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Manager's Corner

garethmorgan7 — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:42:28 CST

After such an excellent, controlled performance for 85 minutes of the game at home to Newcastle Emlyn my overriding feeling after the two all draw was disappointment. I was disappointed for the supporters who had turned up to cheer us on again so well, disappointed to see two points thrown away, but more than anything I was disappointed for the players who had controlled the game and given their all right up to that crazy five minutes at the end. They were naturally down about it at full time, but the result should not make them forget just how well they played for most of the game.

I could name every one of the starting eleven on Saturday and send some praise their way, but the most pleasing thing for me was the way the team as a whole performed for the majority of the game. We never looked to the absence of Nadin, Mais and Jody Jenkins as an excuse and the attitude of the players was spot on. I must say though how pleased I was with the performance of young Zac Osbourne and Calum Miles who had both fallen out of the starting eleven in recent weeks but both gave great accounts of themselves.

It was always going to take a little while with this being my first year, but in my mind now a squad is starting to assemble that can take us forwards. We have used a lot of players in the first 12 games of the season but unless we get injuries I now feel that I am getting to know more about the character of most of our players as well as their attitudes and it will be those who show the desire to take the club up the table and be professional about their football that will be the ones we rely on moving forwards.

I am looking forward to facing Bettws this Saturday. The League Cup is always one which I have taken seriously no matter which club I have coached at and I hated it when I was at clubs that rested players for games in this competition. We are in the last 32 of the competition and we have a home tie. If we can get beyond this round, who knows what the draw might throw up for us in the next round, but we are presently four wins from a showpiece Cup Final. Penrhiwceiber have reached the final as a Second Division Team twice in recent years, winning it once, so why not us?

On the injury Front: -

Rhys Nadin is still experiencing some pain in the knee he dislocated at Maesteg. Rhys will seek further advice on the injury this week but he is now certain to be out more than the mid November return date we were originally given.

Mark Morris picked up a shin injury against Newcastle Emlyn and currently has a lot of swelling on that area of his leg. I am hopeful that Morris will recover in time to face Bettws. Aside from the fact that he is the Captain, he is in excellent form at present!

Huw Williams also picked up an injury (Thigh) against Newcastle Emlyn. In fact, the injury forced us to replace him near the end of the game. I expect him to recover in time for the Cup game with Bettws. He was excellent on Saturday and showed us all that he is right back to his best.

So as we move into another week the message remains the same to our players as it has been for several weeks now. The work for Saturday's game starts in training in midweek and at present there are about 21 players fighting it out for 16 places. Now more than ever is a time where attitude and commitment will be the deciding factor as to who gets the nod and who doesn't.

Gareth Morgan
01/11/2009

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Match Preview

garethmorgan7 — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:37:15 CST

Croesyceiliog Vs. Bettws
Nathaniel Car Sales Welsh League Cup Round 2
7th November 2009
Woodland Road, Croesyceiliog. 13:30 Kick Off.

Croesy will take on First Division team Bettws in Round 2 of the Nathaniel Car Sales League Cup at Woodland Road this Saturday, looking to match the performance, if not trhe result, they achieved against newcastle Emlyn last Saturday.

Bettws, having lost their Manager shortly after the start of the season, have had an indifferent start to the season and currently lie fourth from the bottom of Division One. However, they now have an exciting new Management Team in place with the vision of driving the club as a whole forwards in the coming years and will, therefore, see this as a welcome break from the pressures of league action.

Croesyceiliog go into the game on a three match unbeaten run and remain unbeaten at home in all competitions this season. The league Cup is the last remaining Cup Competition to play for this season so Manager, Gareth Morgan, is expected to field a full strength team.

Croesy will welcome Danny Mais back into the squad after he missed the last game, but they will still be without the suspended Jody Jenkins who serves the second game of his three match ban. Gareth Pattimore, Nick McGrath and Daniel Jenkins may come into contention after they all took part in the reserve team game last weekend.

Rhys Nadin remains sidelined with the knee injury which forced him off in the first half at Maesteg and is scheduled to return to the physiotherapists this week as he is still experiencing some pain over three weeks after the event despite originally being told that he would be back in action four weeks from the time of the injury.

The squad for the game will be selected from the following players: -

James Peckham, Mark Morris (c), Daniel Clouth, Paul Brown, Huw Williams, Michael Brooks, Daniel Jenkins, Rhys Carr, Gareth Wilmott, Jamie Jenkins, Ryan Fahey, Richard Perry, Gareth Pattimore, Nick McGrath, Anthony Southard, Calum Miles, Ricky Coff, Lee Mason, Daniel Mais & Zac Osbourne.

Round 2 Draw In Full

Saturday 7 November 2009 (1.30 PM KO)

Home Club		Away Club
Afan Lido	v	Cardiff Bay Harlequins
Barry Town	v	Dinas Powys
Bryntirion Athletic	v	Goytre
Caerleon	v	Cardiff Corinthians
Caldicot Town	v	Llangeinor
Cambrian & Clydach	v	Briton Ferry Llansawel
Croesyceiliog	v	Bettws
Cwmaman Institute	v	Bridgend Town
Goytre United	v	Llanwern
Monmouth Town	v	AFC Llwydcoed
Newcastle Emlyn	v	AFC Porth
Pontardawe Town	v	Ammanford
Pontyclun	v	Abertillery Bluebirds
South Gower	v	Taffs Well
Ton Pentre	v	West End
Treharris Ath Western	v	Porthcawl Town

