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we lose 2-0 at home to Cefn Druids

29th August 2010

2-0 reverse at home to Druids

If we could take the first 10 minutes away, then this was a good performance and would have been a point, as it was we were two down in ten minutes and so it stayed to the end.

Missing Darren Gowans and Yws Gwynedd after the move from Friday to Saturday, our lineup was:

Williams, Jones, Austin, Gibbs, Kehoe, Hughes, Craven, Higham, Roberts, Thomas, Evans, subs: Williams, Aston, Hobson, Innes.

Kicking up towards the club house on a lot better surface and a warm, dryn day, we got off to a nightmare start, when on 5 minutes a wide right ball beat Steve Kehoe with the winger whipping a low cross into the 6 yard box to be met by Melia for a tap in and 5 minutes later a high ball in was touched onto the bar by Williams, but it dropped back for the incoming Hesp to smash it home from close range.

We regrouped and slowly got back into the game, some good work in the middle from Kev Roberts and some robust defending let us weather the storm and the game became more controlled with us playing some good football, but without making much impression against there big defenders. Williams defended a deep cross well with a long punch clear and on the break Kev Roberts appeared to be impeded in the box, but it was waved away. Some niggling tackles brought yellow cards from an over fussy official, late in th half a couple of half chances fell to Darren Thomas and Marc Evans, but keeper Mullock handled them well., 2-0 at half time.

2nd half was pretty much one way with the visitors rarely getting out of their own half; we pressed high and continuously, but the final ball eluded us. Austin had a good header kicked off the line on the hour, Marc Evans saw a close range header hit the keeper and the rebound was clawed clear. Aston, Williams and Wright came on for Craven, Hughes and Higham and we continued to press, but Mullock was in great form and blocked or saved everything and when he missed there was a defender to hack clear.

Overall there is not much wrong, some lapses in defence as they adjust to the new keeper who in turn is finding his feet, but compounded by a desertion of the finishing touch up front, both areas in which we were strong last season. No panic as yet but some points on the board would be most welcome.

Caersws beat us 4-2

22nd August 2010

another defeat to upset our start to the season at Caersws where we led up to the last quarter of an hour.

Team: Williams, Jones, Austin, Gibbs, Williams, Roberts, Hughes, Craven Evans, Thomas, Gowans, Subs: Wright, Hobson, Aston, Dixon, Innes

with our new keeper, Simon Williams,  starting and us missing Steve Kehoe, Yws Gwynedd, and Rich Higham, Lee Dixon named himself as a sub.

The game started quickly with Griffiths scoring for them in the first minute with a quick breakaway and Gibbs equalising in the 3^rd with a header from a corner. The remainder of the half was end to end with most of the play in the middle and few chances to either side 1-1 at half time.

Straight from the kick off Darren Thomas was brought down by the last man in the box, no punishment, but Marc Evans converted the spot kick to put us 2-1 up and so it stayed as we controlled much of the game in the middle and defended well, but without creating many chances. Wright, Hobson and Alston came on for Craven, Williams (inj) & Gowans around the hour mark. On 75th minute a loose ball fell to Davies who beat the keeper to equalise at the back post, 4 minutes later another wayward pass came down to Griffiths who lobbed the advancing keeper and their 4th came on 84 minutes from Griffiths again from some sloppy work in the middle.

From a winning position we gave the ball away too easily to lose the game in the final quarter.

Keeper

16th August 2010

Simon (Siddy) Williams has rejoined the club as our goal keeper.

Fans will recall his previous time here under Adie Jones when we won promotion to the Premier League, he shared the goal keeping responsibilites with Fariah Jackson.

He joined up with Adie at Ruthin for the last 2 seasons and has now come back to us. A big, strong, vocal keeper, we look forward to seeing him as soon as his international clearance is confirmed.

Clearance recieved from FAW