tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90815224099855287612024-02-19T04:51:59.526+00:00Oval WaysFollowing Caernarfon Town Football Club on the Terraces and Behind the Scenes. Oval Wayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08292854848131307882noreply@blogger.comBlogger112125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081522409985528761.post-14981264793969624082022-01-23T12:48:00.003+00:002022-01-23T13:00:15.488+00:00Transfers, Contract Talks and Rumours of Ineligible Players <div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; text-align: justify;">Friday evening fixtures have a lot going for
them.</span></div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Bigger crowds, better atmosphere and, if your
teams wins, a great weekend ahead of you. Anyone who has been to the Oval will
know that a match on a Friday night beats one on a Saturday afternoon hands
down. There’s just no comparison. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixger8tMTw_9O3WomNFhvA2hhVNnLxDy2M58VK92X5tM6xYeiwn43JIbH4GSMtPiccH-xF3EepiJotfcWtOH0ArJtT5tL4mwkgcCDLzxdF3avsR-5UYhyKIVkgnYoCfNrZN9DR7fvfKiKgVmEHosvV8-qzgjpeRge5aqR_pHHZcAIv2InmRwBh0un4=s3812" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2114" data-original-width="3812" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixger8tMTw_9O3WomNFhvA2hhVNnLxDy2M58VK92X5tM6xYeiwn43JIbH4GSMtPiccH-xF3EepiJotfcWtOH0ArJtT5tL4mwkgcCDLzxdF3avsR-5UYhyKIVkgnYoCfNrZN9DR7fvfKiKgVmEHosvV8-qzgjpeRge5aqR_pHHZcAIv2InmRwBh0un4=w400-h221" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">And, if you occasionally dip yourself into the
murky world of blog writing, and you can manage to deflect your wife from going
shopping, it gives you the opportunity on a Saturday afternoon to write down
your latest musings for anyone who cares to read them. Happy Days!<o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And so, deflection successfully completed, I’m
able to work on this year’s first blog entry, in which I’ll try to share some
Caernarfon Town related thoughts and make a few points, hopefully without
stirring the interest and wrath of the football police down in Cardiff.</span></div><o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I firmly believe the enforced break in Welsh
football was a necessary precaution due to the latest covid situation and, as I
explained in the last blog, Caernarfon Town voted, with five other clubs, to
suspend the league for a few weeks in order to await the relaxing of
restrictions. I was pleased we voted this way and the reasons are clear, to try
and get the supporters back for the return of football whilst minimising a loss
of income. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Some clubs did not agree with us, and this was
a shame, but not too surprising. I don’t think it was a coincidence that four
of the five clubs who wanted to return to action behind closed doors also
happen to be those who have qualified for Europe recently. Finances may not, or
certainly should not, be a worry for them as they’ve had a decent windfall into
their bank accounts in the last few months, but for everyone else, the loss of
gate receipts would have been serious. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I found it disappointing that the clubs did
not stick together as it would have been a good message to the FAW, who
themselves are never slow at pushing forward their #TogetherStronger mantra, but
if they prefer to play with no supporters and no income, then they’re obviously
looking at things from a very different perspective to Caernarfon Town. Having
said this, I’m assuming they’ll be glad we waited for the fans to return before
restarting the season when they get people through the turnstiles to swell
their coffers a little this weekend. I accept that the clubs in question don’t
have much of a record for attracting much support at their grounds but, to steal
Tesco’s slogan, every little helps! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">January has become known, quite correctly, as
the silly season in football, as rumours circulate about all sorts of things.
Possible transfers, contract talks, management changes and ineligible players
have all been doing the rounds recently and, of course, the Cofis have not been
spared, although I’m glad to say that we seem to be bit part players in this
years’ circus. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I’m not going to name anyone but an old
acquaintance of ours predictably made a move for one of our players as soon as
the transfer window opened and it was with great pleasure that, on this
occasion, he was unsuccessful. I’m hoping that the message has finally got
through to him that we’re not interested in letting go of our players and that simply
flashing the cash won’t always get you the results you’re looking for. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvpjGY6YqlwGBIvR8gauSOj9mAKhe1KbRbq3sPuo5gUoda7CaQt5B3oUNg4IsCqXosMpGxoj6reRR2mKhb1ExAdaxuO_mHwWBcrx2T7iZ4OfYNF-AQ9-RmNnfjWfJ14AH0M6St0uGzMCb8CF2-xMv64VMMoio-NwPNFPkJ6EipB_EMrxy324GXwoYr=s4115" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2824" data-original-width="4115" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvpjGY6YqlwGBIvR8gauSOj9mAKhe1KbRbq3sPuo5gUoda7CaQt5B3oUNg4IsCqXosMpGxoj6reRR2mKhb1ExAdaxuO_mHwWBcrx2T7iZ4OfYNF-AQ9-RmNnfjWfJ14AH0M6St0uGzMCb8CF2-xMv64VMMoio-NwPNFPkJ6EipB_EMrxy324GXwoYr=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The situation pushed us to look at our plans
for the future and it’s been interesting, and enjoyable, to offer players
longer term contracts over the past few weeks which will ensure that we won’t
need a part-rebuilding job for a third successive summer. Rob, Ryan, Gruff and
Iwan have already signed on, with hopefully more to follow. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">One more point to make here is that, whilst a
few of us have been on the Board for a number of years, we’re still learning about
the game behind the scenes, and it’s been a good lesson to have learned this
past month. It was also refreshing that a highly rated player thinks more of
playing in front of large crowds than the size of his wages!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhv9Omrzcjn7hbqc3-BGVKWMq8XADrimgGzIRi_H18oW4s2yFz-sOyKX0pQIVZa79NJ4bgf7PR7f_MKBveKTQCAcDFioqfi87FY9KBzxSS4QoyG6b8_4FK1ghIDpUv4XP3As1uBr4U0FIWFjz-4c0eG_Kizcx48mRjt7Kn7oC7181FYGGCh-VWgzoNL=s3496" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2794" data-original-width="3496" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhv9Omrzcjn7hbqc3-BGVKWMq8XADrimgGzIRi_H18oW4s2yFz-sOyKX0pQIVZa79NJ4bgf7PR7f_MKBveKTQCAcDFioqfi87FY9KBzxSS4QoyG6b8_4FK1ghIDpUv4XP3As1uBr4U0FIWFjz-4c0eG_Kizcx48mRjt7Kn7oC7181FYGGCh-VWgzoNL=s320" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">One player who has left us is Steve Evans. The
former Welsh international may be forty two years old but he’s been excellent this
season and certainly proved that he can still play at CPL level. He had made it
clear during the summer that he wanted to get into management and I have no
doubt that Steve will be a huge success as manager of Colwyn Bay. With his
experience and contacts I won’t be surprised if we see them up in the top tier
in a year or two. When he was at TNS I always used to think Evo was rather serious
and not a little formidable but he’s a really nice guy and had made no secret
of the fact he was looking at moving to management, so everyone at the Oval is delighted
for him. <o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">A rumour that I first heard about in early
December concerned a CPL club allegedly having fielded an ineligible player
this season. There has been a constant whispering of the story ever since and,
at last night’s match at The Rock, there was widespread talk of it. It’s not
the first time I’ve heard such talks doing the rounds, and they usually peter
out but this one has hung around for the best part of two months so it does
make me wonder if there’s any substance to it. If there is, I hope the FAW can
look at it before the end of the first phase, as to do so after the start of
the second phase would be unfair on the other clubs, who will obviously be
affected by the matter. After all, if an ineligible player has taken part in
matches and if it’s decided that the matter results in a points deduction then
this could have a bearing on who ends up in the first and second conference
leagues for the second phase. Hopefully, it’s just another in the long line of
unfounded rumours that appear from time to time but, if not, it should get
sorted out as a matter of urgency.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZoxJsAlFGiLJpUljJVwi4-a3gXyipfDTzEuunUxv6uvZVxPiC3TNCZ_UmKbIKw0MIcw5PPlEcTusjw35Mkq2daCVMdRnHIw4IEeZ6UXD-qqI5TwSybVjuIkV7XiqKxLK_E__El6u0LUCfGe4xRrjn5cqnAvEhL1wawnPBUqqs4shsHJ92-UH_xgGk=s3094" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3094" data-original-width="2496" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZoxJsAlFGiLJpUljJVwi4-a3gXyipfDTzEuunUxv6uvZVxPiC3TNCZ_UmKbIKw0MIcw5PPlEcTusjw35Mkq2daCVMdRnHIw4IEeZ6UXD-qqI5TwSybVjuIkV7XiqKxLK_E__El6u0LUCfGe4xRrjn5cqnAvEhL1wawnPBUqqs4shsHJ92-UH_xgGk=s320" width="258" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The Christmas period was an odd one without
the traditional matches on Boxing Day and New Years Day and hopefully it will
be the last time that it happens. After our excellent victory at Flint the
break probably came at the wrong time for us but at least it will have given
the players a break and an opportunity for them to get rid of any niggles they
may have had. <o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">We managed to squeeze in a friendly before
getting back to it this weekend as Evo brought his Colwyn Bay side to the Oval
last Saturday. It was a decent game, despite the obvious rustiness of both
sides and Huw took the opportunity to take a look at some of our promising
youngsters. It was good to see recent signing Alex Boss getting a run out
although it was disappointing that clearance for our new loan player, Joe Faux,
had not come through. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">All things considered there was a decent crowd
there, and whilst not close to the attendance at league matches, it proved to
be an enjoyable afternoon and I found it telling that there were more Bay
supporters in attendance for a friendly than every other teams brings to the
Oval for league matches. Imagine what it would be like for a competitive match
between the sides!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">And so, last night finally saw the Cofis
return to action, as we took on Cefn Druids at The Rock. I had not been to the
ground for a few years and in fact I think the last time I was there had been
our 7-0 victory in the season we were denied promotion to the top tier after failing
the Domestic Licence application. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Although Druids are bottom of the league,
there was never really a possibility that a repeat of that score was on the
cards and I thought they played better than their results over the past few
months suggested. It took a while for Caernarfon to settle and we missed a few
opportunities to go ahead but once Dion Donohue scored the opener with a
wonderful free-kick, I didn’t think there was any danger we wouldn’t win. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAuhRfkVSU8Sifs9T0fL1Bxy-c_dBNFe0A2WrCdFJSv_85b2EybgPxI_b1rvNa8fJJ2VDMvWDFp-myVm6Ey3ubTCQxiJj6JdEM1OhsJXdB2bIRv4sHLZ0niff5f8fVSI2xF-0BCsCUJ1lmds-oaWE2PzciGitugP5Vzj67WjtB3DTC5uo4ntq_Hjqs=s3686" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2118" data-original-width="3686" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAuhRfkVSU8Sifs9T0fL1Bxy-c_dBNFe0A2WrCdFJSv_85b2EybgPxI_b1rvNa8fJJ2VDMvWDFp-myVm6Ey3ubTCQxiJj6JdEM1OhsJXdB2bIRv4sHLZ0niff5f8fVSI2xF-0BCsCUJ1lmds-oaWE2PzciGitugP5Vzj67WjtB3DTC5uo4ntq_Hjqs=w640-h368" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br />It wasn’t the best of matches and we deserved
the three points but, once again, we had a pretty obvious penalty claim turned
down. I doubt that anyone could accuse me of having any sour grapes when I say
this as Caernarfon won, but Mike Hayes being fouled from behind in the box late
on was as clear a penalty as you’re likely to see. On this occasion it made no
difference to where the points ended up but it was further proof, not that we
need it unfortunately, that there is a lack of consistency across the board
when it comes to match officials.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Hardly a week goes by without seeing some
pretty poor refereeing decisions in the Cymru Premier League and I wonder if
it’s time for the FAW to increase the numbers of officials who can take charge
of top tier fixtures? From what I have seen, the pool they pick from is pretty
small and it seems that we’re getting the same old faces in the middle every
two or three weeks, and they keep making the same poor decisions. I know it’s
difficult for officials but if they could at least keep some consistency then
it would go some way to appeasing most of us. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Our next match is another tough one, against
The New Saints at the Oval. Our home form has not been good this season and so
Friday gives the team an ideal opportunity to start turning this around and put
a marker down for the remainder of the season. There’s enough quality in the
side to win and, with a big, and loud crowd backing the boys, we can definitely
upset the odds!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Friday nights are made for it………<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>Oval Wayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08292854848131307882noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081522409985528761.post-35402756031169212142021-12-30T16:13:00.004+00:002021-12-30T16:15:24.781+00:00Local derbies, Paul Daniels and Mariah Carey<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjx2_WpVsg9THGoC8fbgZSnktGgFzE2u9-cDr_hRty5zLytaWGVqOgPUOKXO8PGN-95cG4T9NCqrth2q85TIe-zLucTZnYW7b2kNnN34iqGORL5ZjQKTkM8aaWLs9GUwizai85V9WcFC7Ngu52xJOAsCEy_1ENJab2pjoTVb7GX_YRxn_RspgJvzhJG=s2048" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjx2_WpVsg9THGoC8fbgZSnktGgFzE2u9-cDr_hRty5zLytaWGVqOgPUOKXO8PGN-95cG4T9NCqrth2q85TIe-zLucTZnYW7b2kNnN34iqGORL5ZjQKTkM8aaWLs9GUwizai85V9WcFC7Ngu52xJOAsCEy_1ENJab2pjoTVb7GX_YRxn_RspgJvzhJG=s320" width="320" /></a></div><span style="text-align: justify;">I don’t know about you but December, for me,</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> always feels