Round One Results Saturday 19 September 2009

Home Club				Away Club
Aberbargoed Buds	3	-	4	Croesyceiliog
Afan Lido	3	-	1	Pentwyn Dynamos
Barry Town	1	-	0	Risca Utd
Bettws	0	-	0	Corus Steel
aet, Bettws won 6-5
on penalties
# Bridgend Town	1	-	0	Aberaman Athletic
# 18/09/2009
## Bryntirion Athletic	4	-	0	Maesteg Park
## 16/09/2009
Caldicot Town	3	-	1	Penrhiwceiber Rangers
Cambrian & Clydach	4	-	1	Pontypridd Town
Cwmaman Institute	2	-	1	Cwmbran Celtic
Cwmbran Town	0	-	2	Ammanford
aet, 0-0 full time
Ely Rangers	1	-	2	AFC Llwydcoed
aet, 1-1 full time
Garden Village	0	-	2	Porthcawl Town
Garw	1	-	5	Treharris Ath Western
Goytre	4	-	2	Cwmaman Utd
Llangeinor	1	-	0	Troedyrhiw
Llantwit Fardre	0	-	1	Abertillery Bluebirds
aet, 0-0 full time
Newcastle Emlyn	3	-	3	Newport YMCA
aet, 3-3 full time
Newcastle Emlyn won
4-3 on penalties
Newport Civil Service	1	-	2	Pontardawe Town
Seven Sisters	1	-	2	AFC Porth
# Taffs Well	3	-	2	Caerau (Ely)
# 18/09/2009
UWIC	0	-	1	Llanwern
West End	5	-	1	Tredegar Town

Byes

Briton Ferry Llansawel

Caerleon

Cardiff Bay Harlequins

Cardiff Corinthians

Dinas Powys

Goytre United

Monmouth Town

Pontyclun

South Gower

Ton Pentre

Conference Dates

Round One	Saturday 19 September 2009
Round Two	Saturday 7 November 2009
Round Three	Saturday 5 December 2009
Round Four	Saturday 9 January 2010
Semi Final	TBC
Final	TBC

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Sports Team

garethmorgan7 — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:33:23 CST

Welcome to Croesyceiliog Football Club!

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Latest Result: Croesyceiliog 2 - 2 Newcastle Emlyn (Welsh League Division 2)

Latest News

Croesy Concede Two Late Goals To Draw With Newcastle Emlyn - A crazy last 7 minutes at Woodland Road saw Croesy throwing away a convincing and comfortable two goal lead to draw with in form Newcastle Emlyn. See "Match Reports" & "Manager's Corner" for further details.

Croesy Play Host To Division One Opposition In Cup - Up next for Croesyceiliog is a home tie against First Division Bettws in the last 32 of the Nathaniels Car Sales Welsh League Cup. See "Match Preview" & "Manager's Corner" for further details.

Pattimore Signs For Croesy - Former midfield player Gareth Pattimore has signed for the club and will be available for selection immediately. Pattimore was a member of the team that rose through the leagues up into Division 1 and stayed there before Work Commitments got in the way a couple of years ago. See "Manager's Corner" for further details.

Reserves Win Convincingly At Monmouth - The Reserves continued their improved form with a convincing 3-0 win at Monmouth Town, including a wonder goal from Jake Hayward and another goal for free scoring striker Lee Mason. Gareth Pattimore also made his first appearance for the club since signing last week.

Statistics & Form Guide

garethmorgan7 — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:29:30 CST

Form Guide Up To & Including 01/11/2009

Team	Most Recent						Points
Penrhiwceiber Rgs	W	W	W	W	W	W	18
Cwmbran Celtic	W	W	W	L	W	W	15
AFC Llwydcoed	W	W	L	W	L	W	12
Newcastle Emlyn	D	W	W	L	W	D	11
UWIC	W	L	D	D	W	W	11
Treharris Athletic	L	L	D	W	W	W	10
Caerau (Ely)	L	L	D	W	W	W	10
AFC Porth	L	W	L	L	W	W	9
Ammanford	W	D	W	D	L	D	9
Croesyceiliog	D	D	W	L	D	D	7
Llanwern	L	L	D	W	L	W	7
Cwmbran Town	D	L	L	W	L	W	7
Maesteg Park	D	D	W	D	L	D	7
Newport YMCA	D	W	L	D	D	L	6
Cardiff Bay Harlequins	W	L	D	L	L	L	4
Porthcawl Town	L	W	L	L	L	D	4
Llangeinor	L	D	L	W	L	L	4
Tredegar Town	L	L	D	D	D	L	3

Points Per Game Averages Table

Team	Lg Pos	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Pts Per Game Av	Gls Per Game Av	Against Per Game Av	Goal Avg
Penrhiwceiber Rgs	1	10	9	1	0	29	13	16	28	2.80	2.90	1.30	1.60
Cwmbran Celtic	2	9	7	0	2	22	8	14	21	2.33	2.44	0.89	1.56
Croesyceiliog	8	8	3	4	1	17	12	5	13	1.63	2.13	1.50	0.63
AFC Porth	4	10	5	1	4	15	16	-1	16	1.60	1.50	1.60	-0.10
Newcastle Emlyn	5	10	4	3	3	17	15	2	15	1.50	1.70	1.50	0.20
Ammanford	3	11	4	4	3	15	11	4	16	1.45	1.36	1.00	0.36
AFC Llwydcoed	9	9	4	1	4	22	20	2	13	1.44	2.44	2.22	0.22
Caerau (Ely)	14	8	3	2	3	16	15	1	11	1.38	2.00	1.88	0.13
Newport YMCA	11	9	3	3	3	12	11	1	12	1.33	1.33	1.22	0.11
Llanwern	6	11	4	2	5	20	21	-1	14	1.27	1.82	1.91	-0.09
UWIC	7	11	4	2	5	22	24	-2	14	1.27	2.00	2.18	-0.18
Cwmbran Town	10	12	3	4	5	20	25	-5	13	1.08	1.67	2.08	-0.42
Treharris Athletic	12	11	3	3	5	22	24	-2	12	1.09	2.00	2.18	-0.18
Maesteg Park	15	9	1	6	2	17	17	0	9	1.00	1.89	1.89	0.00
Tredegar Town	13	12	2	6	4	15	19	-4	12	1.00	1.25	1.58	-0.33
Cardiff Bay Harlequins	16	9	2	3	4	9	16	-7	9	1.00	1.00	1.78	-0.78
Porthcawl Town	17	10	2	2	6	10	20	-10	8	0.80	1.00	2.00	-1.00
Llangeinor	18	7	1	1	5	7	18	-11	4	0.57	1.00	2.57	-1.57

Gwent Welsh League Top Scorers Up To & Including 29/10/2009

15 - Ross Fowler (Aberbargoed Buds).

13 - Jody Jenkins (Croesyceiliog). Scott Lanyon (Cwmbran Celtic); Jason Thorn (Caldicot Town); Phil Tranter (Monmouth Town).

