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Welsh Referee Lee Evans, who was last week in the Faroe Island onChampions League duty will fly to Austria for the UEFA Europa League3rd Qualifying Round 2nd Leg game between Rapid Vienna and Asteras

Tripolis of Greece.

His Assistants will be Phil Thomas (Trealaw) and Gareth Wyn Jones

(Bontnewydd) with the 4th Official being Brian James of Rhydyfelin.

This will prepare Lee well for his game the following week in Turkuwhen he takes charge of the Finland v Slovenia Friendly International.

Our Welsh UEFA Referee Observers have again been appointed to games

in the third Qualifying Round making it three consecutive appointments

for Brian Lawlor, and Referees Manager Rodger Gifford with twoconsecutive appointments for Ray Ellingham.

Brian and Ray have games on 8th August with Brian going to the Czech

Republic for Jablonec v the winners of the Stromgodset (Norway) /

Debrecen (Hungary) 2 round game and Ray goes to the fantastic new

stadium in Poznan in Poland for the Lech Poznan v the winners of the

Zalgiris (Lithuania)/Pyunik (Armenia) 2 round game. On August 1st

Rodger will visit either Northern Ireland or Greece for the winners of the

Linfield v Xanthi game who will host either KR of Iceland or StandardLiege of Belgium.

FAW Head of Competitions Andrew Howard commented; "The

appointments in Europe are coming in thick and fast for Welsh referees

which is most pleasing. I hope that anybody that is looking for a new

hobby, a new direction in football or just hoping to be involved within the

beautiful game, is inspired by the wonderful opportunities that refereeing

has and they contact the FAW about our next referees course."

TNS exit with

heroic performanceThe New Saints bowed out of the

Champions League in spite of a battlingdisplay in a 1-0 second qualifying roundsecond-leg defeat by Legia Warsaw.

Vladimir Dvalishvili's 53rd-minute goalgave the Polish champions a 4-1 aggregatewin over the Welsh club.Craig Harrison's team put up a stubborndisplay in defence, with goalkeeper Paul

Harrison in fine form.But they never looked like overturning a 3-1defeat in the first leg in Wales.

Goalkeeper and captain Paul Harrison wasforced into action in the fifth minute whenhe dived low to his right to turn MiroslavRadovic's low shot past the post.

The Saints then went close when MichaelWilde just failed to get on the end of ChrisMarriott's deep cross, with home goalkeeperDusan Kuciak scrambling.

But it could not last, and Dvalishvili finallybroke the deadlock eight minutes into thesecond half when he latched on to Radovic'spass and slotted the ball through Harrison'slegs.The Polish team dominated to the end, butcould not find a way past more bravedefending from the Saints, with Furman

denied late on by Edwards's goalline

clearance. www.bbc.co.uk/sport

Prestatyn outclassed but learnPrestatyn bowed out of the Europa League with defeat against Rijeka in thesecond qualifying round second leg at Rhyl.

Trailing 5-0 from the first leg, Prestatyn fell further behind when Ivan Mocinicscored with a curled effort from outside the box.

Ivan Boras added a second before the interval, slotting past Jon Hill-Dunt. Goran Mujanovic added a third for the Croatian side, whoface Zilina in the next round. Prestatyn Town player manager Neil Gibson said after the match:

"We massively improved on what we did last week. We knew we were up against a very good side but we came up with plans andstrategies to limit the effect they would have on the game.

"We're disappointed with two of the goals we gave away in the first half but we thought we improved drastically on last week.

"What we take out of it [European campaign] is that in the first tie against the Latvian team [Liepajas Metalurgs] we fully deserved

to come through the tie. We were the better team in my opinion over the two games."We deserve to be at this level and if we can perform how we did last season and improve on it with some of the signings we've

made, hopefully we can be a force in the Welsh Premier League this season and make these European evenings more of a regularoccurance for Prestat n Town football club."