as if we’ve been transported back to the eighties or nineties. Everyone is full
of joie de vivre, people act like school children in their works Christmas
parties, Shakin’ Stevens, Frankie Goes to Hollywood and Wham make their annual
re-appearances in the official singles charts and Mariah Carey can’t stop
singing about how all she wants for Christmas is youuuuuuuuuuuuuu……</span><p></p><p><span style="text-align: justify;">And football supporters
are usually expected to make big sacrifices to watch their team play over the
festive season. Thankfully, Gwyn Derfel is usually quite understanding and will
try and ensure teams play their nearest opponents twice over the period, which for
Caernarfon Town these days means Bala. I’ll never call our matches against the
Lakesiders a local derby for the simple reason that it’s not but please don’t
take my word for it; a quick glance at the definition of the term ‘local derby’
in the Cambridge dictionary should be ample proof to convince any doubters: '</span><span style="text-align: justify;">a </span><a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/sports" style="text-align: justify;" title="sports"><span style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">sports</span></a><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/competition" style="text-align: justify;" title="competition"><span style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">competition</span></a><span style="text-align: justify;">, </span><a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/especially" style="text-align: justify;" title="especially"><span style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">especially</span></a><span style="text-align: justify;"> a </span><a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/game" style="text-align: justify;" title="game"><span style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">game</span></a><span style="text-align: justify;"> of </span><a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/football" style="text-align: justify;" title="football"><span style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">football</span></a><span style="text-align: justify;">, between two </span><a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/team" style="text-align: justify;" title="teams"><span style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">teams</span></a><span style="text-align: justify;"> from the same </span><a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/city" style="text-align: justify;" title="city"><span style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">city</span></a><span style="text-align: justify;"> or </span><a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/area" style="text-align: justify;" title="area"><span style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">area</span></a><span style="text-align: justify;">’. Certainly no boxes ticked there and when you add that the
teams speak totally different languages on the field then it’s a no brainer
isn’t it? And if, for some reason, you’re not familiar with the sides then I
can confidently proclaim that the only Welsh you’ll hear in these matches is
from Caernarfon players.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: text1;">As we now know, all fixtures over the festive
season have been postponed to a later date and this is a matter I’ll get back
to later on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeXQ2LDb8lf_iSOwX3XdsFl4iNzg2hUxRYxy93PasNSCHrmaEvfS3Z8YS-_754-6AIZjSikf7yy8KYinPjqtqEz3CdaVoQW-3jdvdIAZt2dpbp1NN8_E_4Vb35XjLwK_U4kllbgFeXXE-84eCrMfuJpCfPlGOuTxrDG-kP1QbLGysRCrmxpNVIvJzX=s4288" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3216" data-original-width="4288" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeXQ2LDb8lf_iSOwX3XdsFl4iNzg2hUxRYxy93PasNSCHrmaEvfS3Z8YS-_754-6AIZjSikf7yy8KYinPjqtqEz3CdaVoQW-3jdvdIAZt2dpbp1NN8_E_4Vb35XjLwK_U4kllbgFeXXE-84eCrMfuJpCfPlGOuTxrDG-kP1QbLGysRCrmxpNVIvJzX=w320-h240" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So,
having complimented the powers that be at the head table of the Cymru Premier
League for their common sense, I’ll now raise one or two matters that have confused
me in recent weeks. The first was the rumour on social media that the FAW wants
to reduce the Cymru Premier League to ten teams and make it a professional
competition. Interesting stuff and, in my opinion, impossible. Many people have
been saying for a number of years that the league needs to be increased, not
reduced, the main reason being the monotony of playing sides four times a
season and, in some cases, more. Talking as a supporter I would much rather see
us play Colwyn Bay, Llandudno and Rhyl twice a year than the likes of Connahs
Quay Nomads and Haverfordwest four times.</div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: text1;">I know
that some people see things differently, and I’ll be as honest as I can here
without pointing fingers, but I have a suspicion that a few of the other clubs
in the league would disagree with me, as they’ll see less clubs in the top
flight giving them an opportunity for a bigger slice of the financial pie that
is currently on offer. After all, these same clubs obviously don't rely on their match day income if their attendances are anything to go by. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: text1;">My
belief is that seeing more ‘locally based’ teams visit our ground once a season
would increase interest and gates, and therefore raise the league’s profile,
and advertising opportunities? That’s my theory anyway but, as we have all come
to realise over the years, whilst clubs are always asked for opinions on such
matters the decisions will always be out of the layman’s hands. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: text1;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmcSlOI3WZ0UuXg-088ANh2whzr3RnClzuK2iOCj1leyiFtJNnCcMryI1uFH24uKG0xtzbZZV-pKVNZcG1Ni08mIKp3yciAWdfVhm76IVXX3Tf84uTug7LYAX1srtT1TmQ_sw_J51o7YAIGYV01LPwxONY0VHlfLkDXlZoLC1RswVZwT9ySGwcKZ8d=s3147" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2459" data-original-width="3147" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmcSlOI3WZ0UuXg-088ANh2whzr3RnClzuK2iOCj1leyiFtJNnCcMryI1uFH24uKG0xtzbZZV-pKVNZcG1Ni08mIKp3yciAWdfVhm76IVXX3Tf84uTug7LYAX1srtT1TmQ_sw_J51o7YAIGYV01LPwxONY0VHlfLkDXlZoLC1RswVZwT9ySGwcKZ8d=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As for
the notion of making the league professional, I can’t see it getting out of the
starting blocks. When you consider that the only club to go fully professional in
recent years in the top tier has been TNS, a unit backed by a millionaire
businessman who qualify for European competition every season (and reap the
lucrative rewards for doing so), who in their right minds could think that
other clubs can afford to employ staff, and players on a full-time basis? Or
has the definition of professional changed? I can only imagine what the cost of
having thirty or even more full-time staff would be for a club but I’m pretty
sure that 99.9% of clubs playing in the Welsh set up couldn’t afford it. Caernarfon
Town is lucky to have the highest home attendances average every season in the
top tier and there is no way that we could afford it, never mind most of the
other clubs in the CPL, who are lucky to hit three figures for most of their matches.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: text1;">I’m
sure there will be plenty of discussions, debates and rumours in the coming
months as to the future of the Welsh game and my one hope is that the FAW’s new
Chief Executive, Noel Mooney, shows more interest from the top tier to
grassroots, than his predecessor. Some believed that Jonathan Ford concentrated
more on the national side than the clubs that are the beating hearts of their
community and the country and, from what I know, and have seen, I would agree
with that summation. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: text1;">On
the field, it’s been a pretty frustrating time of late for the Cofis. We had
just defeated Haverfordwest away when I wrote the last blog and we’ve played three
matches since then, all of which we could, and probably should, have won in my
opinion. I’m as biased as the next supporter but doubt that spectators who saw
our defeat to Penybont and draw with Aberystwyth, both at the Oval, would
disagree that Caernarfon were the best side in both matches. Possession and
goalscoring opportunities wise, we always had the upper hand over our opponents
but a combination of profligacy in front of goal and individual mistakes at the
back meant that we gained just one point out of six. The aim at the start of
each season is a top six berth at the end of the first phase and we’re still in
with a shout, but those two results have made it much more difficult for us
this time around and it will take a good run of form, and results, to get us to
where we want to be.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: text1;">From
where I watched both matches, the players gave their all for the cause and
whilst things did not pan out the way we wanted them to in both fixtures, no
one was more disappointed and frustrated<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>with the results than Huw and his staff and squad. I’m lucky enough to
be able to see our manager immediately after every match and I know that he was
hurting as much as I was, and that’s something I respect as a supporter. I
think frustration has been a familiar feeling amongst us all this season
because, when we play as we can, I think we can beat every team in the league.
We certainly have the players for it, and I think it’s worth mentioning that
the radical change in our style of play this season, where we play from the
back, will sometimes see us giving the ball away in compromising situations,
which has definitely happened over the last four months and cost us a few
points. However, when we get it right, the team looks classy and exciting and
I’m hoping we persevere with this style. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: text1;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgr47_50NWw4UE35ExKyDmbZttCARYbtI-TpNQLnE_dz10EvTzENBtiD0iwWAOI7Qs7M5g62ftBwd8lTQtjaNjRgEWS3TRKutRsGMZDgy0rhikTSeH9OOjE8MTPJHAE2N04eiVDGYVT1R76GFvedba9rRlvBZYGu_HVLwgQIpvlJRjj6ANHDAwMBtg5=s900" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgr47_50NWw4UE35ExKyDmbZttCARYbtI-TpNQLnE_dz10EvTzENBtiD0iwWAOI7Qs7M5g62ftBwd8lTQtjaNjRgEWS3TRKutRsGMZDgy0rhikTSeH9OOjE8MTPJHAE2N04eiVDGYVT1R76GFvedba9rRlvBZYGu_HVLwgQIpvlJRjj6ANHDAwMBtg5=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thankfully,
we got back to winning ways in our last match, a 4-3 victory over title chasing
Flint at Cae y Castell. First of all, I’ll own up and say that I was not there
so the reports I have had of the match are by club President John Watkins and
members of the Board. A particularly difficult session on the dialysis unit the
day before the match meant that I was not up to going and I’m obviously that I
wasn’t there! Any win at Flint is a great result but this one felt especially
so, as they have been in excellent form all season and are challenging for
Europe. When they defeated us at the Oval a few weeks ago, some of their board
members and supporters gave Rob Hughes a hard time and I’m more than pleased that
he scored on the night! Aaron Simpson’s red card seemed extremely harsh and, as
I’ve already</div><div style="text-align: justify;">mentioned in a recent blog, after a promising start to the season the
CPL’s match officials have reverted to their usual tricks of late and started
brandishing more cards than Paul Daniels during his seventies heyday! Oddly
enough, the match referee decided not to take action against a player who could
have broken Dion Donohue’s leg very early in the match? This inconsistency might
be something that Mr Mooney can look into, if he really is serious about
improving the league?</div><o:p></o:p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: text1;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXPSD05625DXahx-ns5W_m7DDatEnbH8BRxFmYC_PkkEKSGGd9sCniF06HPC0rCR3naqk35GoMC8axjuim3QaPue41EcTFpcv4cF5tsH7kLTGA3ENJc8TPQa1uOcv6eE3rZOg-0XtVX2E8nHhLpbk0Av22G9b7THmo-S-MHD9QBjfjVWmbCpIcRAAR=s3094" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2731" data-original-width="3094" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXPSD05625DXahx-ns5W_m7DDatEnbH8BRxFmYC_PkkEKSGGd9sCniF06HPC0rCR3naqk35GoMC8axjuim3QaPue41EcTFpcv4cF5tsH7kLTGA3ENJc8TPQa1uOcv6eE3rZOg-0XtVX2E8nHhLpbk0Av22G9b7THmo-S-MHD9QBjfjVWmbCpIcRAAR=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This week, Sgorio announced their team of the season so far, and it was great to see Rob Hughes included. Everyone who has seen Rob this term will know that he's a real talent and when he's on his game there can't be many better players than him in the league. A real nuisance when he plays for the other team but brilliant when he plays for your own side and I'm sure there's more to come from him! I was very surprised that Dion Donohue didn't make the cut as he's been fantastic for us so far and I'm not sure that the two they've picked as centre halves have played better but it's all subjective isn't it. And I won't ever question why Darren Thomas is not in the line up as he always seems to get overlooked when such lists are made. </div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: text1;">And
finally, a word about the FAW’s decision to postpone the league over the
Christmas period. On the evening of our match at Flint, all CPL clubs met
online with members of the FAW and discussed the possibility of rescheduling
our festive fixtures. Having spoken with our board members, we agreed that it
would be preferable to reschedule the matches than playing them behind closed
doors, or in front of fifty spectators. Seven other top tier clubs were of the
same opinion and, at an FAW meeting the following day, the decision was taken
to take a two week break from all action. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: text1;">In my
opinion, it was the correct decision and will hopefully ensure that when the
matches are played, supporters will be able to attend. The overriding factor,
as far as our club was concerned, is that we don’t want to play any more
matches without the Cofi Army. We had enough of it last season and it’s not
fair on anyone, the supporters, the players and the clubs. And let’s not be
naïve and think that financial consideration were not discussed – our home
festive match is worth twice as much in takings as most of our other individual