12 - Gareth Cullimore (Caldicot Town).

10 - Marcus Power (Llanwern).

9 – Graham Mason (Goytre).

7 - Owen Goodenough (Abertillery Bluebirds); Chris Watkins (Goytre).

6 - Matthew Bowen (Monmouth Town); Owen Llewellyn (Cwmbran Celtic); Brendan Scott (Risca United) Richard Sharratt (Caldicot Town).

5 - Daniel Bailey (Newport Civil Service); Lewis Clark (Abertillery Bluebirds); Daniel Edwards (Newport YMCA); Craig Jolliffe (Goytre); Kristian Powell (Cwmbran Town); Benny Preece (Aberbargoed Buds); Luke Sallis (Cwmbran Celtic).

4 - Michael Aviss (Llanwern); Matthew Lawrence (Newport Civil Service); David Lloyd (Caldicot Town); Sean Matthews (Cwmbran Celtic); Mark Williams (Caldicot Town).

3 – Daniel Bailey (Newport Civil Service); Olly Beckett (Newport YMCA); Richard Clayton (Risca United); Dominic Connor (Caldicot Town); Daniel Cueto (Caerleon); Elliott Ford (Monmouth Town); Joe Heard (Abertillery Bluebirds); Dean Palmer (Monmouth Town); Dafydd Phillips (Abertillery Bluebirds); Luke Lewis (Abertillery Bluebirds); Zac Osbourne (Croesyceiliog); Sam Palmer (Monmouth Town); Rakesh Patel (Cwmbran Celtic); Dafydd Phillips (Abertillery Bluebirds); Dean Randall (Aberbargoed Buds); Richard Shire (Llanwern); Shane Williamson (Cwmbran Celtic); Chris Wilson (Cwmbran Town).

Gwent Welsh League Team Clean Sheet Table

5 - Aberbargoed Buds

4 - Newport Civil Service

3 – Cwmbran Celtic, Newport YMCA

2 – Caerleon, Caldicot Town, Croesyceiliog, Goytre, Tredegar Town

1 – Abertillery Bluebirds, Cwmbran Town, Llanwern, Monmouth Town, Risca United.

NB: (All Gwent Statistics Courtesy of T. Daley - South Wales Argus)

Player Stats

garethmorgan7 — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:15:08 CST


Player	Welsh League Starts	Substitute	Welsh Cup Starts	Substitute	League / Gwent Cup Starts	Substitute	Welsh League Goals	Welsh Cup Goals	League/ Gwent Cup Goals
Rhys Nadin	4		2		1
James Peckham	3		1		1
Rhys Carr	2	3	3
Mark Morris	8		2		1
Huw Williams	8		3		2
Michael Brooks	6	1	3				2
Dan Jenkins		1	1	1	1
Jamie Jenkins	5	2	2		2		1
Gareth Wilmott
Paul Brown	2
Gregg Taylor	1	1	1	1	2
Dan Clouth	8		2	1	1	1	1
Calum Miles	4	3	1	2	2
Lee O'Connor	2		2			1
Ricky Coff	3	2	2		1
Nick McGrath	5		1	1	2		1
Zac Osbourne	4	3	3		1		1	2
Jody Jenkins	7		3		1	1	7	2	3
Ryan Fahey	4	1
Jamie Stokes					1
Daniel Mais	2	1		1		1
Richard Perry	4		1				1	1
Jac Homan					1
Keiran Cutlan	1
Anthony Southard	4				1		2		1
Jake Hayward		1
Ryan Hayward						1

League Tables

garethmorgan7 — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:58:25 CST

DIVISION TWO	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
Penrhiwceiber Rangers	10	9	1	0	29	13	16	28
Cwmbran Celtic	9	7	0	2	22	8	14	21
Ammanford	11	4	4	3	15	11	4	16
AFC Porth	10	5	1	4	15	16	-1	16
Newcastle Emlyn	10	4	3	3	17	15	2	15
Llanwern	11	4	2	5	20	21	-1	14
UWIC	11	4	2	5	22	24	-2	14
Croesyceiliog	8	3	4	1	17	12	5	13
AFC Llwydcoed	9	4	1	4	22	20	2	13
Cwmbran Town	12	3	4	5	20	25	-5	13
Newport YMCA	9	3	3	3	12	11	1	12
Treharris Ath Western	11	3	3	5	22	25	-3	12
Tredegar Town	12	2	6	4	15	19	-4	12
Caerau (Ely)	8	3	2	3	16	15	1	11
Maesteg Park	9	1	6	2	17	18	-1	9
Cardiff Bay Harlequins	9	2	3	4	9	16	-7	9
Porthcawl Town	10	2	2	6	10	20	-10	8
Llangeinor	7	1	1	5	7	18	-11	4

NB: Due to restructuring of the Welsh Premier League & Welsh Leagues, at least the bottom 7 teams in Division 2 will be relegated at the end of the 2009/10 Season. This will increase for each Welsh Premier League Team from the South who do not finish in the top ten this season and subsequently end up back in the Welsh League. E.g. If one southern team is relegated back into the Welsh League it will become the bottom 8 go down, if 2 are relegated back into the Welsh League at least the bottom 9 will go down and so on.

The 1st Division will relegate at least the bottom 5 clubs and Division Three waving goodbye to at least the bottom 9 clubs out of the league and back into local football - obviously these may increase by using the same criteria as Division 2.

RESERVE DIV EAST	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
Caerleon	8	6	0	2	15	10	5	18
Caldicot Town	7	5	1	1	31	6	25	16
Ely Rangers	6	5	0	1	16	6	10	15
Croesyceiliog	7	4	1	2	23	8	15	13
Monmouth Town	6	4	1	1	12	10	2	13
Newport YMCA	7	3	1	3	16	18	-2	10
Newport Civil Service	6	3	0	3	15	14	1	9
Abertillery Bluebirds	6	2	2	2	13	17	-4	8
Dinas Powys	7	2	1	4	12	17	-5	7
Cwmbran Celtic	4	2	0	2	9	7	2	6
Cwmbran Town	8	2	0	6	5	22	-17	6
Risca United	7	1	1	5	8	15	-7	4
Aberbargoed Buds	7	0	0	7	2	27	-25	0

Club match reports

garethmorgan7 — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:40:26 CST

Croesyceiliog 2 - 2 Newcastle Emlyn
31st October 2009. Kick Off 14:30

Woodland Road, Croesyceiliog

Croesy looked to maintain their 100% start to the season at home, where prior to this game they were yet to concede a goal on their home patch. With just 10 minutes to go of this game it seemed that these records would be kept in tact, but a poor last 10 minutes handed the visitors an undeserved draw.

