Subs not used: Williams, Draper, Boateng, Rees 14TH NOVEMBER 2020 BARRY TOWN UNITED (H) 2-1 Harrison, Spender, Hudson, Astles, Marriott (Harrington 30), Holland, Routledge, Smith, Robles (Mullan 75), Cieslewicz, Draper (Ebbe 82) Subs not used: Williams, Clark, Boateng, Rees 21ST NOVEMBER 2020 CARDIFF MET (A) 1-0 Harrison, Spender, Huson, Astles, Redmond, Holland (Clark 82), Routledge, Smith, Robles, Cieslewicz (Mullan 80), Ebbe (Draper 77) Subs not used: Williams, Harrington, Boateng, Rees 28TH NOVEMBER 2020 ABERYSTWYTH TOWN (H) 2:30PM 2ND DECEMBER 2020 CEFN DRUIDS (A) 7:45PM 12TH DECEMBER 2020 CONNAH’S QUAY NOMADS (A) 4:30PM 15TH DECEMBER 2020 NEWTOWN (A) 7:45PM 19TH DECEMBER 2020 PENY-Y-BONT (H) 2:30PM 26TH DECEMBER 2020 CEFN DRUIDS (H) 2:30PM 29TH DECEMBER 2020 HAVERFORDWEST COUNTY (A) 7:45PM 16TH JANUARY 2021 FLINT TOWN UNITED (A) 2:30PM 23RD JANUARY 2021 BALA TOWN (H) 2:30PM 6TH FEBRUARY 2021 CAERNARFON TOWN (H) TBC

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1 Paul Harrison 1 Harri Rowe 2 Simon Spender 2 Lee Jenkins 3 Chris Marriott 3 Sam Barnes 4 Keston Davies 4 Ilan Hughes 5 Adam Hughes 5 Matthew Jones 6 Jon Routledge 6 Jamie Veale 7 Dean Ebbe 7 George Harry 8 Ryan Brobbel 8 Marc Williams 9 Greg Draper 9 Rhys Davies 10 Danny Redmond 10 Alex Pennock 11 Adrian Cieslewicz 11 Steff Davies 12 Blaine Hudson 12 Jonathan Evans 13 Robbie Williams 13 Gwion Owen 14 Jamie Mullan 14 Richie Ricketts 16 Ryan Harrington 16 Steven Hewitt 17 Ryan Astles 17 Owain Jones 18 Louis Robles 18 Antonio Corbisiero 19 Ben Clark 19 Miles John 21 Leo Smith Jonathan Folingo 25 Connor Roberts Gavin Jones 26 Louis Bradford Jack Rimmer 29 David Lyon 31 Kwame Boateng 32 Billy Whitehouse Referee: Thomas Owen 34 Lewis Rees Assistants: Ian Bird & James Sheils Fourth Official: Alex Livesey 36 Callum Leigh 37 Josh Bailey 44 Tom Holland 47 Beau Cornish

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