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The improvement continues.by Dave Jones, Daily Posthttp://blogs.dailypost.co.uk/northwalesfootball/2013/07/euro-results-boost-welsh-premi.htmlOVER the past three decades Welsh Premier League clubs have achieved no more than the occasional good result

in Europe.

These welcome successes have been somewhat sporadic, however this summer has delivered what could

hopefully signify a wind of change.

For perhaps the first time in 20 years of competing in Europe, the performances of all our Welsh Premier

representatives have caught the eye.

And even more encouraging is the fact three of our four WPL hopefuls were first-time European entrants.

July has seen Welsh teams play 10 Euro matches, winning two, drawing two and losing six - maybe not statistics

to pull up trees, but a major improvement nonetheless on many previous campaigns.

Pride of place went to PRESTATYN TOWN, who became only the second ever League of Wales/Welsh Premier

club to win their debut European tie.

After losing 2-1 at Rhyl to Latvians SK Liepajas Metalurgs in the first leg of their Europa League first qualifying

round tie on July 4, few gave the Seasiders a prayer of turning the tables in the return at the Daugava Stadium.

But late goals from Ross Stephens and Neil Gibson ensured Town won the match 2-1 to force extra time, which

produced no further score.

So it went to penalties and Prestatyn showed immense coolness from the spot to triumph 4-3 in an unforgettable

shoot-out.In the second qualifying round, the Seasiders were unlucky to draw crack Croatian side HNK Rijeka, a wealthy

club laden with international players, some rated as six-figure talents.

It proved too much, Town losing 8-0 over two legs, but nonetheless, the Welsh Cup holders far from disgraced

themselves in either leg.

Prestatyn had already over-achieved, punched well above their weight in knocking out a team with a higher co-

efficient which were a dozen matches into their domestic season, while the Seasiders had played just two warm-up

games.

Fellow Euro rookies BALA TOWNgave the Welsh Premier a real boost by defeating Estonia's Levadia Tallinn

1-0 at Rhyl in their first-ever European match.

Ian Sheridan's early goal earned him a place in Lakesiders' folklore and gave Colin Caton's side genuine hope of

completing the job at the Kadriorg Stadium.

Unfortunately, a striker called Hunt put paid to the chances of a Welsh victory by scoring a hat-trick in the reverseleg, which the Estonians won 3-1.

However, Bala could be hugely proud of their first Euro adventure.

The same can be said of AIRBUS UK BROUGHTON, who finished their inaugural European excursion

unbeaten!

Taking on Ventspils of Latvia, regular conquerors of WPL teams over the years, the Wingmakers drew 1-1 in the

opening episode at Wrexham and that away goal was to prove crucial as Andy Preece's men could only earn a 0-0

split at the Olimpiskais Stadions - an heroic effort nonetheless.

Airbus could look back on both games and feel genuinely unlucky they did not progress at the expense of

opponents who moved into the third qualifying round this week.

And that brings us to THE NEW SAINTS.

Our domestic league champions faced a really tough hurdle against Polish giants Legia Warsaw, those respected

veterans of many a Euro campaign.This UEFA Champions League tussle saw TNS take a 1-0 lead into the interval of the first leg at Wrexham,

courtesy of a Ryan Fraughan goal.

Unfortunately, the Ekstraklasa outfit raised their game in the second stanza and ran out 3-1 winners.

Anyone expecting the second leg at the Polish Army Stadium this week to end up 3 or 4-0 in favour of the hosts

were in for a surprise.

Saints only lost 1-0 and gave a great account of themselves, as they had in the first leg.

Perhaps a 4-1 aggregate defeat does not look too impressive on paper, but the quality of opposition must be taken

into account.

So overall, no Welsh Premier club emerged from this season's European antics with a black mark on their record.

Two wins, two draws.....much improved on what has gone before.

The key now is building on this and one thing is for sure....after this summer's experiences Prestatyn, Bala, Airbus

and TNS will be longing for another crack at Europe as soon as possible.