Croesy started the game brightly and enjoyed much of the early pressure. With 1st choice front pairing jody Jenkins (Banned) and Daniel Mais (Unavailable) not playing, Manager Gareth Morgan turned to young Zac Osbourne and Michael Brooks to lead the line.

It was Brooks who created the opening goal as he controlled the ball brilliantly just inside the box and played an excellent pass into the path of Richard Perry who finished with ease past former Croesy goalkeeper, Kieran Cutlan in the visitor's goal.

Croesy then pushed to extend their lead and were soon two goals up when some fine work from Zac Osbourne and Calum Miles saw Anthony Southard score his third goal for the first team since his recent transfer from Caerau (Ely). The home side nearly put the game out of sight a few times as both Southard and the impressive returning Calum Miles on the right got in behind the home defence but could not find the final pass that would have brought about a third goal.

Zac osbourne then met a great cross from the right and powered a header from 15 yards but it was just too close to Cutlan in goals and he made the save.

As the half drew to a close the visitors were getting visibly frustrated as they failed to create any real chances against the impressive back four of Clouth, Morris, Brown and Williams but just before the break the home side were let off the hook as the visitors attacked down the right and provided a great chance for their top goalscorer who fired over the bar.

Half Time - Croesyceiliog 2 - 0 Newcastle Emlyn

The second hald started with more of the same and Croesy pushed on looking to make further chances with opportunities being kept to a minimum at the other end. Calum Miles had two decent chances to close the game but on both occasions Cutlan was up to the task of preventing that in goal. Zac Osbourne, who deserved a goal for his excellent display on his return to the starting line up, also came close with a fine turn and shot from just inside the box.

With Brooks and Southard tiring as the game went on Coff and Jamie Jenkins were introduced. With 12 minutes to go Huw Williams, who looked to be right back to his best, picked up a knock and had to be replaced by Rhys Carr.

However, with some Croesy supporters leaving the ground with just under 10 minutes to go so comfortable did the home team look in defence of their lead Croesy then threw away all of their hard work and excellent play by conceding a goal. There were just three minutes of normal time remaining when the visitors scored their 1st goal and after that Croesy had more than one opportunity to kill the game off in the corner of the opposing half, but on both occasions gave the ball away and invited pressure onto themselves.

With a minute of injury time already played the visitors came within a whisker of equalising twice as consecutive corners were won with clean headers by the visitors but both failed to find the net. Croesy then gave the ball away again in the opposition half and the visitors, with the final attack of the game, swept forward and from a cross from the right hand side found the visiting Captain in the box who powered home a header to secure a point.

The ecstatic celebrations of the Newcastle Emlyn players and supporters showed just how big a point this was to them, probably having been second best for much of the game.

With probably the best performance of the season so far Croesy will be desperately disappointed to only earn one point. The team will look to bounce back now against 1st Division Bettws in the Nathaniel Car Sales league cup next Saturday at Woodland Road.

Full Time - Croesyceiliog 2 - 2 Newcastle Emlyn

Goalscorers - Richard Perry & Anthony Southard

Man-Of-The-Match - Daniel Clouth

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Fixtures and Results

garethmorgan7 — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:19:44 CST

(see club match reports on the left hand side)

Date	Opponents	Home/Away(kick off)

Saturday 11th of July	Bridgend Street (Friendly)	Drew 4 - 4 (D Jenkins, Lowndes, Hayward, Gittings)
Monday 13th July	Treforest (Friendly)	A - A
Tuesday 28th July	Aberaman Athletic (Friendly)	Lost 3 - 4 (Brooks, Clouth 2)
Thursday 30th July	Newport Civil Service (Friendly)	P - P
Sunday 2nd August 2009	Ledbury Town (Reserve Team Friendly)	Lost 2-5
Thursday 6th August	Risca United (Friendly)	Drew 0 - 0
Monday 10th August	Abertillery Excelsiors (Friendly)	Won 2 - 1 (Coff & Osbourne)