fixtures at the Oval, and whilst the rescheduled date will not be as good, at
least everyone will get some money in. With Mr Drakeford’s ceiling of fifty
attending presently, this would not be enough to cover our season ticket
holders. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: text1;">So,
it remains to be seen when attendance restrictions will be lifted and it goes
without saying that we all hope it’s as soon as possible. Until then, I’d like
to wish everyone who is of a Caernarfon Town persuasion and who has popped into
the blog over the past few weeks a very happy, and healthy New Year! </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Paul. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">#UnClwb </p>Oval Wayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08292854848131307882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081522409985528761.post-15933792090865128082021-11-21T19:47:00.002+00:002021-11-21T20:04:31.919+00:00Two out of three, dialysis and white boots<p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">It’s now been near enough three
weeks since my lost blog and, in all honesty, not a lot has happened at
Caernarfon Town Football Club. The first team has played three matches in that
time, with a two thirds success rate.</p><o:p></o:p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoWxdr6mD5dW0UEQ8-Msy2KePPhtPMm1c0Qy7yJFvv57GRa5Fdxa1f-RyUFaOHvqYm_aK4xE1QZPBL3FdMyZKdxZZ3btJ1oxFKgH-Hy9s-NbTE7a4PyejEtkwLhwJIy3Sq8SffR975wJo/s2048/P9182614.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="2048" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoWxdr6mD5dW0UEQ8-Msy2KePPhtPMm1c0Qy7yJFvv57GRa5Fdxa1f-RyUFaOHvqYm_aK4xE1QZPBL3FdMyZKdxZZ3btJ1oxFKgH-Hy9s-NbTE7a4PyejEtkwLhwJIy3Sq8SffR975wJo/w400-h246/P9182614.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The victory at Cardiff Met was much
needed and, from what I have gathered from my trusted sources, John Watkins and
Huw Griffiths, hard fought for! Met have been a very decent outfit for a number
of years although I think my initial understanding of who could play for them (just
current students at the university itself) must have been way off the mark
because Eliot Evans has been there so long he must be nearing his fifties! A
slight exaggeration maybe, as he’s only twenty nine, but I know there is some
kind of criteria that needs to be met in order to play for them. Anyway,
whatever it is, Christian Edwards has worked wonders there for the last four
years and a victory down at Cyncoed Campus is always a good result. And much
needed given our previous run of defeats.<p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Next up was a home fixture
against Connahs Quay Nomads and I thought the 0-1 defeat was harsh on the
Cofis. We played well in patches and it was quite obvious that Huw and Fish had
set the team out to stay compact and look to hit the visitors on the break. The
ploy very nearly worked on three occasions in the first half, with Nomads
keeper Oliver Byrne pulling off fine saves to deny Rob Hughes twice and Mikes
Hayes. Unfortunately, a superb strike from Neil Eardley was enough to see the
reigning champions pick up three points.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaOfThQ1yGJVKI56-KbrFKDafAeH96kHH6mg1oUOlPCsRPSoAOjnoxFWP_MwW39_Q4eYQMOFLujKb8x7iTehgKhn6cEzwnkYakH6qUu8k4r11BjCt2S9yJkHHJHc2LbiGvY444bqEPpQI/s2048/P8062417.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1397" data-original-width="2048" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaOfThQ1yGJVKI56-KbrFKDafAeH96kHH6mg1oUOlPCsRPSoAOjnoxFWP_MwW39_Q4eYQMOFLujKb8x7iTehgKhn6cEzwnkYakH6qUu8k4r11BjCt2S9yJkHHJHc2LbiGvY444bqEPpQI/w320-h218/P8062417.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I have to be honest here and say
that I quite enjoyed the way Nomads played, and that’s a sentence I’m very
surprised to be using. Their style is very different to what we have seen from
them in past years and the reason for this must be the change in management,
with Craig Harrison obviously more of a convert to the beautiful game than his
predecessor, Andy Morrison. From the off, they looked to move the ball around
the pitch, and it was a far cry from the long ball unit who used to create
problems, and bore the pants off, opposing teams, and supporters, for so many
years. Having said this, one trait that they’ve definitely kept is their
screaming for free kicks whenever someone gets within two feet! They are,
without doubt, the worst at doing this, and it grates when you have to play
them four times a year. Something I didn’t miss was the constant shouting and
hollering on the touchline from the previous manager, although it was quite odd
not to see, and hear, him there as the usual pantomime villain. In all
seriousness, Morrison did a brilliant job at the Deeside Stadium but, judging
by some of the Welsh media’s behaviour, you’d think the bottom had fallen out
of football and they’ll be mourning his departure from the Welsh game until the
end of time!<p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyF6BvGfyqqBl3FDlO6GHNgSXvkqit0ZNiv8h_tEKrL_g6DLgqi_M-qj2yBYgKcX8nCjINB0pplsCb0EuVxXYYEkLJSuurbJpCRXVY2FqkxMkSoT4HjuC_q26cQS-lvwKsCYQPyr1SHHM/s2048/P8062426.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1754" data-original-width="2048" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyF6BvGfyqqBl3FDlO6GHNgSXvkqit0ZNiv8h_tEKrL_g6DLgqi_M-qj2yBYgKcX8nCjINB0pplsCb0EuVxXYYEkLJSuurbJpCRXVY2FqkxMkSoT4HjuC_q26cQS-lvwKsCYQPyr1SHHM/s320/P8062426.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>One final comment on the Nomads
match is about the referee, who I thought had a good game, until his final
meaningful act of the evening. We were deep in injury time when he showed Rob
Hughes a second yellow card, and red card, for what I can only call a ‘ghost
foul’. I was directly to the side of Rob’s attempted tackle for the ball when
it happened and know that he did not get near enough the opposing player to
even touch him, never mind bring him down. Of course the Nomads player made a
meal of it and you’d like to think the man in the middle knew he’d made a
mistake but when have we ever been privy to that information even when it
happens? Unfortunately, we seem to have
three players who draw the attention of match officials more than most. Rob, Noah
Edwards and Darren Thomas, all frequently receive yellow cards, and I’d say
that in some cases, they’re unjustified. The best example I can give is the absurd
red shown to Darren in the Welsh Cup tie at Penybont that I mentioned in the
last blog, and I know there are plenty of examples of these three players being
on the end of baffling decisions. Obviously I have my blinkers on when
Caernarfon play but generally speaking I can see why most cards are shown, and
I’m also convinced that some players are subjected to harsher standards than
others.<p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Our latest match was another away
victory, this time against Haverfordwest County at the Bridge Meadow Stadium. Again,
due to my present health issues, I was unable to travel so far in one day and
so I relied on details from Mr Watkins to work on my match report. John told me
that the team played well and deserved the victory and that’s good enough for
me. I saw a few comments on twitter about the small squad that travelled to
Pembrokeshire and whilst it was not ideal, these things do happen sometimes. We
have a smaller squad than most clubs and so when six of the players are
unavailable due to a multitude of reasons, it has a big impact on match day. It
was unfortunate that we had just two substitutes available, but, on the other
hand, I think the victory was even more impressive when considering that we had
so many players out. It was also good to hear that Steve Evans had an excellent match. Due to his age, some raised an eyebrow when we signed him but Steve has showed that, when fully fit, he can still do the business at this level, and Ii'm pleased that his recent injury niggles seem to have passed. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6h9iusGtIbXhLCI1s8YTi0Ss2oyDnITbX7LL9hTH0XMnUPNvFfUyVOHBDzZxFagvXu1dyjAgcLVzohBewkoFUXSy6Y-o2fQXaFC6Wrawfn4b3dTVMYHlc5ruJ-JqntfyHJscxieUP0_I/s2048/P8062430.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1633" data-original-width="2048" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6h9iusGtIbXhLCI1s8YTi0Ss2oyDnITbX7LL9hTH0XMnUPNvFfUyVOHBDzZxFagvXu1dyjAgcLVzohBewkoFUXSy6Y-o2fQXaFC6Wrawfn4b3dTVMYHlc5ruJ-JqntfyHJscxieUP0_I/s320/P8062430.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Some people have asked if it’s
wise for me to continue as chairman when I’ve just gone back on dialysis during
the summer. My answer is always the same, in that my health issues do not really
affect my duties with the club. Apart from being unable to make the longest
journeys to South Wales (unless we’re hiring a bus of course), nothing has
changed. I attend three four hour dialysis sessions weekly, on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday mornings, and I’m usually at the hospital in Alltwen,
Porthmadog, from seven until about quarter to twelve. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">People can still reach me during
this time and, in fact, with little to do for the four hours I’m ‘wired up’ to
the machine, I have plenty of time to think about the club and plan things out.
Being on dialysis is a challenge, and it’s not what I wanted to go through again, but making the most
of the time I’m on it means that the club gets a lot more attention from me
than before. It sounds odd but that’s the genuine truth and if I ever think that my health is getting an adverse affect on the club, I'd like to think I'm big and ugly enough to make the right decision. As things stand, however, with the support of my family and an excellent board of directors, I think things are going well. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Like every other supporter, one subject that I often think
about is getting the club into Europe. It’s something we all want and we’re all
working towards but, of course, we’re competing with clubs who are spending
silly money in the hope of qualifying for an overseas trip. I’d even go as far
as saying that, from what I’ve heard, there are a few clubs who are paying
silly money just to stay in the Cymru Premier League. You get that sense every
summer when we try and sign new players and the figures we’re being quoted for wages are
sometimes quite unbelievable. We were less than twenty minutes away from
qualifying for Europe last season and I’m convinced we’ll get there eventually
but we’ll never be a club that gambles everything on reaching the Holy Grail –
what would be the point of a £200k windfall for qualifying when most, if not
all of it, would go towards clearing debts worked up in trying to get there in
the first place? Makes no sense at all does it? Just imagine what a boost it will be for us when we do make it, and have done so with no debt!!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYbWkkuN2KskxFSF747jYvcAx3HqBizgvWtQaIzS5TjwAtUbYwTmRULUfgc4Ue1yJEg_GriDJsWsTOoEcQugFHRWqS6dlnLMamYAr1xntG3aYdE84T0qb7bKlIikEcsCp2A5Q0mWbtUjQ/s2873/P9182570+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1095" data-original-width="2873" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYbWkkuN2KskxFSF747jYvcAx3HqBizgvWtQaIzS5TjwAtUbYwTmRULUfgc4Ue1yJEg_GriDJsWsTOoEcQugFHRWqS6dlnLMamYAr1xntG3aYdE84T0qb7bKlIikEcsCp2A5Q0mWbtUjQ/w640-h244/P9182570+%25282%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Before finishing, I just have to
mention two former Caernarfon Town favourites, who have been doing well at
their new clubs this season. The first is our former captain, Gaz Edwards, who
is experiencing a fine time at Airbus, at the top of the Cymru North League
and looking favourites for promotion back to the top tier. Frankly, I’m a bit
worried about him, as I’ve recently seen a photo of the big man in action and
wearing white boots! The last thing I expected from Gaz was seeing him wear a
pair of boots that match his teeth and I’m not sure if he did it for a bet or
he’s reached a middle age crisis. Anyway, I think he's down for the Penybont match so if anyone sees him there, could you
possibly tell Gaz that big centre halves don’t wear white boots! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The second former Cofi who has
been in my thoughts was Joe Williams, who was part of the Colwyn Bay side that
beat our rivals up the road on Saturday and gave the home supporters an
excellent comeback after receiving some
stick from them. I’ll leave it up to your imagination as to what he allegedly said to them,
but suffice to say, Joe hasn’t forgotten his impressive history with Caernarfon
Town Football Club!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">So, there we have it, a second
blog in three weeks and whilst hardly prolific, I suppose it’s better than
nothing! Thank you to those who provided positive feedback last time out, it
was appreciated. I’ll try and get another one done before Christmas if this one
goes down well. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">See you at the Oval on December 4<sup>th</sup>!
<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">#UnClwb</p>Oval Wayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08292854848131307882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081522409985528761.post-22959636063366061412021-10-31T17:52:00.011+00:002021-11-18T21:21:42.664+00:00The maverick, rebuilding and high level finger pointing<p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuKWh7BzmYgHf8j7tS43hKZsqDTdGhqaJ_4-2d8PqrbkVUBm6qRCQPaB7eijaamgv9sewroKCYyG_u07_xrAV5AsWuZ7ysXWvFebNRLVqp6ebclzdDtciM0eunKfXYtqYP30H355EQwN0/s2048/P8142472.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuKWh7BzmYgHf8j7tS43hKZsqDTdGhqaJ_4-2d8PqrbkVUBm6qRCQPaB7eijaamgv9sewroKCYyG_u07_xrAV5AsWuZ7ysXWvFebNRLVqp6ebclzdDtciM0eunKfXYtqYP30H355EQwN0/w406-h305/P8142472.JPG" width="406" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A few
memories popped up on my facebook timeline over the past two weeks which got me
thinking about the blog. It was around this time seven years that my Oval Ways
and Treble Days book was published which was, of course, the precursor to this
blog.</div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: text1;">As I suspect
is often the case with these things, I began writing the blog with a real
passion and fervour to share my thoughts on all things Caernarfon Town Football
Club and, for a number of years, I managed to generate a regular output.