Onward and upward.....

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Annual Referees Seminar another successThe recent Welsh Premier Referees,

Assistant Referees and Referee

Assessors gathered together at Newtown

FC for their annual joint meeting where

over 60 match officials were present.

It was also good to see FAW PresidentTrefor Lloyd Hughes and Vice President

David Griffiths in attendance for the

whole day to support the training and

education programme.

Before presenting his review of the year

Referees Manager Rodger Giffordcalled upon FAW President Trefor Lloyd

Hughes to present Huw Jones with a

pennant on behalf of UEFA to mark his service as an International Referee which was followed by

Referees Committee Vice Chairman presentingHuw with a Welsh Cap with his name on to mark theFAWs appreciation of his international work.Following a review of the year in terms of achievements the match officials were reminded of the need

to supply the Welsh Premier Clubs with the best possible officiating. The League is getting stronger, the

Clubs are moving on and with the financial rewards for qualifying for European competition it is

essential that match officials also up their efforts to meet the challenges ahead.

FAWs Head of Competitions Andrew Howard and Corbetts Sports Welsh Premier League SecretaryGwyn Derfel both made short addresses to the gathering thanking the match officials for their

cooperation throughout the season and covering administrative points before handing back to the

Referees Manager to introduce the first of the days speakers who was Iwan Sion a Producer withRondo Media who attends matches every weekend in his professional capacity. Whilst Iwans address

was entitled The View from Behind the Camera he stressed these were his personal opinions and notthat of Rondo itself. He showed five clips from last season which stimulated great debate amongst hisaudience and openly admitted at the end of the session that he now had a far better understanding of both

the Laws of The Game and Referees problems.The second speaker was Andrew Edwards, Chairman of Port Talbot Town, who gave a straight fromthe heart viewpoint on Welsh Premier refereeing which in the main was very complimentary but alsoraised issues with regard to the perception by clubs in relation to match officials before giving a

fascinating insight into how a club like Port Talbot Town is run off the field and the costs involved to

keep the club operating.

The final speaker, who did two sessions, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, was the FAsHead of Senior Referee Development Neale Barry (above left). Neale a former full time Referee in the

FA Premier League took early retirement from his whistle to take up his role eight years ago which hedescribes as a dream job. His first presentation was on Advantage and his second one was onJudging Challenges but in reality it was did we see what really happened Both sessions werestimulating and thought provoking giving the eight discussion groups plenty to discuss and feedback to

the plenary session. Neales passion for coaching referees on the simple things shone through bothpresentations and everyone could only have learnt from his input.

At the end of a highly successful day Vice Chairman Cliff Evans (above right) made presentations to the

three main speakers Iwan, Andrew and Neale thanking them for contributing to what he felt was an

excellent day before paying both personal thanks and the thanks of those present to Referees ManagerRodger Gifford for all the time and effort put into organising such a worthwhile day.

Head of Competitions Andrew Howard commented; "It was another excellent day for Welsh refereeing.

The content was very varied as we kicked-off with Iwan who doesn't have a refereeing background orperspective, yet concluded with Neale Barry, whose life has been dedicated to refereeing, We have had

some great feedback from the referees, who all went home having learnt."

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Old Golds Chris Harte chronicles a seasonChris Harte is the Media Manager at Carmarthen Town. For over

forty years he had been a sports writer and journalist before retiring

to his wife's home town some three years ago. Like all scribes it

took him no time at all to become part of the furniture at his local

football club where he now holds forth each matchday from his

'media centre' at the back of the main stand.His book: "Old Gold," with a sub-title of 'A Season with

Carmarthen Town,' is an unexpectedly good read. Considering

that this is his 56th title then it is easy to see how he glides through

the year giving us background information and opinion which

would not be possible to find elsewhere.

