Disruptions take gloss off Nomads’ rise to top

There are many serious issues the perpetrators of the worldwide lunacy of the past two years need to be brought to account for, but there are also a plethora of lesser injustices that have resulted from the ‘phoney-baloney plandemic’ that has disrupted our lives for the past 16 months or so. The debilitating effect these…

Bala Europa League tie switched to Belgium

Bala Town’s Europa League clash with Belgian opponents Standard Liege has been switched to an away tie because of a fixture clash at Cardiff City Stadium on 17 September, when Connah’s Quay Nomads are scheduled to play Georgian champions Dinamo Tbilisi in the same competition. Due to the coronavirus crisis both Bala and the Nomads…

Nomads face tough league opener against Bala

The fixtures for the first phase of the Cymru Premier season have been released ahead of the start of the top-flight campaign on 12 September 2020. Champions Connah’s Quay Nomads, who took the crown for the first time in their history last season following the premature end to the campaign because of the coronavirus crisis,…

Big wins see Wales move up rankings

Two big Europa League wins have seen Wales jump up one place in the Uefa Coefficient Rankings after The New Saints beat Slovakian side MSK Zilina 3-1 after extra-time at Park Hall last night and Bala Town overcame Valletta 1-0 in Malta. Playing a young Zilina outfit, with an average age of less than 20,…

Wales in danger of losing out in coefficient stakes

A dismal start to the European campaigns of Connah’s Quay Nomads and Barry Town United has left Wales in real danger of losing a place for the 2022-23 Uefa competitions. The Cymru Premier currently enjoys three Europa League berths, in addition to the Champions League spot for the league winners, but poor results have seen …

It’s a Faroe walloping for Barry

The clubhouse at Jenner Park was as packed as social distancing permitted but the images on the big screens testified to the difficulty of the task facing Barry Town United against NSI Runavik in the Faroe Islands last night. Grey rectangles dotted the clubhouse as fans tried to work out what was going on in…

Mistakes prove costly for gutsy Nomads

Connah’s Quay paid the price for two costly defensive blunders, one in each half, to crash out of their first Champions League campaign in the first qualifying round. It was a disappointing night for the Deeside club who went down to a 2-0 defeat in the tie at the Cardiff City Stadium last night. Despite…

FK Sarajevo first up in home tie for Nomads

Having been drawn to face FK Sarajevo from Bosnia and Herzegovina at Cardiff City Stadium in yesterday’s Champions League first qualifying round draw, Connah’s Quay will face a trip to Belarus or Kazakhstan if they progress. The Cymru Premier champions, making their first appearance in the Champions League, were drawn against the winners of the…

Draw for European clashes in early August

The start of the 2020-21 Champions’ League and Europa League campaigns is less than a month away, with Wales’ representatives set to learn their fate when the draw for the early rounds takes place on Sunday, 9 August. Connah’s Quay Nomads, playing in their first Champions’ League campaign, will find out their opponents in the…