Saturday 15th August 2009	Newport YMCA - Away (Welsh Cup Prem round)	Won 5-3 (Osbourne 2, Jody Jenkins, Williams & O'Connor)
Wednesday 19th August 2009	Cwmbran Celtic - Away (League Division Two)	Won 2-1 (Jody Jenkins 2)
Saturday 22nd August 2009	Caerau (Ely) - Away (League Division Two)	Won 3-1 (Jamie Jenkins, Jody Jenkins & McGrath)
Saturday 29th August 2009	Llanwern - Away (League Division Two)	Drew 3-3 (Jody Jenkins, Clouth & Osbourne)
Tuesday 1st September 2009	Caerleon - Away (Gwent Senior Cup)	Lost 1-0
Saturday 5th September	Cwmbran Town - Away (League Divsion Two) Cwmbran Town - Home ( Reserve Division East)	Drew 1-1 (Brooks) Won 8-0
Saturday 12th September	Risca United - Home (FAW Cup Round 1) Dinas Powys - Away ( Reserve Division East)	Won 1-0 (Jody Jenkins) Won 4-0
Saturday 19th September	Aberbargoed Buds - Away (Welsh League Cup Round 1) Ely Rangers - Home (Reserve Division East)	Won 4-3 (Jody Jenkins 3 & Southard) Lost 2-0
Saturday 3rd October	Afan Lido (Away) (FAW Cup Round 2) Porthcawl Town (Home) (Reserve League Cup)	Lost 5-1 (Perry) Lost 5-4
Saturday 10th October	Maesteg Park - Away (League Division 2) Newport Civil Service (Reserve Division East)	Lost 3-1 (Jody Jenkins) Won 5-1
Saturday 17th October	Porthcawl Town - Home (League Division 2)	Won 4-0 (Jody Jenkins 3, Southard)
Saturday 24th October	UWIC - Away (League Division 2) Abertillery Bluebirds (Reserve Division East)	Drew 1-1 (Brooks) Drew 2-2
Saturday 31st October	Newcastle Emlyn - Home (League Division 2) Monmouth Town (Away)	Drew 2-2 (Perry & Southard) Won 3-0
Saturday 7th November	Bettws - Home (Welsh League Cup Round 2)	1.30pm
Saturday 14th November	1st Team Vs. 1st Team Squad + Some Reserves (Home - Friendly Match)	2.00pm
Saturday 21st November	Cardiff Bay Harlequins - Away (League Division 2)	2.00pm
Saturday 28th November	AFC Porth - Home (League Division 2)	2.00pm
Saturday 5th December	Penrhiwceiber - Away (League Division 2)	2.00pm
Saturday 12th December	Tredegar Town - Home (League Division 2)	2.00pm
Saturday 19th December	Newport YMCA - Home (League Division 2)	2.00pm
Saturday 2nd January	Caerau (Ely) - Home (League Division 2)	2.00pm
Saturday 9th January	Llanwern - Home (League Division 2)	2.00pm
Saturday 16th January	CwmbranTown - Home (League Division 2)	2.00pm
Saturday 23rd January	Treharris - Home (League Division 2)	2.00pm
Saturday 30th January	AFC Llwydcoed - Away (League Division 2)	2.00pm
Saturday 6th February	Maesteg Park - Home (League Division 2)	2.00pm
Saturday 13th February	Porthcawl Town - Away (League Division 2)	2.00pm
Saturday 20th February	UWIC - Home (League Division 2)	2.00pm
Saturday 27th February	Newcastle Emlyn - Away (League Division 2)	2.00pm
Saturday 6th March	Ammanford Town - Home (League Division 2)	2.00pm
Saturday 13th March	Llangeinor - Away (League Division 2)	2.00pm

Reserves

croesyfan — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:15:10 CDT

Squad for Saturday 31st October 2009 Away v Monmouth Town

Jason Branfield
Jac Homan
Daniel Jenkins
Ryan James
Jake Hayward
Chris Mills
Lee Mason
Kevin James
Joel Dean
Gareth Pattimore
Nick McGrath
Ryan Hayward
Conor Miles
John Lowndes
Andrew Howells
Darius Niamir

Meet 12.00pm prompt at Woodland Road.

Any Problems please contact Marc Thomas asap on 07771904462.

Club Social Events

garethmorgan7 — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:49:58 CDT

Club Xmas Night Out

The date of the event is Saturday the 19th of December

On the evening after the 1st Team's home game against Newport YMCA the players, coaching staff and any supporters who want to come will embark on their Xmas night out. This year will again carry a "Colours" theme. The draw for who has to wear which colours will be made on the 31st of October in The Club by 1st Team Captain, Mark Morris. The colours that those attending will be wearing this year will be drawn from the following colours: -

Pink
Black Leather
Blue
White
Green
Orange
Purple

The full listing of who has to wear what will be displayed here after the all important draw on the weekend!

If rumours are true Michael Brooks has asked to be allocated a seperate category all his own - Pink PVC - because he says he already has some. Only time will tell whether this has been accepted!

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Tour 2010

garethmorgan7 — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:41:12 CDT

Croesy will embark on a Club Tour in the Summer of 2010. The list of fines are lowed down on this page - so take notice - and don't forget, Dummy Club is well underway - "The Shout" for this week from Mark Morris (31st October) for all players ,1sts and 2nds, is that they must bring a Royal Mail Coat to the game (and their dummies of course!)

Tour Fund Balance After Week 7 = £391.50

Football Sheet Balance As Of 29/10/2009 = £125.00
(Only Players Who Have Collected Football Sheet Money Will Have Access To This Fund! Any outstanding moneys to be paid to Gareth Morgan ASAP)

A DEPOSIT OF FIFTY POUNDS IS REQUIRED FROM EVERYONE COMING ON TOUR BY THE 1ST OF NOVEMBER!

Football Sheets

Players are reminded that the MINIMUM £15 per player for November's Football Sheets are due in BY Saturday the 25th of November to Gareth Morgan. Any players who have not received their sheets yet please request one ASAP from Gareth Morgan.

Club Fines

(From & Including 12th September 2009)

Non attendance at Training (Regardless of Reason) - £1
Booking a trip away and missing a match during the Football Season - £1 per match
Late for meeting time on a Match Day - 50p
No Tracksuit Top on a Matchday - 50p
No Tracksuit Bottoms on a Matchday - 50p
No Club T-Shirt on a Matchday - 50p
Dirty Boots on a Matchday - 50p
No Dummy at any time when asked to produce one by another dummy clubber - £1
No Show of nominated item - £1 (Each week a different player will nominate an item for everyone - 1sts and 2nds - to bring the following match day)

All fines collected will be put into the tour fund and a running total will be displayed on this page each week as well as any news of any fundraising events, plans for the tour itself or any other relevant Dummy Club information.

ANY FINES NOT SETTLED BY 6PM ON THE DAY THEY WERE INCURRED WILL RESULT IN THE FINES DOUBLING!

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Team Profiles

garethmorgan7 — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:29:48 CDT

CHECK OUT MORE PLAYER PROFILES ON THE CONTINUED PAGE BY USING THE LINK ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THIS PAGE.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR PICS SO FAR IF YOU HAVE ANYMORE YOU WOULD LIKE ON HERE CONTACT SCOTT.