He starts with a quick resume of the previous twelve months which

he calls "a disaster" and chronicles the return to the club of

manager Mark Aizlewood from January 2012. The success of last

season in winning the Word Cup, as well as being in the top half of

the WPL, figures highly in the text.

Chris has, in the past, written books on a sports journalists' year butthis is the first he has done on a single club. The text is easy to read and we get to know most of the

people behind the scenes as well as those on the playing field.

At 9.95 it is a bargain from Chris at National Sport Reporting, Braemar House, St Davids Avenue,Carmarthen SA31 3DN plus postage. Contact Chris onchristopher-harte@hotmail.co.uk

A message to our readers from the

magazines editor - Dave Collins -

asking for your assistance with the

magazines marketing campaign.

Send your comments to:

welshfootball@lineone.netDave asks:.

The UEFA matches have forced me to start thinking

about 2013-14 and one of my priorities is to try and

increase advertising, sponsorship and circulation. With

SA

Brain finally pulling out as back-page advertiser, I

need to plug an even bigger gap in the P&L.Obviously all ideas are going to be very welcome

indeed.

However, one way you can help me immediately is to

give me some quotes (or 'soundbites') about the

magazine that I can use in publicity

material. I've got some nice ones from S Wales Echo

and renewing subscribers, but the more the merrier.

Presumptuous, maybe, and apologies for that: but also

very necessary.

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CLUB NEWS

ABERYSTWYTH TOWN ww.atfc.org.ukPRE SEASON FRIENDLIESSaturday 20

thJuly Barmouth & Dyffryn Utd A 4-3

Saturday 27thJuly Caersws FC A 0-3

Saturday 3rd

August Haverfordwest County H ko 14:30Thursday 8

thAugust Bow Street A ko 19:00

Saturday 10thAugust CPD Porthmadog A ko 14:30

Tuesday 13thAugust Swansea City XI H ko 19:30

Saturday 17thAugust Goytre United H ko 14:30

AFAN LIDO FCPRE SEASON FRIENDLIESSaturday 13

thJuly Abertillery Bluebirds 0-4

Thursday 25thJuly Pontardawe Town A

Saturday 27thJuly Ton Pentre A

Saturday 10thAug Bridgwater Town H

AIRBUS UK BROUGHTON www.airbusfc.comAIRBUS UK Broughton continued their pre-season preparations with an excellent 1-0 home win over local Conferenceside Wrexham FC, thanks to a second-half goal from Steve Jones.Having narrowly missed out on promotion to the Football League a couple of months ago, they would provide anotherexcellent test as the Wingmakers looked to sustain momentum between their European campaign and the new domesticone.In very warm and humid conditions Airbus were put under early pressure by the visitors, but it came to nothing. It was

the Wingmakers who had the first opportunity on 12 minutes when Ryan Wade beat Anthony Stephens to cross, SteveJones close-range header drawing a point-blank save from Andy Coughlin in the Wrexham goal.On 14 minutes Brett Ormerod forced Wingmakers goalkeeper James Coates to tip over after turning and firing in a shotfrom the edge of the area. Minutes later Ormerod struck another shot from outside the area, narrowly missing the target.

On 21 minutes Wrexhams Jonathan Royle headed over from a corner. Meanwhile Ryan Wades pace was causingWrexham problems at the other end.Good solo work from Bradley Reid created an opportunity for the Wrexham youngster to have a crack at goal, but hepulled his shot wide of the near post on half an hour. It had been an even game with neither side over-troubling theother defensively. It remained goalless at the break which was a fair reflection of the first-half.There were few changes at the break and the Wingmakers began the second-half in positive fashion Sam Hart gettingforward to strike a shot just wide, followed by Lewis Short doing the same. Short was developing into the Wingmakersbest threat down the left but was often forced onto his weaker foot.The visitors first change before the hour saw ex-Airbus loanee Steve Tomassen replace Kyle Parle who had picked upa knock. Good work from Ryan Wade cut the ball back to Glenn Rule whose strike was palmed away by Coughlin.The Wingmakers did not have to wait long to go ahead however as, on 63 minutes, Lewis Short pulled the ball back onthe edge of the area for Steve Jones to strike low into the far corner. Airbus were deservedly 1-0 up but Wrexham took

the opportunity to introduce a raft of strong substitutes including manager Andy Morrell, and other ex-Airbus loanplayers Nick Rushton and Leon Clowes.

