FLINT Versus CONNAH’S TOWN QUAY UNITED NOMADS OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME SEASON 2020/21 Tuesday 9th March 2021 DIGITAL EDITION Essity Stadium Colours - Black & White Stripes, Black Shorts THE Marsh Lane, Flint 1st Team Manager - Neil Gibson Asst. Manager - Lee Jones Flintshire CH6 5PJ SILKMEN Coaches - Aden Shannon, Johnny Hill, Steve Giblin, Chris Mullin Ground : 01352 730982 Est. 1886 Sports Therapist - Ryan Taylor Club : 01352 762804 Head of Academy - Danny Bell Head of Analysis - Anthony Gomez Members of the JD Cymru Premier League Main Honours Cymru Alliance League Champions 1990/91 Welsh Cup Winners 1953/54 HGA League Cup Winners 2017/18 Welsh Cup Runners Up 1924/25 JD Cymru North Runners Up 2019/20 Welsh Non-League Champions 1990/91 HGA Runners Up 2018/19 Welsh Youth Cup Winners 1964/65 HGA League Cup Runners Up 1992/93; 2007/08; 2010/11; Youth Cup Runners Up 1966/67 2015/16, 2016/17 Welsh Amateur Cup Winners 1947/48 Welsh League (N) Champions 1955/56, 1956/57, 1957/58, Amateur Cup Runners Up 1890/91 1988/89 Welsh Intermediate Cup Runners Up Clwyd League Champions 1978/79; 1992/93 1978/79 N Wales Amateur Cup Winners 1909/10; 1930/31; N Wales Challenge Cup Winners 1931/32;1932/33; 1968/69 1990/91 & 2006/07 N Wales Intermediate Cup Winners 1976/77 NWCC Runners Up 1992/93; 1998/99; Cookson Cup Winners 1992/93; 1988/89 2007/08; 2010/11 Alves Cup Winners 1953/54; 1989/90 NEWFA Cup Runners Up 2012/13 Reserve League & Cup Winners 2009/10 Reserve & Colts League Winners 2016/17 Reserve & Colts League Cup Winners 2015/16; 2016/17 Main Club Officials Chairman - Darryl Williams General Secretary - Keith Roberts Hon. President - Ian Rush MBE Director of Football - Paul Davies Vice Presidents - Colin Football Secretary - Ian Norbury Popplewell, Jim Lang, George Placogiannakis, Aubrey Williams Chief Steward - Mike Redshaw Vice Chairman - Dai Beck Head Groundsman - Elfyn Jones Treasurer - Ashley De Vera Davey Groundstaff - Tony Foster, Paul Duncan Web Site & Prog Editor - Nigel Sheen WELCOME TO THE Welcome to the players and officials of Connah’s Quay Nomads for this evening’s eagerly anticipated Deeside ESSITY STADIUM derby. Unfortunately due to logistical problems given the quick turnaround of games, and my having to combine the roles of Programme Editor with that of Covid 19 Officer for the club, I have had to produce the programme for tonight’s game before last Saturday’s match against Penybont. So apologies for the lack of reaction to that result and the out of date league table. This is the second of three consecutive home games we have been faced with following the resumption of the league, with Caernarfon due here on Saturday. In order to complete our phase 1 fixtures we then have a really tough run of fixtures, away to Penybont, home to The New Saints and away to Bala. Notwithstanding tonight’s encounter with our neighbours and the current reigning champions of course ! So, it could well be that with things being so close down at the bottom, by the time Phase 1 is complete, we might find ourselves in a slightly worse position in the league than we were before the restart. However, Neil Gibson is an extremely experienced manager, and he won’t let that distract him, as he is well aware the key to our survival success is going to be picking up points in Phase 2, and that’s where the real challenges will await us. Of course, if we manage to pick up a few useful points during the remainder of Phase 1, so much the better. It’s a real shame that no fans will be allowed in to witness the game, as it would no doubt have been a great atmosphere and occasion. Come on the Silkmen !! Cover photo from our earlier meeting at the Deeside Stadium courtesy of Connah’s Quay Nomads The views expressed in this programme are those of the individual contributors CONGRATULATIONS! "Wishing all at Flint Town United FC the very best of luck back where you belong in Cymru Premier!" C O N T A C T | C Y S Y L L T U If anyone at the Club needs my support then please remember I am still on hand to do all I can as your Member of the Senedd. Please get in touch on the details below. HannahBlythynMS [email protected] @HannahBlythyn 38 Church Street, Flint, CH6 5AE Hannah_Blythyn 01352 762102 FROM THE CHAIRMAN A very warm welcome to our colleagues, players and officials from the old enemy down the road. This is written before the Pen-y-Bont game, I hope we gave a good account