	Player Name: Rhys Nadin Stats: Goalkeeper Profile: Strong and agile goalkeeper secured on a transfer in the close season before the 2009/10 season. Has good presence and commands his penalty area well.	Player Name: Daniel Clouth Stats: Defender/Midfield Profile: Strong, fit, hard working and powerful player who's commitment to the club is without question. Clouth can play in a variety of positions and always gives 100% for the cause.
Player Name: Ryan Fahey Stats: Attacker Profile: A versatile and committed attacking player who has played right at the top of Welsh League Football including a successful spell at Pontardawe Town. Left to join former Champions Goytre United but has now re-joined his local club for the 2009/10 season.	Player Name: Jamie Jenkins Stats: Midfield Profile: Jamie has been with Croesy for several years now having played at the very top of the Welsh Game for several years including a successful spell at Barry Town where he played European Football - Did you know he once Marked Deco? He mentions it occasionally!	Player Name: Rhys Carr Stats: Defender Priofile: Rhys is a new signing for the 2009/10 Season who turned down interest from other Welsh League Clubs. A defender who has genuine ability to contribut to the team's attacks and delivers outstanding service into the front men. Rhys has played 1st Division Football at Taffs Well, Dinas Powys and Barry Town. Rhys was part of the Promotion Winning Barry Town team in 2007/08.
Player Name: Danny Jenkins Stats: Defender Profile: A wholehearted defender with bags of experience and achievement in the game. Has enjoyed much success as a player with the club and will always strive to add to those achievements.	Player Name: Ricky Coff Stats: Midfield Profile: A fit, energetic and committed midfield player with bags of enthusiasm and desire to get forward and attack without ever shirking his defensive responsibilities. A popular member of the squad and has also become a bit of a "Fans Favourite".	Player Name: Daniel Mais Stats: Striker Profile: A Strong ad Powerful striker who first played Welsh league Football at just 16 years old. Previous clubs include ENTO Aberaman and Taffs Well. Was part for the ENTO Aberaman Team who secured promotion from Division 2 of the Welsh League a few years ago.
Player Name: Huw Williams Stats: Defender Profile: A strong and committed defender signed from Pontypridd in the Summer of 2009. Huw works in the area and showed great desire to join the club, turning down the prospect of a pay day at pontypridd to join us. Huw will be a valuable asset this season.	Player Name: James Peckham Stats: Goalkeeper Profile: A young and very professional Goalkeeper who trained with the club during the 2008/09 season after being released by Newport County. James then formally joined the club for the 2009/10 season after impressing the Management Team in training.	Player Name: Gareth Wilmott Stats: Midfield Profile: A loyal and committed Croesyceiliog player who has served the club well in a variety of positions over the past few years. Gareth has the ability to keep posession well and have a genuine involvement in attacking moves.
Player Name: Gareth Pattimore Stats: Midfielder Profile: In his second spell with the club. Gareth was part of the Croesyceiliog team that achieved promotion to Division 1 of the Welsh League and stayed there. An energetic midfield player who communicates well and can score goals too.	Player Name: Mark Morris (Captain) Stats: Defender Profile: A classy, versatile and committed defender with the ability to attack as well. A great talker on and off the field with more than just defending to offer the team. Appointed Club Captain by Gareth Morgan shortly after he took over the Manager's job i the Summer of 2009.	Player Name: Paul Brown Stats: Defender Profile: Another player who has decided to stay on for the 2009/10 season. A strong defender with the ability to read the game.

Player Name: Jake Hayward Stats: Defender/Midfielder Profile: A skillful youth team product with bags of ability. Jake made his 1st Team debut in 2009 and has a bright future at the club.		Player Name: Jamie Stokes Stats: Striker Profile: A big and strong Centre Forward with the ability to score goals. Re-Joined the club at the start of the 2009/10 Season having rejected the attentions of other Welsh League Clubs after a year out due to work commitments in 2008/09.

Quote of the Season

garethmorgan7 — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:39:24 CDT

View this page for some peralers from inside the dressing room at Woodland Road.....

Quote Of The Month
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So here we are, in October already and the latest monthly contenders to make it to the shortlist for "Quote of the season." October's quotes in contention for quote of the month are as follows: -

"Bloody hell, has Danny Jenkins put some weight on?" (Rhys Carr 03/10/2009) Carr made this comment in response to Goalkeeping Coach Rhodri "The Oracle" Morgan coming into the bar having changed into a tank top - something only usually seen on Dan Jenkins!
"Play your cards right tonight my love and you could be coming back to my Nan's!" (Michael Brooks 03/10/2009) Brooks made this statement to a lucky lady on the team night out.
On the field at Maesteg Park Jamie Jenkins said the following to Michael Brooks when he was arguing with the referee: "Brooko shut up will you he isn't going to change his mind is he....." This coming from the player who has already been booked five times this season for doing exactly that!

Hall of Fame - Shortlist for "Quote of the Season"

July Winner - "Hi Mate. I can't play tomorrow because my Tattoo still hasn't settled down." (Craig Griffiths, 17/07/2009)

August Winner - "Is Newport Stadium in Newport?" (Dave O'Gorman 27/08/2009)

September Winner - "Michael Brooks is the Saviour of Croesyceiliog Football Club." (Michael Brooks 05/09/2009)

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The Mankini Hall Of Fame

garethmorgan7 — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:03:34 CDT

Every club has some sort of horrible attire that the "idiot of the week" or "worst trainer" has to wear over his kit at training. Well for the 2009/10 season Croesyceiliog Football Club are proud to announce the unveilliing of their very own atire!

The Borat "Mankini" will be worn over the training kit of the player deemed most worthy each week! The hall of fame for the season - which will include 1st and 2nd Team Players - will be displayed here with the player who has worn it most times during the season having a "very special prize" at the end of season presentation!!

Mankini Award Winners Hall of Fame

Rhys Carr on 03/09/2009 - For his awful and embarrassing backpass at Newport Stadium on the 29th of September 2009 right into the path of one of the divisions most deadly strikers who duly opened the scoring against the run of play!

Michael Brooks - Fans Favourite on 09/09/2009 - For the following offences: -

Counting 2 free kicks scored in the warm up before the Cwmbran game with Jody Jenkins in goal as goals on his season's goal tally.
Posting "Michael Brooks is the saviour of Croesyceiliog Football Club as his Facebook status.
Rejecting his team mates to go and lap up the attentions of the supporters in the bar after the game.
Joining his own Facebook Fanclub.
Doing that ridiculous "You can't see me" goal celebration.
Spending the entire weekend after his goal at Cwmbran calling himself "Vidic" in his local pub.
Telling players from another 2nd Division Team that he is "The best header of the ball in Welsh League Football"
For claiming on his fansite message board that he "Saved Your (Manager, Gareth Morgan's) job!"
For turning up to watch his old teammates at Bridgend street wearing full Croesyceiliog training kit.