Minutes after the goal Wingmakers sub Chris Simm saw a goal-bound shot accidentally blocked close to the goal-lineby his own player Lewis Short, as Wrexham were living dangerously at the back. Shortly after a Simm header from acorner was also scrapped away unconvincingly by the visitors.

Wrexham player-manager Andy Morrell managed to evade Ian Kearney but struck his shot just wide with 10 minutes togo. With the likes of Morrell, Adrian Cieslewicz and Andy Bishop on, it was a surprise that Wrexham werent askingmore questions of the Wingmakers going forward. Young Zyaac Edwards was then introduced in place of Ryan Wadewho had caused Wrexham problems all afternoon.Nick Rushtons weak near-post effort was well saved by Coates as the game entered the latter stages. AnotherWingmakers academy youngster Josh Muldoon was then introduced to the action with the Wingmakers enjoying more

possession in Wrexhams final third. At the other end Robbie Evans tame attempt at goal was well-held by Coates withtwo minutes to go.

In the final minute an unmarked Morrell headed wide a chance he would normally be expected to bury. There wassome late Wrexham pressure but they could not convert it into an equaliser and that was that.

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Wrexhams full-time status might have been expected to give them the edge as the game progressed, but theWingmakers had delivered a greatly assured performance at both ends of the field and thoroughly deserved their

surprise 1-0 win..

PRE SEASON FRIENDLIESSaturday 29thJune Crusaders FC A P-P

Saturday 29thJune Buckley Town A 5-0

Tuesday 16thJuly AFC Fylde H 2-2

Saturday 20thJuly Wrexham H 1-0

Tuesday 23rd

July Mossley A 1-4

Saturday 27thJuly Nantwich Town H 6-4

Saturday 10thAugust Ramsbottom United A ko 15:00

Tuesday 13thAugust Cefn Druids A ko 19:30

Friday 16thAugust Gap Connahs Quay H ko 19:45 Flintshire Cup

BALA TOWN www.balatownfc.co.ukPRE SEASON FRIENDLIESTuesday 25

thJune The New Saints A 1-3

Saturday 20thJuly CPD Porthmadog A P-P

Wednesday 24thJuly Ruthin Town A 3-0

Friday 26th

July Marine A 1-0Tuesday 30thJuly Vauxhall Motors A ko 19:30

Friday 2nd

August Blackburn Rovers H ko 19:30

Saturday 10thAugust Colwyn Bay FC H ko 14:30

BANGOR CITY www.bangorcityfc.comBangor boss Nev Powell has confirmed the registration of three promising young defenders who have

been involved in the pre-season matches played so far.

They are Dec Walker, Joe Culshaw and Anthony Miley

Warrington born Dec Walker made 19 appearances for Wrexham in the Conference during the 2012-13

season after progressing through the Colliers Park academy structure.

An attack minded right-back Dec was given a professional contact at The Racecourse in July 2010 andbroke into the Republic of Ireland U19s squad for the UEFA Championships a year later - only to be

ruled out by injury. He did though appear in both game against the Ukraine in September 2010 including

a full debut appearance.

Another former Wrexham youngster Joe Culshaw comes from Carrog near Corwen.

He also came through the club's academy system but was released as a teenager to join Morecambe, a

step up from the Conference to Football League. Defender Joe spent part of last season in the Cymru

Alliance with Cefn Druids.

Centre-back Anthony Miley is the third newcomer to Nantporth.

Last season Anthony played for coast rivals Colwyn Bay and Conwy United having previously played

for Bootle.

