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League AGM

20th June 2010

The Cymru Alliance AGM was held yesterday at Gresford, when the teams for next season were confirmed as expected with 6 down from the Premier and 3 up from the feeder leagues, meaning 10 clubs of the 17 in last year's league have been relegated. Unfortunatley we are the only club left on the Island at this level so no local derbies to look forward to and our nearest rivals now are Porthmadog.

We were awarded our Champions plate and winners cheque and we also won Club of the Season too, plus on a good day Darren Thomas was awarded the league Player of the Season, deservedly so and well done to him. We came 4th in the Fair Play league not too bad and we got a 3rd place for our prgramme (which pleased me).

We had submitted a rule change to allow teams to play on grass or 3g artificial surfaces which was passed unanimously. I know there is a controversy about TNS' perceived advantages in the Premier League and no doubt if our plans to install one go through, then we will get the same, but after consultation with the FAW Trust and others it is seen as the way forward. It would provide a great facility for the community on Anglesey and would enable all of our teams to train and play there. It does encourage good passing football and will take the club forward. The business plan identifies it as a self funding proposition and a secure revenue stream for the club and community in general. I wil keep you updated as we go through the process.

The players registrations so far were passed to the secretary and once confirmed as registered I will be posting them on the site along with the pre season fixtures as soon as Lee and his guys have confirmed with the other clubs.

All in all a good day for us, although it was commented to me that usually the manager of the champions gets the Manager of the Season Award, but not this season.

Management Additions

9th June 2010

Lee and Steve have got Ian Hughes back involved with the club to provide cover and support for them. Steve will be taking an active part in most games and so this is a positive move all round. Although Ian is based down in Aberystwyth and won't be able to assist very often in the increased coaching and training midweek, he will be there for most match days. He also brings the coaching up to strength and will be seeing Lee through his 'A' licence and Steve through his too, he will also be able to oversee the youth coaching needs and the academy structure.

Best of both worlds for all concerned, the club benefits from coaching, the managers have cover and assistance and Ian gets to add to his already impressive career CV.

Also confirmed is the continued appointment of the vastly experienced Mike Innes in his goalkeeping and general coaching position.

Several players have already signed for next season and there are 5 or 6 pre season games in hand, all details will be released shortly.

Good moves by the club and management on all fronts.

Russ Austin

Management update

2nd June 2010

 Management update

The club are pleased to announce that following in depth discussions, Lee Dixon has decided to withdraw his resignation from the manager's position and continue as manager, much to the delight of the committee, players and all concerned.

Lee was, of course, very disappointed to be denied promotion having won the league title at his first attempt and his feeling was that he had done as much as he could and felt that standing down was in the club's best interest.

This was never the case from the club's point of view and we are all very pleased that he has reconsidered and is now planning the new campaign to ‘do it all over again'. This time the club will make sure that if successful, the FAW have no loophole to slip through again and we can take our rightful place in the Premier League.

Ian Hughes, as we know, is now living and working in Aberystwyth and therefore is unable to resume as Lee's assistant, but Lee has quickly moved to appoint local lad Steve Kehoe in that roll, a very popular choice as I am sure all will agree; both will of course be available to play too

The interim period has been a testing time and we would like to thank all of the people we have spoken to about the managerial position and wish them well in their future careers.

We now move forward from a position of strength, with Lee having already confirmed with the players that the majority will be staying with the club. We expect to lose one player, as he moves up to a higher level of the game and we would never want to stand in the way of anyone looking to better themselves; and no doubt there will be other comings and goings, but we will update you with any news as it arises. We will also be posting the pre season fixtures as they are confirmed.

Russ Austin June 2nd 2010