Ricky Coff on 16/09/2009 - For his inability to play or even turn up the previous Saturday due to drinking the day before the game when he was back in the starting 11 for the FAW Cup game with Risca. Coff has also been dropped to the reserves for at least the next game as a result.

Michael Brooks - Fans Favourite on 23/09/2009 - Despite strong competition from Mark Morris, Brooks picked up his second mankini award of the season for the following charges: -

Sulking, pouting and playing up to the sympathy of the supporters at Aberbargoed by sitting behind them moping around so they would all ask "Why aren't you playing Brooko...."
For telling players from other clubs that he gets paid fourty pounds a game at Croesy and is one of only three players who get paid!

Dave O'Gorman on 30/09/2009 - For his constant moaning and whining about being fined by the Tour Committee to the point that he was contacting 1st Team manager, Gareth Morgan, during the week asking him to "have a word" about it. He also lashed out at Morgan on Facebook, calling him "Judas" and claimed that his fines were nothing short of a "Witch hunt!" For his constant moaning he was awarded the mankini - and fined!!!

Jonathan Lowndes on 07/10/2009 - For his absolute nightmare of a performance for the reserve team on the previous Saturday, which was so bad that he was substituted after 20 minutes with his team 4-1 down! After Lowndes was withdrawn the team came back to take the game into extra time at 4-4.

Anthony Southard on 21/10/2009 - For the worst corner ever taken in the history of Football against Porthcawl Town on the 17th of October 2009. Tony's attempted short corner rolled slowly out of play about 6 inches from when it left his foot.

Team profiles Continued

garethmorgan7 — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:41:24 CDT

Type your photo caption or credit here.	Gareth Morgan: Manager	Player Name: Jody Jenkins Stats: Striker Profile: A prolific striker who has scored goals at the very highest level of Welsh Football during periods with Barry Town and Cwmbran Town in their hey days. Has also bagged a lot of goals for Croesy over the past few seasons with several more to come.
Name: Dave O'Gorman Position: Assistant Manager Profile: "The Dog" was brought into the club by Gareth Morgan upon his arrival at Croesy in the Summer of 2009. A former Reserve League winning Manager at Dinas Powys Dog is a popular man in the dressing room with the exception of Jamie Jenkins who bullies him! A Committed, ambitious and very hardworking number 2.	Player Name: Calum Miles Stats: Midfield Profile: A young and athletic midfielder with excellent feet. Calum has impressed with his maturity and ability since joining the club. Calum is a pwerful runner who is capable of doing many different jobs in the team.	Player Name: Jac Homan Stats: Defender Profile: One of many promising young players at the club. Jac is a solid defender who has the ability to play football as well in the right areas of the field.
Player Name: Zac Osborne Stats: Forward Profile: Very promising young striker who already has good experience levels in Welsh league football as well as having represented the county at youth level last season. Zac was the 2008/09 Reserve Team Player of the Year and will look to bring that form into this season's Welsh league team.	Player Name: Michael Brooks - Fans Favourite Stats: Defender/Midfield/Attack Profile: A versatile footballer who can play in a variety of positions throughout the spine of the team. Signed from Maesteg Park in the Summer of 2009. Michael has won numerous honours in the South Wales Senior League with his local club before making the step up to Welsh league.	Player Name: Nick McGrath Stats: Forward Profile: A quick and powerful forward with the ability to run at defenders with the ball or get in behind them with his speed. Has a good first touch which gets him out of some tight positions on the pitch at times. Hopes to push on and nail down a place in the team this year.
Name: Rhodri Morgan Position: Goalkeeper Coach Profile: An athletic and agile goalkeeping coach who's fitness levels leave the players in awe. Also known as "The Oracle" for his unbelieveable general knowledge and resemblance to the character played by Johny Vegas on the hit TV Show, Benidorm.	Name: Anthony Southard Stats: Winger Profile: A former Welsh Schoolboy International signed from Caerau (Ely) early in the 2009/10 season. Has been a consistent performer in Welsh League Football for a number of years, averaging a goal every 3 games from the wing at Caerau in the 2008/09 season.	Name: Ryan Hayward Stats: Winger Profile: A tricky and brave young winger who earned his first call up to first team duty after impressing in the Youth Team. Tenacious in his approach with silky dribbling skills and a genuine eye for a killer pass.
Name: Richard Perry Stats: Midfield Profile: A skillful and attacking midfield player with great attitude andd work ethic. Joined the club for the 2008/09 season before making a short stop off at Bitton FC in England before re-joining in September 2009.

Q & A

garethmorgan7 — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:45:23 CDT

QUESTION & ANSWER

This Week's Q & A is with ................ Manager, Gareth Morgan

Morgan is the new Manager, appointed in June 2009 following the Club's relegation from Division 1.

Q - Nicknames?
A - Morgs, Moggsy, Gaffer.

Q - Age?
A - 30

Q - Day Job?
A - Golf Club General Manager

Q - Qualifications?
A - 10 GCSE's, 1 A Level & GNVQ Level 3, BA (hons) Recreation & Leisure Management with Sports Coaching, NVQ Level 4 in Management.

Q - Pets?
A - Cat

Q - Likes?
A - Man United, Sir Alex Ferguson & Jose Mourinho.

Q - Dislikes?
A - Arsenal, Liverpool, Arsene Wenger, Rafael Benitez, Cristiano Ronaldo, Carlos Tevez, Footballers who don't train & busy linesmen!!

Q - Favourite Food?
A - Chinese

Q - Favourite Drink?
A - Carling

Q - Previous Clubs Coaching?
A - Marlboro Sports, Taffs Well, Dinas Powys, ENTO Aberaman & Llanrumney United.

Q - Previous Clubs playing?
A - Cardiff Civil Service (Youth), Brecon, Ely Rangers & UWIC.

Q - Have you won any honours in Football as a Coach?
A - Cardiff Junior League Titles x 2 & Cup Winners x 1. Welsh Under 17's Champions. Welsh Youth League Cup Finalists x 2. Welsh League Division 1 Runners-Up. CW Bruty Cup Winners.