During the 2011-12 season Anthony entered the Samsung competition to Win a contract with SwindonTown and finished in the top ten out of 2500 entrees. He also represented winners Liverpool in theDallas (International Youth) Cup.

PRE SEASON FRIENDLIESSaturday 13

thJuly Buckley Town A 4-1

Wednesday 17thJuly Caernarfon Town H 3-1

Saturday 20thJuly Lancaster City H 1-1

Tuesday 23rdJuly Gwalchmai H 14-0

Saturday 3rd

August Burscough H ko 14:00

Tuesday 6thAugust Conwy Borough H ko 19:30

Saturday 10thAugust AFC Telford A ko 15:00

Tuesday 13

th

August Caernarfon Town A ko 19:30

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CARMARTHEN TOWN www.carmarthentownafc.comPRE SEASON FRIENDLIESSaturday 20

thJuly Pontardawe Town A 4-2

Saturday 20thJuly Taffs Well A 4-0

Wednesday 24thJuly Merlins Bridge A 1-8

Friday 26thJuly Cambrian & Clydach A 6-3

Saturday 3

rd

August Bath City A ko 15:00Saturday 10thAugust Ton Pentre A ko 14:30

Saturday 17thAugust Midleton FC (IRL) A ko TBA

Sunday 18thAugust Cobh Ramblers (IRL) A ko 19:45

GAP CONNAHS QUAY www.the-nomads.co.ukThe Nomads are pleased to announce the return to Deeside Stadium of goalkeeper, Terry McCormick.

Terry previously played for The Nomads between 2008-2010, making over 50 appearances in all competitions and

winning numerous player awards in his stint before joining Bala Town. During his time at Maes Tegid, Terry

helped guide Bala to the Europa League playoff in the 2011-12 season.

Terry joined a number of ex-Nomads under the guidance of Chris Herbert at Conwy Borough in August 2012,

before rejoining The Nomads this week, where he will wear the number 25 shirt.

Director of Football, Mark McGregor commented, "Terry will offer the club some great experience and will pushJon hard. They should work well in training and I am sure push each other on to be better in all aspects and under

the guidance of Neil Ebrell, this will be a big season for both of our 'keepers."

Nomads have signed Paul Mooney from Northwich Victoria

Paul's performances for Rhyl in the 2010-11Cymru Alliance were simply outstanding. He caught the eye of

Football League scouts and he spent a period on trial with Crewe Alexandra before joining Swindon Town.

Twenty-two year old Paul is a strong, hard driving midfielder who can play in Central Defence of as a full back.

He scores a fair number of goals and Nomads are delighted to welcome him to Deeside.

PRE SEASON FRIENDLIESSaturday 13thJuly Conwy Borough A 0-0

Tuesday 16thJuly Runcorn Town A P-P

Saturday 20thJuly Flint Town United A 2-3

Friday 26thJuly Pontefract Collieries A 3-1

Saturday 27thJuly Goole FC A 5-3

Tuesday 30thJuly Wrexham FC H ko 19:15

Friday 2nd

August Buckley Town A ko 19:30

Saturday 3rd

August Corwen FC A ko 14:30

Tuesday 6thAugust Cardiff City H ko 19:30

Saturday 10thAugust Nantwich Town H ko 14:30

Saturday 13thAugust Conwy Borough A ko 14:30

NEWTOWN AFC www.newtownafc.co.ukPRE SEASON FRIENDLIES

Saturday 20th

July Wellington Amateurs A 0-2Saturday 27

thJuly Shawbury United A 4-3

Saturday 3rd

August Guilsfield A ko 14.30

Tuesday 6thAugust Shrewsbury Town XI H ko 19:30

Saturday 10thAugust Hednesford Town H ko 14:30

PORT TALBOT TOWN www.porttalbottown.co.ukLeigh De-Vulgt is set for 10th consecutive year at the club

THREE players officially re-signed for the forthcoming season before Tuesdays game, as James Bloom, LeeJohn and Leigh De-Vulgt all put pen to paper.