However, as my role at the Oval and the responsibilities that come with it increased,
there has been an inevitable effect on my time and sharing my thoughts on the
club and Welsh football has been confined to Twitter. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: text1;">If there
is a problem with Twitter, it’s that we all find it impossible not to tweet
something when we’re feeling emotional after a match and so I, like everyone
else, have managed to ruffle people’s feathers on a regular basis. In some
cases I’ve regretted doing so……but not often! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: text1;">There’s
another obvious problem with Twitter. I’m convinced that there are people out
there who do nothing but trawl around it all day, waiting to pounce on anything
and everything, just to feel good and important. Keyboard warrior is a great noun
for these people although, looking at the meaning of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the word ‘warrior’ in the dictionary ('a brave or experienced soldier or fighter') it’s
certainly</span> not an accurate reflection of them. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: text1;">And
so today, as it lashes down outside and my better half has told me she’d rather
do the housework than go out for a drive in the car, </span>I find myself with
a spare hour or two. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Is it time for a blog? Time for
an honest opinion as a supporter? Should I really be writing a blog as chairman
of a Cymru Premier League club? <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Why not?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The 2021/22 season is already three
months old and things have been going reasonably well on the pitch, although we’ve definitely hit a poor run of form, and results of late. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Huw was left with a second
rebuilding job this past summer after a number of players decided their futures
lay away from the Oval. It happens most years at most clubs but, having had a
settled side for a number of terms before the Summer of 2020 and having already
experienced an overhaul in time for the start of last season, it was a
challenge for the manager to repeat the feat again this time around. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXXAXyl8nHLKRG7bVZskc9EuTvLZJpv0Qf0r203BlrGS7z4At8udMz6p7BZscWyuzAuK3bYgOeWHmKsh7ZUJPxiZvlune9mBVxXoP1MX0rJmrgtIdFklYNCQLJSYPzUZ_xaYrRBeXF43A/s2048/P7262282+%25282%2529.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1483" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXXAXyl8nHLKRG7bVZskc9EuTvLZJpv0Qf0r203BlrGS7z4At8udMz6p7BZscWyuzAuK3bYgOeWHmKsh7ZUJPxiZvlune9mBVxXoP1MX0rJmrgtIdFklYNCQLJSYPzUZ_xaYrRBeXF43A/s320/P7262282+%25282%2529.JPG" width="232" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">To be honest I sense that Huw seems
to love the challenge and I’ve seen first hand how extensive his <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>base of contacts is, not just in the Welsh game
but over the border too. I knew this from last summer of course but to be able
to sign a goalkeeper from Liverpool Football Club on loan for the season is
some coup for us and getting players of the calibre of Steve Evans, Josh
Bailey, Dion Donohue, Danny Gosset and Rob Hughes shows that we’re continuing
to head in the right direction.</div><o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Jakub Ojrzynski has been
outstanding in goal for us. He may be inexperienced in senior football but you’d
never think it after his performances so far. Having just signed a five year
contract with the Reds, Jakub is obviously highly rated at Anfield and so to
get someone of his calibre into our club is special. Although he may miss a
handful of matches due to being with Poland’s under 19 squad, he more than
makes up for it with what he will provide for the majority of the season. He is
also a really nice guy and it’s great to see him with the young kids after
matches, who all want a photo with a Liverpool FC player. And, having seen his
initiation song on the bus home from Penybont, I can also say that he’s as down
to earth as you can get! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcaOAEmsn4Ctezds68ai5zZGzXUAQJfSh70qfBEO5Z4J1Vq2vM8ysWCfTpQSE6v_V2ZoUl8jpQVjMWDFiq1B8KZZxglQOA-ZsFgfCWsF1zbbJuzl05B2rLnaYKAXwpyxaXEfp4XQz3SoU/s2048/P6222202.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcaOAEmsn4Ctezds68ai5zZGzXUAQJfSh70qfBEO5Z4J1Vq2vM8ysWCfTpQSE6v_V2ZoUl8jpQVjMWDFiq1B8KZZxglQOA-ZsFgfCWsF1zbbJuzl05B2rLnaYKAXwpyxaXEfp4XQz3SoU/s320/P6222202.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Dion needed no introduction to Caernarfon
Town supporters as he’s been with us before and has always been well-liked by the
Cofi Army. Playing for us as a teenager under the management of Lee Dixon, I
don’t think there was any doubt that Dion had what was needed to make it in the
professional game and he’s been a regular to the Oval as a supporter in the
intervening years. He always said he’d love to play for us again and so whilst
we didn’t expect it to happen so soon, everyone is delighted that it has and
that he now wears the armband as out captain. A really nice person and one of the
best players in the Cymru Premier League today. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQnMZtZhF9sHFPbPfMVagmhH93D-43g1PzrTmh9jVdmvn6TVJGNLlcX54slYX60TCUHPvcLfJw7xhQkKSz6eVgkOZa6nRdOF1ZM167opjy4wkQU37C52Q-W5zx3MjAJssJkYSS0cugN18/s2048/P6192186.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQnMZtZhF9sHFPbPfMVagmhH93D-43g1PzrTmh9jVdmvn6TVJGNLlcX54slYX60TCUHPvcLfJw7xhQkKSz6eVgkOZa6nRdOF1ZM167opjy4wkQU37C52Q-W5zx3MjAJssJkYSS0cugN18/s320/P6192186.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Danny was another we all knew
about at Caernarfon as he played briefly for our reserves a few years ago. I’ve
known him since he was a young boy and was gutted that he broke through into
senior football for our rivals at Farrar Road and then went on to Bala. He excelled
at both clubs and was chosen for the Wales ‘C’ side, so is obviously another top
player in our game. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’ve been hoping to
sign Danny for a number of seasons and were all excited that he finally joined
us. He’s been injured of late but the start he made before being out of action
was proof enough that we have a quality midfielder in our ranks.</div><o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4uXm72I4lcI4fo1kbY2AKAYLNHJnMxSMB6qhwKQewuQVSXUXx9VVGrZgYHvRtVBHwujIh1RmbjoB1HIlIl0QqFgt2sS3NTKwVHhJyqACpviOV7LUMoS_HdTN0wHZ9AKA-gJEQ9efZ3XA/s2048/P9182625.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1306" data-original-width="2048" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4uXm72I4lcI4fo1kbY2AKAYLNHJnMxSMB6qhwKQewuQVSXUXx9VVGrZgYHvRtVBHwujIh1RmbjoB1HIlIl0QqFgt2sS3NTKwVHhJyqACpviOV7LUMoS_HdTN0wHZ9AKA-gJEQ9efZ3XA/s320/P9182625.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The third ‘impact’ signing we
made is Rob Hughes. Having failed to get him in 2020 I knew we’d be in for him
again this year and I’ll be honest and say that I didn’t know too much about
him, although had heard he was a bit of a maverick. Huw told me that he was a big talent and would be good for us and he was
spot on! Rob has been excellent so far and there’s little doubt that his performances
even this early in the season have made him a favourite with the supporters. Ball
players who unlock defences and scores goals are hard to find and thankfully we
have one in Rob, who can link up with our other magician, Darren Thomas.</div><o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The problem we have had in the
last month or so is that injuries and suspensions have hit us hard. Dion,
Daniel, Steve Evans, Sion Bradley and Mike Hayes have had injury problems
whilst Noah Edwards and Rob have been suspended, and it seems that Huw has very
rarely been able to pick from a full squad. The latter two were ruled out of
our home defeat to Barry Town through suspension and so, if everything goes
well during the week, we may have a full squad to travel to Cardiff Met next Saturday.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">One thing I am pretty sure about
is that once everyone is fit, we’ll be a match for every other team in the
league. The New Saints were fortunate to beat us early in the season and they’re
the team we have to target as far as our ambition as a club is in the question.
I’m sure we’ll get there one day but, considering our resources, it will not
happen overnight. Some supporters will expect us to win every match, and as a supporter that's what I always hope for too but, based on our small squad this season, we need to keep everyone fit to compete week in, week out. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Part of our future plans will rely
on the progress of our youngsters through the Academy and, from what I have
seen and heard this season, things are looking promising on that front. I’ll be
honest and say that I have never really watched any of our Academy sides regularly
because the first team takes the majority of my spare time.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">This season, however, I have made
an effort to watch the Under 19’s at the Oval and have to say that they are impressive.
Our Head of Academy, Dave Cavanagh, has been telling me about this crop of
players for two or three years and what has been really encouraging is that the
majority of the squad, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>which plays in
the Welsh Premier Development League, are just sixteen and seventeen years old.
So far this season they remain undefeated in the league and reached the quarter
finals of the Welsh Youth club before losing out to TNS. Striker Gwion Dafydd
has already made an impression in our first team and it seems that there are a fair
few in the squad who may one day progress into the senior side.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMIenWW528sFIv9Ut0yj0JOcUrYIsSj570zsx74rjvxSphVAT8OP84CG9_iRbCaXFeLGgHWQvoaba4nLHOpSf0rnsY-ZXV8Ogdi1Ss6F4DV1vjfaND90khixm1UX5qFNVpdZrqLE60X1Q/s2048/P8212525.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMIenWW528sFIv9Ut0yj0JOcUrYIsSj570zsx74rjvxSphVAT8OP84CG9_iRbCaXFeLGgHWQvoaba4nLHOpSf0rnsY-ZXV8Ogdi1Ss6F4DV1vjfaND90khixm1UX5qFNVpdZrqLE60X1Q/s320/P8212525.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A huge advantage to the squad is
that they are coached by the first team’s assistant manager, Richard Davies. ‘Fish’ (photo, right) as he is more commonly known, joined us five years ago when Iwan Williams
brought him into the set-up and has become a very respected coach, so the boys
are getting top class coaching in addition to having the opportunity to impress
an integral part of our senior management team. I’m convinced it won’t be too
long until we start seeing a few of the side lining up for us in the Cymru Premier
League. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Unfortunately, and certainly not
surprisingly, we’re still seeing the same tired problems cropping up with match
officials. Just to make it clear, I think it takes a lot of commitment and not
a little thick skin to officiate football matches at any level, and I take my
hat off to those who do so. It’s easy to have a go at them, and some see it as
part of the game to do so, but I know that I would never be up for doing their
job. <o:p></o:p></p>
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of work and, rightly so, we get called up for it. However, we see some pretty contentious
decisions being made on a regular basis in the Welsh game and yet the same
officials pop up at matches every week. I can mention two or three fixtures
this season that have been victims to extremely poor decisions, with our Welsh
Cup fixture at Penybont being a prime example. I’m referring to the sending off
of Darren Thomas and Lewis Harding midway through the first half for what is
usually described as a bit of ‘handbags’. It really was nothing more than a bit
of push and shove between the players and yet they were both shown straight reds,
much to the confusion of everyone else at the ground. The incident seemed
extremely innocuous at the time and even more so on the Sgorio highlights
package later on. There was simply no need for early baths. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">I’m sure I sensed a change in the
way matches were being officiated at the start of the season, with more tackles
being given the green light by referees but there has been a gradual return to
the usual ‘whistle for a free kick every time there’s a tackle’ policy of late,
which negatively affects matches. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Thankfully, long gone are the
days when I used to stand on the Kop at Anfield as a teenager and join in with
the chorus of “Who’s the B****** in the black” but I’m afraid that when this
type of officiating occurs, it will leave people extremely frustrated both on
and off the pitch. It’s a shame for the officials to be subjected to some stick
from the terraces but a change in attitude and an injection of common sense
would probably help them. It will be interesting to see how things pan out for
the remainder of the season and my hope is that we see a return to the attitude
where players were allowed to challenge for the ball and the action allowed to flow. But I wouldn’t bet on it. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">One thing I do know is that, by
even sharing my views on match officials, I am opening myself to some high
level finger pointing. It seems that we can never question anything in the
Welsh game without someone, somewhere, taking umbrage and deciding we may have
to justify ourselves. A case in point being when I spoke with Welsh news
website Golwg 360 on the eve of the season. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">When I agreed to an interview with
the company’s reporter I did so on the understanding that it would be about our
hopes as a club for the new campaign. In amongst all the questions and answers
I mentioned that I would have preferred if our opening match, at home against Cardiff Met, had not been picked as the weekend’s live match on Sgorio. My sole reason for this
is that I knew it would have a negative impact on our gate and so would cost us
money. I was surprised, and rather disappointed that the editor at 360 latched
onto this and made it the headline of the piece!<o:p></o:p></p>
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that it was not an accurate reflection of the piece but the damage had been
done and plenty of people had already read the article. More importantly,
people at Sgorio had seen it, which I felt bad about. I know and appreciate how
important Sgorio is to the Welsh game and I respect what they do for all the
clubs. Without the coverage they provide our supporters would not get to see highlights
of all our matches and would lose out on such a vital part of following the team.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not every supporter can travel to
matches, be it at the Oval or away and so their live matches and highlights are
essential to keep them involved.</div><o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">This was one instance where I felt
I needed to make an apology, and this is what I did to the Sgorio team on match
day. Unfortunately, I was also made aware that the story had reached a high level at S4C, including Sue Butler, their Sports Commissioner, and so I contacted
her to explain what I had meant in the interview. Thankfully, she was as understanding
as I could have hoped for and we recently had a an enjoyable meeting at the
Oval to discuss the matter. Sue is certainly someone who wants the best for
Welsh football and I think it says a lot about her that she was happy to listen
to my side of the story. I’m not sure that it will ever happen with match
officials but if we continue to let poor decisions have negative impacts on
matches without at least highlighting them then we have no chance have we?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">If any of you are still reading
at this stage then I thank you for hanging in there, and hope you’ve enjoyed a
few minutes of my thoughts on Caernarfon Town related matters. There’s more
from where this came from and so, if you think it’s worth me writing another
one soon, please share and let me know!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Un Clwb. <o:p></o:p></p>Oval Wayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08292854848131307882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081522409985528761.post-51238548235041370012020-05-22T21:42:00.004+01:002020-05-22T21:56:55.747+01:00From Chester with Love - Team Mates<br />