Q - Coaching career highlights?
A - The Unbeaten Seasons 2000/01 & 2001/02. Winning Last Game at Dinas to secure Runners-Up 07/08. Beating Celtic Away in first League Game as Croesy Manager and seeing how much it meant to everyone & signing Michael Brooks - Fans Favourite!!

Q - Which club do you support (Apart from Croesy of course!)
A - Manchester United

Q - Who is your favourite player (Apart from Jamie Jenkins!)
A - I saw a friend, the other day, he told me he'd found the white pele, I said to him, who is he? he goes by the name of Wayne Rooney. Wayne Rooney. Wayne Rooney. He goes by the name of Wayne Rooney!

Q - Who is your favourite Croesyceiliog Player?
A - Has to be Michael Brooks - Fans Favourite. That nutmeg on Jamie Jenkins in training sealed it haha. I do think Jonny Lowndes brings a unique style to the club too though!!

Q - Best Welsh League Player?
A - Currently it has to be Dale Price at Goytre for me, but I am a fan of Jason Cowan at Aberaman too - both have unbelieveable workrates and great attitudes!!

Q - Who was your boyhood hero?
A - Jamie Jenkins - did you know he marked Deco??

Q - Croesy are lucky to have such a big supporter base - do you have a favourite fan though?
A - It's a tough call, but Dai Waddon has been great so far. To see just how much the win at Celtic meant to him made my day! I have to say though, I am not sure whether Ryan Fahey & Danny Mais class as a fans now they have missed so many games but have been watching on the sidelines!?

Q - What are your ambitions for the season ahead?
A - To Win Promotion back to Division 1, to keep on seeing an improvement in attitudes and work ethics and to get Danny Mais fully match fir for consecutive games by the end of the season!

Q - Which game are you most looking forward to this season?
A - The Next Game & The Last Game of the Season - where hopefully we will have something to fight for!!!

Q - Ambition in football?
A - To keep enjoying what I do, be successful over the long term - and get Dan Jenkins' training attendance above 30%!!!

Q - Who would you most like to meet?
A - Jose Mourinho, Sir Alex Ferguson, Jennifer Love-Hewitt, Eva Mendes, Eric Cantona & That bloke Anthony Rankmore at Maesteg Park!

Q - Who is the Hardest Man In Cwmbran?
A - Danny Jenkins without a shadow of a doubt!! The man is a colossus - he told me so himself!!

Q - And finally - who is the longest in the shower?
A - Zac "Dirk Diggler" Osbourne! Ridiculous!!

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Sponsors page

croesyfan — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:59:54 CDT

Croesyceiliog would like to thanks all sponsors that help the club,and would like to welcome new sponsors to the club,if you are interested in sponsoring Croesyceiliog in anyway please contact anyone at the club,details are provided in the contact information page.

Croesyceiliog Sponsors are;

Sealant Systems Ltd
Cwmbran Timber Supplies
Dean Packaging
Peter Tomasulo Hairdresser
Complete Kitchens
Peter Villars Landscapes
Ron Couch Building Contractors
Cwmbran Gates & Fencing
Llanyravon Betting Shop
Phil Hathway Asset Mortgage Management
Ian Slade UPVC Windows & Doors
Neil Gilmore Building Contractor
Chris Evans Electrical Services
Llanyravon Fish Shop
Phil Hillier UPVC Windows & Doors
Canine Corner Dog Grooming
IG Landscapes Ltd
Colin Court A1 Skip Hire
Llanyravon Post Office
Tino & Lee Llanyravon Hairdressers
Harry Wheeter Fruit & Veg
Mark Jude Floors
DG Evans Building Supplies
Ray Taylor Car Sales
Nigel Etheridge Building Contractor
Gary Cook Cwmbran Workmens Club
Brian Rowlands Phoenix
MRS Supermarket Llanyravon
PVM Hire Graham Thatcher
Torfaen Glass & Glazing
Barry Filer
http://www.footballfactorywales.co.uk/index.php

Guestbook

croesyfan — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 08:36:20 CDT

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Links to other clubs

croesyfan — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 08:34:31 CDT

AFC Llwydcoed

AFC Porth FC

Aberaman Athletic FC

Aberbargoed Buds FC

Abertillery Bluebirds FC

Abertillery Excelsiors

Afan Lido FC

Barry Town supporters

Bettws FC

Bridgend Town FC

Briton Ferry Llansawel FC

Bryntirion Athletic FC

Caerau (Ely) FC

Caerleon

Caldicot Town FC

Cambrian & Clydach FC

Cardiff Corinthians FC

Corus Steel FC

Cwmaman Institute FC

Cwmbran Celtic FC

Cwmbran Town FC

Dinas Powys FC

Ely Rangers FC

Garden Village FC

Garw Athletic FC

Goytre AFC

Goytre United FC

Llangeinor FC

Llantwit Fardre FC

Llanwern FC

Maesteg Park FC

Merthyr Tydfil FC (Official)

Merthyr Tydfil FC (Unofficial)

Monmouth Town FC

Newcastle Emlyn FC

Newport Civil Service

Newport YMCA FC

Penrhiwceiber Rangers FC

Pontardawe Town FC

Pontyclun FC

Pontypridd Town FC

Porthcawl Town FC

Risca United FC

Seven Sisters FC

South Gower FC

Taffs Well FC

Ton Pentre FC

Treharris Athletic FC

Troedyrhiw FC

Contact Information

garethmorgan7 — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 07:11:00 CDT

Scott Packer-Creator of website and Fixture Secretary-e-mail s_m_packer@msn.com

Chairman - Chris Evans

General Secretary - Steve Corken

Hon Treasurer - Nick James

Welsh League Fixture Secretary - Scott Packer (07928397923)

1st Team Manager - Gareth Morgan (07909 737935)

1st Team Assistant Manager - Dave O'Gorman

1st Team Coach - Steve Davies

Club Goalkeeping Coach - Rhodri Morgan

2nd Team Manager - Mark Thomas (07771904462)

Committee - P Cozens,G Fisher,D Waddon,S Corken,R Urie
C Filer,S Packer,A Jones,M Jones,I Williams,P Foster,R Owens,M Thomas,
G Wilmott, A Howells, J Lowndes & D Jenkins.