Bloom, 21, made 29 (1) Corbett Sports Welsh Premier League appearances last season, having originally arrived

at the club from Gloucester City in January 2012.

Leigh De-Vulgt and Lee John both sign on for their tenth year at the GenQuip stadium.Lee John holds the clubs record for Corbett Sports Welsh Premier League appearances which currently standsat 261but his brief spells with Haverfordwest and Newport County during his ten years, mean team-mate Leigh-

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De-Vulgt, will make reach the milestone of playing ten consecutive seasons for Port Talbot Town, a considerable

achievement.

PRE SEASON FRIENDLIESTuesday 23

rdJuly Swansea City U21 H 1-0

Saturday 27thJuly Briton Ferry Llansawel A 2-2

Wednesday 31st July Cardiff City H ko 19:30

Saturday 3rd

August Biggleswade Town A ko 15:00

Saturday 10

th

August Merthyr Town H ko 15:00

PRESTATYN TOWN www.ptfconline.co.ukFirst team coach Chris Hughes has been announced as the new head man for the Prestatyn Town academy.

Chris will replace John Roberts as academy director after he stepped down from the role due to increased work

and travel commitments and the club are thrilled that Chris has agreed to take on the post.

An A-licence coach, Chris has Welsh Premier League coaching experience with Caersws and also spent a short

time with Rhyl. He joined the Seasiders in April 2010 from Cymru Alliance Buckley Town where he was an

integral part of the management team.

Chris is a well-respected figure in Welsh Premier circles and his knowledge and experience was crucial to the

Seasiders winning the Welsh Cup back in May and overcoming the challenge of Liepajas Metallurgs in the

Europa League earlier this month.

Chairman Phil Merrick said: "This appointment will only strengthen the great work the academy are doing at themoment and I am delighted Chris agreed to take on the position. Four players who have played in the academy

have already had a taste of Welsh Premier football and with Chris at the helm, I am sure there will be many more

to follow.

"I would also thank John Roberts for all his efforts in helping to make the academy what it is and everyone at the

club wishes him all the best in the future."

PRE SEASON FRIENDLIESFriday 21stJune Amlwch Town H 11-0

Friday 28thJune Flint Town United H ko 19:30

Saturday 20thJuly 1874 Northwich H ko 14:30

Saturday 3rdAugust Vauxhall Motors A ko 15:00

Saturday 17thAugust Manchester City XI H ko 14:00

Rhyl FC www.rhylfc.co.ukPopular club captain Russell Courtney is moving onto pastures new, due to personal circumstances, and he spoke

fondly of his time with Rhyl as he prepared to move on.

Russ has found a new challenge at Evo Stick Premier Division side Nantwich Town.

A clearly emotional Russ told of his pride at representing the Lilywhites and the honour of being captain, before

mentioning the part the fans have played in his life in Rhyl..

PRE SEASON FRIENDLIESFriday 12

thJuly Tranmere Rovers H 0-5

Saturday 13th July Hyde FC H 0-5

Wednesday 17thJuly Bolton Wanderers H ko 19:45

Saturday 20

th

July Marine H 1-3Tuesday 23rdJuly Cammell Laird H 1-1

Saturday 27thJuly Prescot Cables H 2-1

Tuesday 30thJuly CPD Porthmadog H ko 19:45

Saturday 10thAugust Manchester City XI H ko 15:00

Tuesday 13thAugust Burnley XI H ko 19:30

THE NEW SAINTS FC www.tnsfc.co.ukPRE SEASON FRIENDLIESSaturday 22

ndJune British Universities H 0-1

Tuesday 25thJune Bala Town H 3-1

Saturday 29thJune Conwy Borough H 5-1

Saturday 6thJuly Cliftonville A 1-0Monday 8

thJuly Market Drayton A 2-5

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SCORECARDUEFA Champions League 2ndQualifying Round 2ndLeg 24/07/13Legia Warszawa 1 Vladimir Dvalishvili 53'The New Saints FC 0 -Legia Warszawa