of ourselves, giving us hope and optimism before this tough encounter with the Nomads. The reverse fixture at the Deeside Stadium saw us lose but generally we showed determination and resolve. Tonight of course we field a hugely changed team to when we played Nomads last. Neil Gibson and his management team will have us well drilled for tonight as he takes on his respective colleague, Andy Morrison. Saturday sees the return of Nathan Craig as we welcome Caernarfon for our third home game on the run. With an away fixture to follow at Pen-y- Bont this gives our newly formed squad the opportunity to get a decent amount of points on the door. The pandemic has led to a crazy year not least in football. Our aim is to consolidate, to stay up and to have a right crack at it next season, with lots of people watching! Darryl Our Phase 1 Fixture List Date & Time LOCATION OPPONENT RESULT Flint Goalscorers 12.09.2020 14:30 HOME Newtown AFC 1-0 N. Craig 18.09.2020 19:45 AWAY Aberystwyth Town FC 1-3 C. Harwood 23.09.2020 19:45 AWAY Cefn Druids FC 2-1 R. Foulkes, M. Cadwallader 26.09.2020 17:45 HOME Barry Town United AFC 0-1 30.09.2020 19:45 AWAY Caernarfon Town FC 1-2 R. Foulkes 03.10.2020 14:30 AWAY The New Saints FC 0-10 10.10.2020 14:30 HOME Haverfordwest County AFC 0-2 17.10.2020 14:30 AWAY Cardiff Met University FC 1-2 C. Bratley 20.10.2020 19:45 HOME Bala Town FC 1-2 A. Jones 14.11.2020 14:30 AWAY Newtown AFC 2-3 C. Bratley, R. Foulkes 21.11.2020 14:30 AWAY Haverfordwest County AFC 3-0 A. Jones, C. Harwood, B. Steer 28.11.2020 14:30 HOME Cardiff Met University FC 0-1 01.12.2020 19:45 AWAY Connah's Quay Nomads FC 0-2 05.12.2020 14:30 AWAY Barry Town United AFC 3-6 M. Cadwallader (2), C. Harwood 15.12.2020 19:45 HOME Cefn Druids FC 1-2 R. Foulkes 19.12.2020 16:30 HOME Aberystwyth Town FC 3-0 M. Cadwallader, R. Jones (2) 06.03.2021 14:30 HOME Penybont FC 09.03.2021 19:45 HOME Connah's Quay Nomads FC 13.03.2021 14:30 HOME Caernarfon Town FC 20.03.2021 14:30 AWAY Penybont FC 27.03.2021 14:30 HOME The New Saints FC 04.03.2021 TBC AWAY Bala Town FC FROM THE MANAGER Tonight we welcome Connah’s Quay Nomads to the Essity Stadium for our local Flintshire derby. Personally I’m really looking forward to managing the team in my first experience of a Flintshire derby and will be impressing onto our lads the importance of the game to everyone at our club. Having spent eleven weeks with no game, we are right back into the action with this game coming just 75 hours after our Penybont fixture, but rest assured that the players will be fully prepared and ready to face the challenge that the Nomads will bring against us this evening. What we certainly know about Connah’s Quay is that they are an excellent team who are tremendously well managed by Andy Morrison, who in turn has a great backroom staff around him. I speak from experience, having been part of the group myself for twelve months a few years ago. I really enjoyed my time there and have fond memories of the success we enjoyed during my stint, winning the Welsh Cup and beating Falkirk away in the Iron Bru Cup being some of the standout moments. With this in mind I know a lot of the players and staff at Connah’s Quay and we have to respect the fact that it is the current league champions who are visiting today. Nevertheless, this is an exciting opportunity for our new set of players to embrace the challenge and to test ourselves this evening. From the experience, I hope to gauge just what this group of lads is capable of achieving. We have a strong game plan that we have prepared for and believe that we can cause Nomads some problems. It should make for an extremely entertaining match. Gibbo Essity’s Oakenholt Mill is once again proud to be the main sponsor of Flint Town United Essity is a leading global hygiene and health company which makes household brands including Cushelle, Velvet, Bodyform, TENA, Plenty, Tork, and more. Essity and its employees at the Oakenholt mill wish the team and its supporters every success for the forthcoming season, on their return to the Cymru Premier League INTRODUCING TODAY’S OPPONENTS …. CONNAH’S QUAY NOMADS MEET THE MANAGER …. ANDY MORRISON Morrison joined The Nomads in November 2015, joining from Airbus UK Broughton for whom he had been a key figure as the club reached the Europa League Qualifying Stages for three successive seasons, finishing 2nd twice and 3rd in the Welsh Premier League between 2013 - 2015.