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">What is there to say about Gareth Edwards that has not already been said a hundred times? He's been with Caernarfon Town for six years and, in all fairness, has defied age more than anyone else I now. Eards told me recently that Gaz is forty six years old and, in my opinion, he's been getting better each season for the Cofis.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Big Man has featured regularly in this Team Mates series, mostly as a bit of a rascal who is not averse to a bit of shithousery but also for being a good guy and a bit of a rock in the squad. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">He is also seen as a bit of a James Bond character around the Oval. Tall, good-looking and possessing a million dollar smile, Gaz would fit into the role of 007 effortlessly. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">From Chester with Love, GoldenGaz, The Man with the Golden Smile and Licence to Thrill, all Bond films that would have benefitted from having the Big Man starring in them. However, it is to our benefit that Gaz decided to stick to football and, in all seriousness, he has been one of the best 'imports' we have had at the Oval in forty years. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Over to you Gaz.... </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Which three team mates would you
invite for dinner and what would you cook for them? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Alex Ramsey – a lovely, polite young
man. I like to hear what he’s got up to in the week which usually contains some
form of mischief.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Jay Crowther - another one of my
car squad. If he’s with me he’s not out in town getting himself in bother, so
it’s for his own safety. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Joe Wills and Gaz Evo - two of my
good mates who are joined at the hip. Joey and I have been good pals for a few
years now so I need him there for moral support and Evo in case it gets out of
hand with the neighbours, he can flash his warrant card. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I would cook the guys a Thai Green Curry. </span></div>
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Ideal person to be stuck on a desert island - Sion Bradley. He would provide me
with hours of entertainment. Not the sharpest tool in the box but second to
none for laughs. Never stops smiling, top lad. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Worst trainer - Would have been my old mate Kev Roberts before this season, the
rat couldn’t string two passes together. But it goes to Alex Ramsey for
attendance to one training session in three years. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Worst Barber - there are a few shouts for this. Eards needs to give up on that
sweep over (Bobby Charlton). However, Bradders takes the title on this, he’s
hanging on for dear life. He needs to give up and give that ginger wig a trim. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Biggest Joker - Joe Wills without doubt is relentless. Always looking to stitch
one of the lads and he bullies Fish every week. He is ruthless. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Good on a night out – there are
some good looking lads in our team, I top the lot but a close second you’ve got
young Ryan Wills who not only has a cheeky smile but loves a little two step and you will always find Crowther or Breesy being menaces in and around. The gaffer fancies himself step
on the dance floor. Rambo was born for a night out and you will always </span><span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">of places. a bit on a night out
and Fish is usually kicking off and getting us thrown out.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Worst on a night - Daz Bach, threatens
to come on an end of season but drops the shoulder the night before and goes
AWOL!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Hardman - This would have to be Jamie Crowther. He loves taking videos of himself boxing so who am I to argue? </span></div>
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one. Super Danny Brookwell like a little moan from time to time but nobody comes
close to Joe or Rambo. If I had to pick one it would probably be Rambo. Loves
moaning from his line but won’t step off it!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-size: 12pt;">Who would you not like in your 4x4
relay team - I’ve had some bad press in this section from my fellow team mates
but none of them will challenge me to a race.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Crowths turns like the QE2, Mr
Caernarfon Nathan Craig is not known for his pace but has the best left foot in
the league and my other Centre Half partner, Ry Wills, sometimes runs in
quicksand. And Gruff John too, he takes a while to get into his side. I’d beat
them all. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Funniest moment - scoring the
winner and beating Bangor!</span></div>
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I’ll nominate the vice skipper, Jamie Crowther, to be
next up…..</span></div>
Oval Wayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08292854848131307882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081522409985528761.post-46777459318926636382020-05-14T15:46:00.003+01:002020-05-14T15:48:11.631+01:00Team Mates: Gaz Evo<br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Gareth Evans arrived at the Oval during the same summer as Eards and I think it's fair to say that he is a favourite of the Gaffers'. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The midfielder has been a mainstay of the team in his three seasons with the Cofis and I believe he is one of the most underrated players I've seen in the yellow shirt. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Other players are often mentioned when it comes to unsung heroes and yet rarely does Gaz receive a mention. He may not get the plaudits, but the team does not quite function as well without him and certainly his recent form has been a reason why we put in some excellent performances in the few weeks before the lockdown.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">For those of you surprised by my more serious tone to this introduction I ask you to remember that Evo is an employee of the local constabulary and therefore I can see no advantage at all in taking cheap shots at him here!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Over to you Gareth.... </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Which three team-mates would you invite for dinner and why? Also, what
would you cook for them? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">My mate Joe Wills as he would only moan if he missed out Gary Edwards
the giraffe for some stories (they can last a journey to training sometimes) and Noah Edwards for the after dinner karoake, plus he would be a cheap guest, a bag of Haribos and he would be happy! </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; word-spacing: 0px;">The meal would have to be a classic steak and chips.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; word-spacing: 0px;">Ideal person to be Stuck on an island with. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Tough one but this has to be Mike Peo. He comes out with some rubbish
which would bound to cheer me up being stuck on an Island, but he’d be no good
if I need to get off the island as he lacks common sense in abundance.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">No brainier. Rambo for sure and probably Breesey, both for the same
reasons. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Worst barber.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">There’s a few out there now during this lockdown. Breesey had an
interesting one during our quiz! Unfortunately, I'm going to have to pick ffrind da fi o Blaenau, Brads. I don't think they have hairdressers in Blaenau and to be fair it's just as well for him as he's going very thin in his early years. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Worst banter. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Probably go Darren Bach, just purely as he comes out with some random stuff
now and again. Fish’s training sessions could be considered to be up there
though, along with the gaffer’s pre match presentation. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; word-spacing: 0px;">Hardman.<br />If it’s size, Breesey’s biceps have to be mentioned. Big Gary Edwards fancies himself and does love a battle with any frontman in the league to be fair. Brooky loves a full blown 50/50 too.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; word-spacing: 0px;">Biggest joker.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Has to be the gaffer Sean. He just doesn’t stop from when we start
training to the end and then again on match days! All the lads are in stitches
listening to him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Brads is good on a night out, We room shared in Dublin and he was on it
until the very end. Daz Bach when we had our league winning night out a few
seasons ago at the races was a joke all day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Worst on a night out. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Gary Edwards loves an early night and Fish usually ends up being
escorted out of a club early doors.....<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; word-spacing: 0px;">Biggest moaner.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">No brainer, Joe Wills hands down is the biggest Moaner. And like he said
about himself I do moan a lot mainly about Fish’s poor refereeing decisions
during training, and yeah I love a moan if I am taken off during a game whether
we are winning or not. I’d rather that than be happy to be taken off.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">It’s the usual suspects who are not blessed with third or fourth gear….<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; word-spacing: 0px;">First is Jamie Crowther, who runs in reverse.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Gary Edwards the giraffe wouldn’t make it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Ry Wills is another who often runs like he’s treading quick sand. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">There have been so many both in training, when Fish has a nibble at Joe and
</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">match days when Daz hasn’t a clue what Eards
is talking about, but mainly during our team nights out. We had a right laugh
in Dublin with Brads eating his kebab the following morning on the floor and
the races was brilliant!</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; word-spacing: 0px;">I now nominate Gary Edwards….<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />Oval Wayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08292854848131307882noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081522409985528761.post-52296887249644457752020-05-09T14:50:00.001+01:002020-05-09T14:50:51.159+01:00Joe's Team Mates: The Fringe<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: black; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;">One name that has appeared more than others in the Team Mates series is Joe Williams, and it's true that he's a divisive character. By far the biggst moaner in the first team squad, Joe is also one of the best defenders in the Welsh Premier League and so, whilst it must be a nightmare to be around him for too long, I'm sure his team mates, and everyone at the club, is more than happy to put up with him in small doses. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: black; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;">It's also fair to say that I have been looking forward to receiving Joe's answers more than any other player, apart from Messi(!), and he certainly has not disappointed!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: black; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;">One thing I have always refused to do with the blog is let anyone tell me what I should, or should not put in it, and so, whilst Joe hs asked me not to use his 'fringe' photo, for obvious reasons, I'm using it. Just because I can. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;">One of the team's most consistent players since his arrival at the Oval, his answers are also consistently, and brutally, honest so here's</span><span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;"> what Joe thinks of his team-mates....</span></span></div>
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three team mates would you invite for dinner and why? And what would you cook
for them? </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: black;">Tough
one this because you could invite any combination of players and have a laugh
with all of them. Gruff John would be the entertainment for the evening on the
piano and I’d have Fish waiting on the table for us. </span></span></div>
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three guests at the table would be.... </span></span></div>
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have to go for my mate Melvin Evo, my partner down the right hand side. </span></span></div>
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Gaz Eds would have to be at the table, known him for a long, long time now and
he’s a top bloke. </span></span></div>
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Rambo would make the table, we sit next to each other in the changies and if
anyone needed some moisturiser during the meal Rambo could sort us all out. </span></span></div>
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- Hickorys, We’ve had a fair few good nights out in Hickorys and Gaz Eds could
sort us out with a VIP table because he runs Chester.</span></span></div>
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person to be stuck on a desert island with? </span></span></div>
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Noah as he can’t even cook toast and only eats Haribo starmix! </span></span></div>
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a close call between Leo and Ry Wills but I’d go with Ry Wills I reckon. He performed
very well in the zoom quizzes during the lockdown so some good knowledge there
and he’s a grafter so we’d have a shelter built in no time. </span></span></div>
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trainer - yes Breese dog and Rambo are up there but in fairness they do live
hours away. I’m going for Brads because he always cuts corners in the warm-up
and I always get in his head, just like when I used to play against him when he
was at Port. </span></span></div>
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Barber - again Brads gets a mention, no explanation needed. However, I’m going
for the gaffer Sean Eards though because I’ve never seen anyone have two
fringes, one on the front and one down the side (he’ll be gutted I’ve gone for
him there because he loves his hair). He should really borrow one of them to
Brads to be honest. </span></span></div>
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Banter – Fish. I feel like I’ve taught him a lot over the years so his banter
has improved but he just can’t resist a nibble. Nothing makes me laugh more
than when he has a bite which is most trainings and games. Credit where it’s
due though he’s probably the most passionate football man I’ve come across and
is a top guy. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: black;">Hardman
- Young Noah Edwards, never ever backs down from anyone, he’s like a little
Jack Russell. He’s come out of his shell massively since first joining and is
also a dark horse with the old karaoke in the car on the way home from away
games, loves the classics Fleetwood Mac and U2. Leo Psycho Smith deserves a
mention here as well, very tough man!!! </span></span></div>
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Joker - the team is full of them, the banter is always flying around the
changies so you’ve got to be on your toes. I’d say Eards though, he’s always
laughing and would never a miss a chance to take the mick out of any of the
lads. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: black;">Good
on a night out - Gaz Eds always organises all the nights out and is a right
laugh after a few sherbets, as is Daz Bach, once he gets going there’s no
stopping him. All of the lads are great on a night out to be fair and we’ve had
some absolute belting ones </span></span></div>
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on a night out - my mate Jamie Breese gets very loose after a beer but I
couldn’t really put my finger on anyone really. Brads has the worst gear but
he’s a good laugh after a shandy. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: black;">Biggest
Moaner - Yes I’m the worst moaner but I just hate losing and I can’t help
myself. It doesn’t help that Fish can’t count! But because I can’t choose
myself I’ll say Evo. It’s close call between him and Brooky but I’ve never seen
anyone spit their dummy as bad as Evo when he gets subbed, and then I have to
hear him complain in the car on the way home whilst Noah’s singing in the back.