Duan Kuciak, Dosa Jnior, Tomasz Jodowiec, MarekSaganowski (Hlio Pinto 71'), Vladimir Dvalishvili, JakubWawrzyniak, Bartosz Bereszyski, Ivica Vrdoljak (JakubRzeniczak65'), Miroslav Radovi, Micha yro (TomaszBrzyski 75'), Dominik FurmanSubs not used: Wojciech Skaba (GK), Patryk Mikita, ukaszBro, Mateusz CichockiRed Cards: NoneYellow Cards: Bereszyski 59'

The New Sain ts FC

Paul Harrison, Simon Spender, Chris Marriott, Phil Baker,Kai Edwards, Ryan Fraughan (Sam Finley 57'), ChristianSeargeant, Jamie Mullan, Michael Wilde (Greg Draper 72'),

Alex Darlington (Matty Williams 81'), Aeron EdwardsSubs not used: Chris Mullock (GK), Scott Ruscoe, Connell

Rawlinson, Scott Quigley

Red Cards: NoneYellow Cards: Baker 68' Darlington 68'

Attendance: 10000 Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj (ALB)Legia win 4-1 on aggregate

Europa League 2nd Qualifying Round 2ndLeg 25/07/2013

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-HNK Rijeka 3 Ivan Moini 37' Ivan Boras 40' Goran Mujanovi 65'Prestatyn TownJonathan Hill-Dunt, Chris Davies, Jack Lewis, Dave Hayes

(Adam France 90'), Sean Hessey, Michael Parker, Neil

Gibson, Andy Parkinson, Ross Stephens (Lee Hunt 75'),

Rhys Owen (Tom Kemp 85'), Tommy HolmesSubs not used: David Roberts (GK), Carl Murray, Niall

Butler, Danny MarklandRed Cards: NoneYellow Cards: Hessey 64' Hunt 86'

HNK RijekaIvan Mance, Niko Datkovi, Goran Mujanovi, MarkoLekovi, Ivan Boras (Matija karabot 77'), Ivan Moini,Mateo Bertoa, Mate Male (Damir Zlomisli 57'), NikolaPokriva, Josip Tadi. Ivan Krstanovi (Draen Pili 57')Subs not used: Ivan Vargi (GK), Ivan Tomeak, LeonBenko, Luka MariRed Cards: NoneYellow Cards: Bertoa 71' Mance 77'

Attendance: 930 Referee: Dimitar Meckarovski (MKD)Rijeka win 8-0 on aggregate

Neil Gibson:

Welsh sides have done themselves proud in EuropePRESTATYN Towns director of football Neil Gibson believes the much-improved performances ofWelsh Premier clubs in Europe this season will help boost the reputation and raise the profile of our

national league.

Looking back overall on the European experience, Gibson said: Its been fantastic weve reallyenjoyed it. Im pleased for the club men, not just the players.Im also pleased for the supporters and the long-standing staff and committee and board memberswhove been at the club through thick and thin.Its lovely to see them experience nights like tonight and last week and the euphoria of getting througha tie, because without people like that the club wouldnt exist.As much as I am pleased for the players and the local lads getting a chance to play at this level, its

pleasing for the club as a whole.

People like Mark Jones, Leigh Williams and Phil Merrick are having the opportunity to see their clubthat they fought so long to support compete at this level.Prestatyns Bastion Gardens ground does not yet meet the criteria to stage a European game, but Gibsonlongs for the day when that may change.

That would be the icing on the caketo play a European match at Prestatyn, he stressed.But inspired by nights, experiences and journeys like weve had this season, the more often we get into

Europe hopefully we will be able to build the ground a little bit more and use that money wisely toenable us the year after, or the year after that, to see European football at Bastion Gardens.

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