Newtown in Welsh Cup action
The club failed in their bid to reverse the red card given to skipper Craig Williams’ last weekend, leaving them without both full backs with Callum Roberts also suspended through accumulation of bookings.
Regardless, Newtown boss, Chris Hughes, says his team are ready for their third-round visit of the Huws Gray Alliance outfit.
“We’ve watched quite a few of their games now and I think every player that plays for them has Welsh Premier League experience in some shape or form, so I think that tells you how tough a task this is going to be.
“They’re a Welsh Premier League team in all but position. They’ve got Welsh Premier League experience, they’ve got their manager who’s played many years in the Welsh Premier League and also managed in the league last year. They’ve got a lot of experience in their side as well.”
Newtown were unable to get the month off to a winning start last week at Barry, but Hughes, who steered the Robins to the 2015 Welsh Cup final, believes his side have the credentials to be serious cup contenders again this year.
“It’s a busy December, the start didn’t go as well as we wanted it to go last weekend in Barry, but we’ve got five more games now so it’s a busy old month,” he said.
Guilsfield will be out to perform their biggest ever giant killing act when Welsh Cup holders and current Welsh Premier leaders Connah’s Quay Nomads visit for an intriguing third round tie.
The villagers upset the Nomads back in the 2007/08 along with two other Welsh premier sides when they reached the quarter-finals, and will go into tomorrow’s tie on the back of a brilliant victory over Flint last week.
Things are heating up in the MMP Mid Wales League with Berriew taking on fellow title hopefuls Llanidloes in the clash of the day. Leaders Caersws are at Aberaeron while Welshpool Town play under their Friday night lights against Bow Street.
There is a full programme of fixtures in the second division with Waterloo Rovers, Montgomery and Four Crosses keen to maintain their promotion bids.
In the amateur league, unbeaten Guilsfield Reserves and Forden United are both in league action, while Bishop’s Castle are involved in the Tanners Town Cup.
Friday
MMP Mid Wales League
Division One
Welshpool v Bow Street
Saturday
JD Welsh Cup, third round
Newtown v Rhyl
Guilsfield v Connah’s Quay Nomads
MMP Mid Wales League
Division One
Aberaeron v Caersws
Berriew v Llanidloes
Carno v Radnor Valley
Churchstoke v Llansantffraid
Kerry v Llandrindod Wells
Llanfair v Tywyn Bryncrug
Division Two
Aberystwyth University v Rhayader
Abermule v Borth Utd
Four Crosses v Dolgellau
Hay St Mary's v Waterloo Rovers
Machynlleth v Newbridge-on-Wye
Montgomery v Presteigne
JT Hughes Montgomeryshire Amateur League
Honda One
Llanfyllin Town v Forden United
Llangedwyn v Maesyrhandir
Trewern v Guilsfield Reserves
Mitsubishi Two
Llanfechain v Churchstoke Reserves
Llanymynech v Llansantffraid Reserves
Newtown Wanderers v Abermule Reserves
Trefonen v Four Crosses Reserves
Waterloo Rovers Reserves v Llanwddyn
Welshpool Town Reserves v Llanfyllin Town Reserves
Tanners Town Cup, round one
Bishop’s Castle v Llanfair United Reserves
Llansantffraid Village Cup, round two
Llanrhaeadr Reserves v Meifod
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