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would I not want in my relay team? </span></span></div>
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Crowther - but he’s been smashing the running during the lockdown so could
prove me wrong. </span></span></div>
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Brads is weighed down by his big Beyoncé bum and he’d probs end up running the
wrong way and end up back in Blaenau. </span></span></div>
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big Giraffe, Gary Edwards, but maybe he could blind the other competitors with
them white teeth of his.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: black;">Lastly,
I’ll choose Mike Peo because he’d defo get injured after five meters. </span></span></div>
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Cai Babs was still at the club he’d have made the team though but if there was
a photo finish his big nose would give him a huge advantage </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: black;">Funniest
moment - there’s been a hell of a lot over the years but I’ll go with when
Eards absolutely pied Fish live on ‘Sgorio’. He was absolutely raging and we
all hammered him for </span></span></div>
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up I’ll go for Gareth Melvin Evans....</span></span></div>
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Oval Wayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08292854848131307882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081522409985528761.post-69374346307479389752020-05-07T20:55:00.000+01:002020-05-07T20:55:50.116+01:00Team Mates: Oh Danny, Danny....<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqNcgP-C-srsSqctPpJqPI9QZSPl4ChdleJTU5lVWfkHYGZls2KFxIql3Ij9d82Yapi3X3udCaAgEXYd8VMyP7LiB5Ag1hi0TSbTsmvCVguaT0wiLD-G0l1LsYuY8d-3MJ6Pc_0nVWmDA/s1600/P7286408+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqNcgP-C-srsSqctPpJqPI9QZSPl4ChdleJTU5lVWfkHYGZls2KFxIql3Ij9d82Yapi3X3udCaAgEXYd8VMyP7LiB5Ag1hi0TSbTsmvCVguaT0wiLD-G0l1LsYuY8d-3MJ6Pc_0nVWmDA/s400/P7286408+%25282%2529.JPG" width="363" /></a><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><span style="color: black;">Linford Christie<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; font-size: 11.5pt;">........Justin Gaitlin.........Usain Bolt.........Danny Brookwell. I'm sure you'll know what I'm suggesting. All four of these men are turbo towered and, luckily for us, one of them plays for Caernarfon Town. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: black;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; font-size: 11.5pt;">I can't speak for anyone else but, as far as I'm concerned, Danny Brookwell is the fastest footballer I've seen. In fact, he he's so fast that he'll sometimes run ahead the ball when he's sprinting down the flank for us but we wouldn't have it any other way. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: black;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; font-size: 11.5pt;">'Brooky' has come a long way since his goalscoring debut for us at Buckley a few years ago and is a firm favourite of the fans. He's played for the Cofis, represented his country for Wales 'C' and has now featured in the blog, so Danny's done pretty well for himself!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: black;">On a serious note, Danny's not one of the team's big noises and so it's great that he's been so quick to take part in this series of quick interviews. Maybe we can carry out a mor in-depth version some time in the future? </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: black;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; font-size: 11.5pt;">For now, however, let's see what he has to say about his team-mates.... </span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fish gets ready for dinner at Brooky's</td></tr>
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<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: black;">Which three team mates would you invite for dinner and why? And what would you cook for them? </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: black;">Three guests: </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: black;">Firstly Daz Bach. Some of the stories he
comes out with after a pint are unbelievable, He does an incredible Irish
accent. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: black;">Then I would have Joe and Fish and watch them go at each
other. I dont think I would stop laughing all night. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: black;">Meal: It would have to be fajitas night. Quick, easy and
plenty of time for beers. We could all dress as Mexicans like the Cofi Army. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #14171a; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d;">Ideal person to be stuck on a desert with?</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #14171a; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d;">Breese dog. We could come up with a few
workouts to pass time and I could learn some tips on how to get big biceps. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #14171a; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d;">Worst trainer: </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #14171a; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #14171a; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d;">Rambo for the clean sweep purely because he
is never there.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sam joins Caernarfon with a new haircut</td></tr>
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<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #14171a; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d;">Worst barber: </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #14171a; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #14171a; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d;">There has been a lot of support for Brads on
this one but to be fair to him he can’t help the few strands left on the top of
his head. Also, if anyone hasn't seen Sam Jones's mop before joining Caernarfon
look it up! </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #14171a; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #14171a; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d;">Worst banter: </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #14171a; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d;">Osh Goulding, he needs to up his game before
joining the RAF. </span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjcDCqguElXcNCkHY3G3i8RV4u-zgnSmfaXLweSVe-3v-vT9A74YO3VLNbNRWKoG4-s2_XySEmBq6jVD6eUDWDDYgDv0AerhyphenhyphenGoTCyJXL3X_pq-la941OwlSnM7J4JNV0h1yS6sBo7Yzc/s1600/P1311197+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1526" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjcDCqguElXcNCkHY3G3i8RV4u-zgnSmfaXLweSVe-3v-vT9A74YO3VLNbNRWKoG4-s2_XySEmBq6jVD6eUDWDDYgDv0AerhyphenhyphenGoTCyJXL3X_pq-la941OwlSnM7J4JNV0h1yS6sBo7Yzc/s320/P1311197+%25282%2529.JPG" width="305" /></a></td></tr>
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<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #14171a; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d;">Hardman: </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #14171a; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d;">The amount of black eyes he has had this
season you would think Jamie Crowther. But I've got to go with Huw Griffiths on
this one. I wouldn’t want to get the wrong side of him! </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #14171a; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #14171a; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d;">The biggest joker: </span></span></div>
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<div style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #14171a; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d;">100% Eards he loves the sound of his own
voice and raises the morale of the team. We were all sat ready in Connah’s Quay
once and Eards was running late. He ran in the dressing room and did a Klinsmann
across the deck. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #14171a; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #14171a; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d;">Good on a night out: </span></span></div>
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<div style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #14171a; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d;">Although I spent a day and a half in bed,
from what I saw of the weekend in Cardiff, Gruff has some moves in his locker
and he can sing too. Top lad and a great laugh. </span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixUoNWBC05CV6NyhjgzVdWHdcE_EsUdxi08CzZCkYL6-kvw-bkzf62M7twtw-EJrv96kxADL9N9NJwkSB42X810QU_qcOzf8xW3nPawYwZrscCPihiZYNxT6vnAu1L-2TZAgHXoyBpgX4/s1600/P9157202+%25283%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="1600" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixUoNWBC05CV6NyhjgzVdWHdcE_EsUdxi08CzZCkYL6-kvw-bkzf62M7twtw-EJrv96kxADL9N9NJwkSB42X810QU_qcOzf8xW3nPawYwZrscCPihiZYNxT6vnAu1L-2TZAgHXoyBpgX4/s320/P9157202+%25283%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Breesey loves throwing some moves....</td></tr>
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<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #14171a; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #14171a; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d;">Worst on a night out: </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d;"></span></div>
<div style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #14171a; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d;">I don’t know about this one. Every time we go
out together we have a laugh, it’s a great bunch of lads. If I had to say then
maybe Jamie Breese. He’s an angry man and goes missing. One night we had in
Liverpool I thought he was long gone back to the hotel but bumped into him at
2am dancing on his own. Fair to say he hasn’t got Gruff's moves.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #14171a; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #14171a; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d;">Biggest moaner: </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d;"></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #14171a; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d;">Got to be the twins Joe and Evo. They both
love a good moan. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #14171a; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #14171a; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d;">Who would you not want in your 4x100m relay
team? </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jamie Crowther</td></tr>
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<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #14171a; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d;">Gaz Eds runs like he is treading water and
Jamie Crowther towes a caravan, so those two certainly wouldn't make the cut. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #14171a; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d;"></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #14171a; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d;">I wouldn't want Rambo either because he would
probably drop the baton. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d;"></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #14171a; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #14171a; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d;">The fourth person is Noah, he would probably
slide tackle someone and get us disqualified.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #14171a; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #14171a; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d;">Funniest moment: </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d;"></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #14171a; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d;">Haydock races. Gaz Eds decided to stop to get
cash out just before the train was leaving. We all got on the train and as the
train was leaving I could just see a giraffe running through the crowd. One of
the songs of the day was 'he loves a cash machine, he missed the train.' </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #14171a; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #14171a; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">Next up is Joe Williams</span>………</span></div>
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Oval Wayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08292854848131307882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081522409985528761.post-86808796944780633112020-05-06T20:53:00.003+01:002020-05-06T20:53:47.863+01:00Big Gaz, Tony Angelino and Dishing the Dirt!<br />
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It’s been eight weeks since the FAW’s decision to suspend
all matches in the Welsh system. It was, without doubt, the correct call and
although every sane person will understand and agree with it, this mid-season
hiatus has seemed to have lasted much, much longer.</div>
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I’ve always been a huge fan of the game but don’t think
I’ve realised, until now, just how big a part of my life it is, and I’m sure
most who read this will empathise with that.</div>
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Things I miss include the obvious; watching the match,
catching up with everyone before kick-off and, once the action is underway,
seeing everyone in their usual spots around the ground. Most of us are
creatures of habit and certainly this extends to football. For example, if Gaz wins the pre-match toss-up, I know we'll be playing towards the Rondo Stand with the Cofi Army on Danny Brookwell's side of the pitch. If the
team is kicking towards the supporters club end I’ll always find
the Cofi Army behind and to the left of the goal and, at the other end of the
goal, behind and to its right, I’ll catch up with other diehards such as Paul
Wills, Jim Edwards, Harry R & I and John Watkins.</div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">The groundsman, Wyn, will be either adjacent to the ‘D’ at
the end of the penalty area or at the door of the porta cabin near the corner
flag, and I’ll also always see Jamie Breese’s father, Keith, in that vicinity,
usually enjoying a cigarette with a smile on his face. Little things maybe, but all
of which have become a part of going to the match at the Oval. And all of which I miss. </span><br />
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Likewise the away matches, where I miss the chippy in
Caersws on the way down to mid and South Wales and a McDonalds on the way home.
Although most of all I miss the constant bullshit and football talk with my
mate Bobby on our travels! <o:p></o:p></div>
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We’re all still awaiting guidance from the FAW with regards
to what will happen with the remainder of the season but, no matter how things
pan out, not every club will be happy with the outcome. <o:p></o:p><o:p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></o:p></div>
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For Caernarfon, we have two excellent opportunities of
clinching a first ever European tie, courtesy of a guaranteed play-off spot and
also a Welsh Cup semi-final. If the season was to be curtailed now, how much of
a disappointment would it be for everyone involved with the club? To be so
close to making history and not given the opportunity to reach our goals would
be heartbreaking but, under the circumstances, we're in the lap of the Gods. <o:p></o:p><o:p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></o:p></div>
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There are numerous clubs in the same position of course whilst others I’m sure would welcome voiding the campaign as it would see them cling on to their league present status. <o:p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></o:p></div>
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These are all scenarios that will need to be concluded in
some way or another and my hope is that the game's powers that be don’t void the campaign – the present campaign is called the 2019/20 season so surely we have until the end of the year to conclude it? However, if it is announced that league positions
are to be decided by a points per game formula, then those
teams with a vested interest (ie in relegation positions) will simply have to
man up and accept that they haven't been good enough for the most of the
season.<o:p></o:p></div>
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European qualification is a totally different proposition as there is a spot open to winners of the Welsh Cup so the FAW will need to look at this very carefully. If the season is cancelled, who gets that spot? <o:p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></o:p></div>
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I’m sure each of us have gone over all kinds of scenarios
on how to conclude the campaign and European places and, however difficult it is to see any light at the end of the tunnel, things will surely work out
eventually, both on and off the pitch. <o:p></o:p><o:p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></o:p></div>
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Yes, football is important to us but, in the grand scheme of
things, it means little when compared to everyone’s health and well being. <o:p></o:p></div>
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In the meantime, we’re all having to deal with things the
best we can, and it was great to see Sean Eardley and the squad getting
together recently for a quiz night on the Zoom platform. I believe that Kevin
Sheret, the goalkeeping coach, came out on top and I was encouraged to see that
there was plenty of competitiveness to the proceedings. I read on Twitter that
Gareth Edwards thought there was even some cheating going on, which is disappointing or extremely funny, depending on what you think of the Big Man! </div>
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I was also intrigued to see that Super Leo Smith turned up
for the quiz dressed as Tony Angelino, the crooner with the speech impediment
who made such a mark in Only Fools and Horses all those years ago. <o:p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></o:p><br />
Something I forgot to mention in the last blog was the
cancellation of the Wales ‘C’ match that had been scheduled to take part at the
Oval in March.</div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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As the club's media officer I've been asked many times by
reporters in recent weeks about how the club is surviving and something that
always crops up in the discussion is the aforementioned fixture and the loss of
revenue to the club due to its cancellation.<o:p></o:p></div>
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However, instead of dwelling on the financial implications
to the club, I've been thinking more about the disappointment of the would-be
participants and especially of course, the three Caernarfon players who were in
the Welsh squad. Alex Ramsay, Leo Smith and Darren Thomas were all on the verge
of representing their country in the most prestigious match at this level of
football and I can only imagine how frustrating it must have been for them,
especially Leo and Darren, who would hopefully have been making their debuts
for the side.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We haven't heard anything regarding the possibility of
rescheduling the fixture but if it happens, I think it's only fair that the FAW
bring it back to the Oval. I believe that one of the reasons for selecting our
ground was because it generates a real atmosphere and that will always be the
case so there shouldn't really be a problem in bringing it back to Caernarfon. Can you imagine how good it would be to hear the Cofi Army chanting for
Rambo, Leo and the Cofi Messi as they battle their English counterparts?<o:p></o:p></div>
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Before moving on from this subject, it's worth mentioning
the excellent gesture the Cofi Army has made with regards to the tickets for
the cancelled match. As soon we the club announced that refunds are to be paid
when the lockdown is lifted, an impressive number of supporters told the club
they didn't want the refund and to keep the money. These are difficult times
for everyone and this response goes a long way in showing how fortunate we are
to have such loyal supporters. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Everyone who has read the blog over the last five years
will be aware that I don't use it to make 'official' statements but, under the
circumstances, I think it's acceptable of me, as chairman of the club, to thank
everyone who has made this kind gesture. The money will be a great help to us
as we navigate through such difficult times. Diolch o galon pawb! <o:p></o:p></div>
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The club received a boost recently by successfully applying for the Domestic and UEFA licences. Everyone
will already know the importance of both licences, being that they are a club’s
entry cards to both the Cymru Premier League and European competition, based on
qualification, of course. Our licencing officer, Marc Roberts, deserves a lot
of credit for this, as does General Manager Darren Billinghurst and a host of
other volunteers who have worked hard in ensuring the criteria was met.</div>
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I believe that where the FAW may be getting it wrong with regards to the whole process is that they don't publish the reasons why clubs are denied the licence. Of course, it may well be that this is due to confidentiality but, as it stands now, they are opening themselves up to criticism. Simply put, it should be the governing body's responsibility to publish the results, although I do think that the clubs have a role to play in it. Unless both parties are totally transparent with the reasons for a failed application then there will always be debate and false rumours.<br />
Anyway, back to Cofi matters now and how we're trying to at least raise a few smiles during the lockdown. A fortnight ago, Eards sent me a message, suggesting that we should start a new series of Q & A's with members of the first team management and playing squad, with the sole intent of dishing some well-intentioned dirt on their team mates! It's basically a form of written banter and, if the manager thought it was a good idea then who was I to turn him down?<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAzl1EZYYyPdl3jZMtaLo6plBTCQB1ihxylLBZx7iKjcrJE9HVGCP8iPHlNfT1NYIATzn7nyoH782dH_h0oEzx9PuTgsgD1jbphMubqfuJdYL4jDjQIuOlds0Rx74VFEH5l7ms-P5UaJ4/s1600/IMG_1586.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1334" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAzl1EZYYyPdl3jZMtaLo6plBTCQB1ihxylLBZx7iKjcrJE9HVGCP8iPHlNfT1NYIATzn7nyoH782dH_h0oEzx9PuTgsgD1jbphMubqfuJdYL4jDjQIuOlds0Rx74VFEH5l7ms-P5UaJ4/s320/IMG_1586.PNG" width="179" /></a>Due to the nature of the series I thought it would be good to include photos with the answers and, as the facility to do this is not available on the club's website, Oval Ways was the ideal platform to present the dirt-dishing! I was also slightly concerned at the prospect of publishing 'banter' on the club's official website, and so far, everything seems to have worked well.<br />
The management and players have all taken on the challenge and the 'Team Mates' series has proved very popular up to now. In fact, the series has provided lots of positive feedback and, from what I have read, it seems to be raising a smile with the clubs' stakeholders, which is is the most important thins. If you haven't read any of the entries in the series, just have a look on the blog and you'll be able to catch up. <br />
And finally, I was impressed to see both Gareth Edwards and Jamie Crowther taking on, and successfully completing the five 'keepy up wall bounces' challenge, which they shared on Twitter recently. I think Darren Thomas and Nathan Craig could probably do just as well with blindfolds on but it was still good going by the Big Guys!<br />
Stay Safe and Keep the Faith!<br />
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Oval Wayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08292854848131307882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081522409985528761.post-32533429411906151852020-05-05T19:26:00.000+01:002020-05-05T23:34:46.070+01:00Team Mates: Cofi Messi!<br />
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">I have wanted to carry out an interview with Darren Thomas for a number of years but the Cofi Messi has always been one step ahead and ignored all my attempts. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">I did manage a message for the Cofi Army from him at Christmas and, of course, Nicky John did a feature on him for Sgorio where Darren got interviewed on video. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">I won't pretend that it didn't hurt to see that interview after the hundreds of times he's eluded my attempts but here, at last, I've managed it, albeit as part of a series featuring all the players. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">I've said since the beginning of this series that there will be no sitting on the fence with answers but I've let Darren get away with one simply because he's a legitimate club legend! </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">One more thing. I am beginning to think that we may have to replace the Biggest Moaner and Worst Trainer questions with something else becaue Joe Williams and Alex Ramsay are obviously running away with the titles respectively. </span></div>
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three team mates would you invite around for dinner and why? Also, what would
you cook them? </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: black;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: black;">Guests: </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: black;">I’d have
to stick with the car squad. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: black;">Ryan
Willian would have to be there, he’s one of the best guys I’ve played football
with. He would guarantee that we’d get plenty of laughs and I know he’s be up
for singing at the end of the night, Craig David’s ‘Fill Me In’! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: black;">Gruff John,
Gruff has just joined the car squad this season and he’s another one who
wouldn’t mind joining Ryan for a sons at the end of the evening., although I’d
need to sort out his playlist first! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: black;">Danny Brookwell.
