Following last Friday night’s 1-0 defeat against title rivals Connah’s Quay at Deeside Stadium, The New Saints are still odds-on favourites to win the Cymru Premier crown for a ninth successive season. With just seven games remaining the Saints are four points adrift of the Nomads, who will take the title from TNS if they…
Only three teams have achieved the elusive treble in Welsh football; The New Saints twice, in 2014-15 and 2015-16; Barry Town in 1996-97; and Rhyl in 2003-04. But this year there could be a fourth name added to the list. Connah’s Quay Nomads captured the League Cup at the start of the month and currently…
With action in the Cymru Premier set for a weekend off for the quarter-finals of the Welsh Cup, the title race will resume on 6 March with Connah’s Quay in prime position to prevent a ninth successive title for The New Saints after this weekend’s 1-0 win against the reigning champions at Deeside Stadium, which…
The dream didn’t quite happen for Cardiff-side STM Sports at the start of the month, when for the fourth time in five years a second-tier side finished runners-up in the Cymru Premier League Cup. Known as the Nathaniel MG Cup, the structure saw major modifications in 2014-15 to allow more sides from the Welsh Premier…
It’s 15 years since Barry Town last lifted the Welsh Premier title and plummeted down the leagues following financial meltdown. But could the Dragons be about to bring the good times back to Jenner Park? At the turning point in the Welsh Premier season, when the league splits into two sections, Barry sit proudly at…
9 September: Connah’s Quay through, TNS miss out on pens Welsh Premier pace-setters Connah’s Quay produced one of the results of the second round of the Irn-Bru Scottish Challenge Cup as Michael Wilde’s header seconds into the second half earned them a 1-0 win away at Scottish Championship side Falkirk. But Welsh Premier champions TNS missed…
The 131st season of the Welsh Cup gets underway in a fortnight with action in the first qualifying round taking place over the weekend of 1-2 September. With a place in the Europa League preliminary round the goal, three-times runners-up Cwmbran Town travel to Tredegar Town dreaming of a return to former glories having earned…
The draw for the Welsh Premier League Cup was made earlier this week, with holders The New Saints going for a landmark 10th title this campaign. Known as the Nathaniel MG Cup for its 27th incarnation, it has also gone by the name League of Wales Cup and Word Cup since it was established in…
