"Stand up and be counted"

Rock-bottom Newtown take on runaway Dafabet Welsh Premier League leaders The New Saints on Sunday with manager Chris Hughes calling for his Robins to stand up and be counted.

Newtown face a stiff task at Park Hall but Hughe said: “We’ve spoken to the players now and they’ve got to stand up and be counted, stick their chests out, stand up for themselves and stand up for this football club.”

The defeat leaves Hughes’ side with just one win in the opening ten league games but he has vowed his squad will be working hard to turn things around, with TNS next up.

“At the moment every little mistake we are getting punished for. It isn’t a position I or the players want to be in and we will be working hard to turn it around.

“They’re an honest bunch, and know they are below standards individually and as a group, and we’ll be working hard to turn it around.

Llanidloes travel to Welshpool tonight in the Spar Mid Wales League with manager Huw Clark warning of a ractyion from Pool with a new management team in place.

Caersws entertain Gresford in the Huws Gray Alliance on Saturday with Llanfair at home to Conwy.

Friday

Spar Mid Wales League

Div 1

Welshpool Town v Llanidloes

Saturday

Huws Gray Alliance                      

Caernarfon Town v Guilsfield

Caersws v Gresford Athletic

Llanfair United v Conwy Borough

Spar Mid Wales League

Division 1

Carno v Montgomery

Knighton v Aberaeron

Llandrindod Wells v Berriew

Machynlleth v Hay St Mary’s

Radnor Valley v Llanrhaeadr

Rhayader v Bow Street

Division 2

Aberystwyth Uni v Abermule

Borth Utd v Builth Wells

Llansantffraid Village v Churchstoke

Dolgellau v Newbridge-on- Wye

Kerry v Presteigne

Penybont v Four Crosses

Sunday

Dafabet Welsh Premier

The New Saints v Newtown

Spar Mid Wales League

Division 2

Dyffryn Banw v Aberystwyth Uni