An adopted Cofi, we’ve had lots of fun on the way home from matches in the
South and it would be nice to just have a sit down and talk without having to
worry about driving. <br />
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Meal:</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Steak a Chips
would be on the menu. <br />
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</span><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Ideal person to be stuck on a desert island
with and why? </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: black;">The Professor,
Gaz Edwards. If I was stuck he’d always be on the ball. He is always the one
who arranges our team nights out and teams fines etc. I would feel safe with
him as he’d always find ways of sorting everything out. Also, my English would
improve if I only had Gaz to talk to! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: black;">Worst
Trainer:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: black;">Worst
trainer has to be Ramsey and Breesy. To be fair they have a long way to travel
to train but. Really, there’s no excuse! <br />
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Worst Barber: </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: black;">I have to
admit I’m one of the worst, as I just leave it and don’t use any gel. But then
you’ve got Sion Bradley, who cries about his hair because he knows he won’t
have any when he’s thirty, so Brads can have this one! </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: black;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: black;">Worst
Banter:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: black;">I’m not
sure who’s got the worst banter really, so I’m sitting on the fence with this
one!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: black;">Hardman:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: black;">Ramsay
likes to think he’s a hardman, especially when he’s shouting things from the
other end of the pitch but if I really needed someone on my side it would be
Noah, who isn’t shy of a tackle!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: black;">Joker:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: black;">The biggest
joker is the gaffer, he always make us laugh and is always up for banter, He
could walk in to any room and get the banter going, that’s just the type of
person he is, and the reason why the Cofis love him, He needs to know when to
stop though!</span>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: black;">Good on a
Night Out?<br />
I’ve had many good nights out with the lads to be fair. I can’t just pick one
but Ramsey likes a night out and a laugh to be around, also Fish likes to throw
some moves about. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: black;">Worst on
a Night Out? </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: black;">The main
man, Ryan Williams, is the sensible one so it’s always best to stick with him!</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: black;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: black;">Biggest
Moaner?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: black;">The biggest moaner has got to be Joe Williams, he’s always on to Fish about
something, Joe doesn’t like it because fish has got the coaching badges and he
hasn’t, Ramsay too, he likes to moan and
doesn’t stop on match day!</span></span></div>
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First on my list would be Gaz Edwards, who is thirty six years old now and I could
not take the risk.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: black;">Crowther
could join him, he likes to run from side to side!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: black;">I would
leave out Peo because I don’t think he’s actually run 100m this season.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: black;">Finally, Ryan
Williams but only because when the ball went over his head once in a match with
Cefn Druids, he was nowhere to been seen.</span></span></div>
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Funniest Moment? </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: black;">My funny
moment was when we were at Thirsk racing after we won the league. All of us
singing in the stand, everyone looking at us and we didn’t stop singing until
we went off the train back in Manchester! An unbelievable weekend. <br />
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Oval Wayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08292854848131307882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081522409985528761.post-9565981503787521952020-05-03T17:02:00.001+01:002020-05-03T17:02:04.238+01:00Ryan Williams: Team Mates!<br />
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-size: 12pt;">One of the most popular Caernarfon Town players of recent years is Ryan Williams. Ryan joined us after a spell at Wrexham and has proved himself to be one of our most consistent performers during his time at the Oval. Whenever I ask supporters who they think is our unsung hero, I can almost guarantee that they'll say Ryan and the same can be said of his team-mates, judging by the interviews I've carried out with them. I have always found Ryan to be friendly but quite reserved and therefore when he was nominated by Leo to answer these questions I was intrigued to say the least. As I've mentioned before, one word answers and sitting on the fence won't be enough for this series, and I am very pleased to say that Ryan certainly hasn't stepped away from dishing the dirt on his team mates! Here's Ryan...... </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-size: 12pt;">Which three team mates would you invite around
for dinner and why? Also, what would you cook them? </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Brads - By having Brads
there, I would be able to wear whatever I’d like and still not be worst dressed
at the table. We could talk about the few tattoos he has and how he got the
nickname ‘stretchy’. </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the goals Daz could reminisce about with Ryan</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Daz Bach - Daz is a good mate and would have to be there.
I’m sure after a few drinks he would be reminding us about all the goals he’s
scored, It would also give us a chance to help him practice his English. </span></span></div>
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John - Gruff is a great laugh to be around. He would be able to teach us some
of his dance moves and entertain us with a bit of singing after our meal. He’d
also make sure there is some sort of intelligence at the table and help me look after
the other two. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">I’d cook a nice steak or spaghetti bolognese. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Ideal person to be
stuck on a desert island with and why? </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-size: 12pt;">That would be Leonardo Carlos Junior
Smith. We would look after each other as always. It would be the best smelling
island on earth with his choice of aftershaves and I’d be able to look after my
skin with his moisturisers. He would also be able to use his experience of
starring on Prison Break as ‘T-bag’ to help us find a way to escape back to
normal life! </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Worst Trainer? </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">In my three years at the club I’ve only seen Rambo
train a couple of times so it has to be him. Breesey seems to turn up when he
wants these days as well...</span></span></div>
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is just wrong. He is struggling big time and his mate Ross Stephens isn’t
around anymore to help him cover up his receding hairline. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Worst Banter? </span></span></div>
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would be Jamie Crowther, I just feel like falling asleep every time he talks. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Hardman? </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">He hasn’t been mentioned yet but Noah Edwards is first on the scene if there’s
any handbags during a match. He might not be the biggest but I’d definitely
want him in my corner. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Joker? </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Gaz Eds is normally the one on the whats app
group that dishes out the jokes and Joe Wills doesn’t give Fish a minute's rest.
He likes to wind up Breesy about fines as well and both of them normally can’t
resist a bite back. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Good on a Night Out? </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Most of the lads are very good on a
night out. Top of the pile would probably be Daz Bach, some of the things he
does and says leaves us in stitches. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Worst on a Night Out? </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">That would be Leo as he
left me on my own on a night out in Caernarfon a couple of years back. We had
planned to catch up and have a few drinks but he made an early exit without
saying a word. Next morning I was told that he had been throwing up and his Mrs
wasn’t happy!! </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Biggest Moaner? </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">We have a few that love to spit their dummies
out. The quickest I’ve seen Crowths run is when he’s running to the ref to
complain about a decision. Rambo loves to moan when we’re all running our socks
off while he stands in goal and Joe loves to moan about Fish’s refereeing
decisions in training. Worst of all would be Evo though, he will moan about
anything and everything. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Who would you not want in your 4x100m relay team? </span></span></div>
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of my list would be Brads and Crowths. Brads runs like he’s got bricks on his
feet and I’ve seen a double decker bus turn quicker than Crowths. The skipper
wouldn’t make it either. The first five yards are in your head on a football pitch
but the same can’t be said on a running track, he can stick to winning headers.
Last would be Peo. He’s not the slowest but no chance would I trust his dodgy
knee to complete his 100m. </span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5cPGoOJa-geDTKuD7aVM-DDmr-yNBxkmdIPlH0Vof3EGkQLW1PqRPPNYcVDPOyuPQJ7g71HHvhrBgClZ67BZo11eYH3f_EmtAk8QSn48EFhiVFXNHyIhXLoLi6VdWkMZ-MWFHNDBaWgg/s1600/P1058446+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1093" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5cPGoOJa-geDTKuD7aVM-DDmr-yNBxkmdIPlH0Vof3EGkQLW1PqRPPNYcVDPOyuPQJ7g71HHvhrBgClZ67BZo11eYH3f_EmtAk8QSn48EFhiVFXNHyIhXLoLi6VdWkMZ-MWFHNDBaWgg/s320/P1058446+%25282%2529.JPG" width="259" /></a></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">End of season do's normally stand out
such as Dublin and Haydock races but they’ve been mentioned already. We’ve had
a few good trips back up north after a win down south as well. Me and Brooky
received a maths lesson off Daz on how to divide by 1, he’s also given us a
rendition of the ‘pizza song’ more than once. Another that sticks out is the
trip back up north after a 1-0 win over Cardiff Met at the beginning of last
season when Kev Bach drove Daz’s car home. The car squad discussed our box
midfield formation in great detail with a few ‘Breesy’s on fire’ in between! </span></span></div>
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<br />Oval Wayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08292854848131307882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081522409985528761.post-39072760119935002672020-05-02T13:14:00.001+01:002020-05-02T13:14:39.725+01:00Leo’s Team Mates: Cheese strings and Chocolate Ankles.
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sees Super Leo Smith take on the dirty dozen of questions about fellow members
of the Caernarfon Town squad. </span></span><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto;"></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: black;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Leo may well have become one of the club’s shining lights
over the last eighteen months and has established himself as one of the best
players in Wales but even he cannot sit on the fence with these questions.
Having done just this with the Worst Banter question I had to remind him that
half-answers are not accepted and so he got back with a legitimate answer. This should act as a warning to anyone who tries to take advantage on my perceived good nature by tring to pull the wool over my eyes - there will be no sitting on the fence! </span></span></div>
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we’ve had from everyone up to now is that Joe Williams and Alex Ramsay are
appearing regularly and, so far, it seems they’re going for a clean sweep for worst
moaner and trainer respectively. Let’s see if Leo agrees…</span><span style="color: #201f1e;"><br />
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dinner and why? Also, what would you cook up?</span></span></span></span><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto;"></span></div>
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I’d have to have Ryan John because he cooks a stake the way I love it! We’d
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loves to sing so he’d be perfect for the entertainment part!</span></span><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto;"></span></div>
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we’d have a good chat about stuff around that! I can learn a lot from his
experience. </span></span><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto;"></span></div>
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an island with as he’d know exactly what to do and would calm me down.</span></span><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto;"></span></div>
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</span><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: black;"></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: inherit; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Worst Trainer? Alex Ramsey 100% don’t think I’ve
seen him there yet! All jokes aside Rambo, you’re the best keeper in the league
my mate! </span></span></span><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto;"></span></div>
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</span><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: black;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: inherit; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Worst Barber? My mate Sean Mcbradley for the few
cheesestrings he’s still got left on top</span>!</span><span style="color: #201f1e;"><br />
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</span><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: black;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: inherit; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Worst banter. It’s not quite worst banter but some
of the Cofi Messi’s jokes are shocking! But you can’t help but laugh because
he’s a legend</span>!</span></span></span><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto;"></span></div>
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</span><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: black;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: inherit; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Hardman? Jamie ‘Bigdog’ Breese, those arms are huge!
Big Gazza is there for sure! My main man Fishy is there for how he was in Cardiff…….or
thinks he is anyway!</span><span style="color: #201f1e;"><br />
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</span><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: black;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: inherit; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Joker? Seany Eardley, one of the funniest and
genuine people I’ve met! Top person and manager.</span></span><span style="color: #201f1e;"><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" />
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</span><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: black;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: inherit; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Good on a Night Out? Gruffydd! 100% loves to have
his hair spot on before going out... came to me for some extra puffs of my
aftershave... Unbelievable dancer.</span></span><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto;"></span></span></span></span></div>
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only saw him for about two hours on the friday then the saturday he was in bed
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training! I think that’s just because he loves good quality in training, plus
games.</span></span></span><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto;"></span></div>
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when he tried chewing my ear off and was helped my two mates out Sean McBradley
and Ryan John. But it was definitely Brads’ fault</span>!</span><span style="color: #201f1e;"><br />
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A Caernarfon Town player or members of the management team, has to dish the dirt on his Oval team-mates over the course
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Bradley, to be the next up to grass on his team mates and so I’ll hand you over
to Brads, who may shed some light on such questions as: Is Joe Williams really
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<br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" />
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a bit of banter! Probably just talk about his week on the sunbeds.</span></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Daz bach - Daz would be good entertainment after a few pints,
get the karaoke going after food!</span></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" />
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anything gets out of hand!</span></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" />
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go so it would deffo have to be him. We would have a great laugh on the island,
and of course taking pictures of the views. And he would also have to pack my
bags for me as my mum wouldn’t be there!</span></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" />
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Peo, who is clinging on to the few hairs he has on the top of his head!</span></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">No one has poor banter as such, but Fish can’t take any
banter off Joe Williams and tries to bite his head off straight away! </span><br />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Hardman?</span></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" />
<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Gaz Eds on the pitch, loves a battle with centre forwards!
Breezy likes to think so as well, just because he’s got big arms.</span><br />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Would probably have to be Eards, great banter and always a
laugh to be around. But always serious when it comes to the football.</span></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Good on a Night Out?</span></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" />
<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">All the lads are great on a night out but Gruff John, great
laugh to be around and absolutely unreal dance moves! Rambo’s also good to
follow around on a night out!</span></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Gaz Eds was asleep by nine o’clock both nights in Dublin at
the end of last season, maybe his age was getting to him a little bit.</span></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Joe Williams loves a moan as he doesn’t win in the small
sided games at the end of training! Joe would also moan if I’m not in the
opposite team to him, although I don’t know why because I always run rings
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<br />Oval Wayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08292854848131307882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081522409985528761.post-55049261146581327062020-04-25T20:53:00.001+01:002020-04-25T20:54:36.852+01:00Team Mates 2. Richard Davies. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Oh, and there’s one more point I need to make clear. Every question needs to be answered completely, so sitting on the fence answers will not be tolerated. You will see from two of the following replies that he has done this and so this will be a strictly one-off. Names need to be provided from everyone from now on! </div>
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Eards nominated his assistant manager, Richard Davies, to be the next to discuss his team-mates so here goes…. </div>
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Which three team mates would you invite around for dinner and why? Also, what would you cook for them? </div>
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Eards - Always the entertainer and would bring plenty of laughter to the night. </div>
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Evo - Like myself, Evo appreciates a good bottle of red, good wine is always needed with good food. </div>
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Daz Bach - Hilarious character after a few beers - entertainment for the evening. </div>
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Being a big food fan I would have to go for a three course meal. </div>
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Starter - Tapas - mixture of 3 dishes. </div>
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Main - Rack of lamb, garlic mash a redcurrant sauce. </div>
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Dessert - All time favourite (and I've had a few), cheesecake. </div>
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Ideal person to be stuck on a Desert Island with and why? </div>
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Leo Smith. Always in a positive & good mood so there would never be a dull moment. Very enthusiastic person and would come up with a lot of activities to do on the island. </div>
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Worst Trainer? </div>
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Everyone trains hard, as a management team we wouldn't accept anything less. Although a fair few do like a moan. </div>
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Worst Barber? </div>
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I'm going to have to go with Brads, no explanation needed, I feel for the lad. </div>
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Worst Banter? </div>
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Joe Williams - Tries to go for me all the time, but his material is poor. </div>
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Hardman? </div>
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On the pitch, you'd have to go with Gaz Eds (Captain Marvel) or top heavy Breezy. But saying that, Danny Brookwell has had to step in to help a certain someone on a night out but I can't get into too much detail. </div>
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Joker? </div>
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The Joker has to be the Gaffer, he just doesn't stop and to be fair he's got us all in stiches most of the time. A few of the lads have their moment but top of the class would have to be Eards. </div>
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Good on a night out? </div>
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Although he may not have played as many games as he would have liked this season not through any fault of his own, Mike Peo has never missed a night out, he loves a beer! Gaz Eds also deserves a mention here as he organises all the team night outs and always delivers. Again, Gaz also loves a beer or two. </div>
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Worst on a night out? </div>
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Tough call this as all the lads are good value on a night out so I can’t really single any one out sorry. </div>
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Biggest Moaner? </div>
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There are a few moaners within the team. If Joe Williams isn't winning in training he's terrible for moaning but that's just his competitive side getting the better of him. Evo if subbed would trash the dugout, to be honest I love the new rule of going off to the nearest point as we always make sure if Evo is coming off he is the furthest point away so he has time to calm down. Rambo will always have a moan at the strikers and then you have Crowther who is always on Sion Bradley’s case. </div>
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Who would you not want on your 4x100m relay team? </div>
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Eards - In case he got excited and his de-fib went off! I'm competitive so I wouldn't be happy if he was to pull up. </div>
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Rambo – Goalkeepers don't run I have never seen him run 100m so wouldn't like to take any chances. </div>
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Crowther - I'm convinced he carries weight in his boots when he is running. </div>
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Gaz Eds - He may have five yards on any Centre Forward in his head but age is not on his side. </div>
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Funny Moment </div>
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A recent one that comes to mind has to be Brads after the Welsh Cup win over Druids live on the Sgorio Cameras. when asked by Nicky John who he would you like in the next round Brads answered "anyone as long as it's a home draw as we would fancy our chances against anyone at home." The embarrassing part was when Huw and Nicky John had to remind Brads that all semi-final's for the Welsh Cup are played on a neutral ground. Let’s just say Brads is one of a kind. </div>
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Next up I nominate Sion Bradley!</div>
</span>Oval Wayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08292854848131307882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081522409985528761.post-91022072599748152462020-04-22T20:41:00.000+01:002020-04-22T20:42:58.396+01:00Team Mates!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Team Mates!</span></b><br />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I received a message from Sean Eardley
recently and, unsurprisingly, he sounded pretty chipper. His message, more or
less, was “let’s start a new series of questions and answers and start some
banter between the lads. We’ll call it ‘Team Mates’ and I’ll kick it off!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Well, who am I to knock Eards back? It’s such
a good idea anyway, and will hopefully entertain, and maybe even embarrass a
few people, so what could possibly go wrong?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Before we start this special series of questions
and answers, I think it would be best to lay out the rules. A Caernarfon Town
player or member of the coaching staff will be given twelve questions concerning
their team-mates and, if he has answered each one, he will be allowed to
nominate the next person to take part, who will then answer and nominate and so
on.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">And one thing I want to make clear to the players
and coaches is that this is all about Caernarfon Town and so answers must include
only team-mates at the Oval. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">So, even if you’ve played with the imposter at
Barcelona (Lionel Messi), the Danny Brookwell lookalike at Juventus (Ronaldo)
or the poor man’s Gaz Edwards (Harry Maguire) then we don’t want to know, just
stick to those you’ve played alongside at Caernarfon. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Oh, I think it’s also worth mentioning that each
player and coach should think carefully before sending me your answers because,
once they’re published on here, there’s no turning back! Neither myself, nor Eards,
will take responsibility for your words and any lawsuits that occur as a result
of your answers will be your own responsibility. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">One more thing…..if you enjoy this series it
would be nice if you could like and share it on social media but if you don’t,
please remember that this is solely Eards’ idea, and I’m just the messenger….. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Which three team-mates would you invite round
for dinner, and why? Also, what would you cook up?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Gaz Edwards – to add an element of
intelligence to the table.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Jamie Crowther – later on during the meal it
would provide entertainment when he goes after Gaz.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Darren Thomas – I’ll make sure I’m stocked
with Guinness as he’s good value.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I’d cook us Spaghetti Bolognese or Lasagne,
safe but I’m learning! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Ideal person to be stuck on a Desert Island
with and why?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Mike Pearson. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I think through his work, he’s done all this
Outdoor Ed stuff and claims to have an army ID card so he’d be a good bet. He
looks better with army paint on his grill to be fair, massive improvement.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Worst Trainer?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I’m strictly on the fence with this one. We
train well week in, week out, although some dummies are spat out sometimes and
attendance can be an issue with one or two. I’ll let the lads decide!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I love it when Sgorio are in town, as there’s always
some fresh barnets floating about the place. Brads will probably get a few
votes here, his Mum uses two sharp pieces of slate I think! Some are growing
worryingly thin, PC Melv (Gaz Evans) and Mike Pearson for starters.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Hmmm…….Crowths mustard coloured jumper,
Breesy’s gym having the leg weights machine Out of Order continuously, Sam
Jones’ turkey Gucci slides that are clearly a size 12, and probably me signing
Mike Pearson too!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I woudn’t want a headlock off Breesy! I would
say Gruff but he was out for two weeks with a scratch on his head and I’m sure
Crowths will throw himself in here with his artificial jaw.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">There’s a few that make me chuckle, Joe Wills
is relentless, and you have to be on your toes, although I’m not his primary
target, am I Fish??<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Watching Gaz Gary Edwards around Rambo and
Crowths is a joke and Daz comes out of nowhere with one liners that crack
everyone up. Oh, and looking at Brads and asking yourself ‘how do you cope
daily’ will bring a smile to your face.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Rambo – loves a denim jacket and smells of
moisturiser.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Noah – he’s from Meliden, and if you’re bought
up in the Miners you’re on a winner<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I’m bad for falling asleep after a heavy one,
Gary Edwards couldn’t go past midnight at our end of season in Dublin so you
have to make the most of him and I’ll go Mike as well, he always ends up on
crutches!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The wrong sweets, meetings going on too long,
pre match meal (that he’s bought himself) being the wrong one.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Who would you not want on your 4x100m relay
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikEm2E02bL1hR1yz-rZyExf7SqGeDr28onpdrYWA2e-Z_j7fyRY0usNvfcnDgAcAbFq8zy2nEjnK2T1MeIjnGCHD8HMo3RwelQtitz4OFIVxoIdjD3Ig_RRVCnL_rwPVGWlPvVyX5YWp8/s1600/PB107798.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikEm2E02bL1hR1yz-rZyExf7SqGeDr28onpdrYWA2e-Z_j7fyRY0usNvfcnDgAcAbFq8zy2nEjnK2T1MeIjnGCHD8HMo3RwelQtitz4OFIVxoIdjD3Ig_RRVCnL_rwPVGWlPvVyX5YWp8/s320/PB107798.JPG" width="320" /></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">End of season’s always throw things in the mix!
Probably taking over a fifty two seater coach with Daz in the driver’s seat at
the races, Brads turning up with a hazardous coloured bag which his Mum packed
for him, I got the sheep one time for the shower going off during a half time
team talk too, there’s so many! I’ll finish with Fish in the Cardiff
Weatherspoons after the duty Manager got our food order wrong!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Oval Wayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08292854848131307882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081522409985528761.post-1584146948576996842020-04-21T19:03:00.000+01:002020-04-21T19:03:48.365+01:00Gruff John Part 2 of the Big Interview<br />
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Firstly, thank you to everyone who has got in touch
to say how much you enjoyed the first part of the Big Interview with Gruff John.
It’s amongst the best feedback I’ve had with regards to the blog and it was
interesting to see former players and managers tweeting negative thoughts on Gruff
and the interview over the past few days. I think it also says a lot about how
well respected he is in local circles. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: black; font-size: 12pt;">The only thing I asked Gruff to do when carrying
the interview out was to go into as much detail as possible and I’d like to
thank him for taking the time to do just this. I hope you enjoy reading this second
and final part of our interview…….. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Did you know Huw before he joined us in January and
what do you think he brings to the management team? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: #201f1e; font-size: 11.5pt;">Gruff: “I've played against his sides in the past and they've always
been tough games so I was excited when I heard he was joining the management
team. His experience instantly showed in his training sessions and there's been
more focus on shape and discipline within positions since he's come in. As a
defender I've enjoyed his focus on shape and aggression against opposition.
He's got stuck in with the lads right from the first training session which is
great. From the training sessions and games we've had over the last couple of
months it's obvious that the management team all gel together really well,
which obviously is positive for the players to see.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Caernarfon Town and why? </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: #201f1e; font-size: 11.5pt;">Gruff: “The first game of the season in TNS has to be one. It was my
first game for the Cofis and I was excited and a little bit nervous to be in
the starting eleven against arguably the best team in the league. I had a chat
with Eards before the game and I knew what my job was. We played a good game
and were unlucky to come away without a point. I learned a lot from this game
to take forward for the rest of the season. The second has to be the home game
against TNS, but winning this time. It was a massive team performance and every
player gave their all. The celebrations with the Cofi Army at the end was also
memorable. The third game has to be when I scored my first goal of the season
against Barry Town at the Oval. I was frustrated after giving a penalty away
but knew I had to make up for it, which is what I did by scoring my first goal
in front of the Cofi Army to make it 2-1. I think that this gave us the extra
push to score the other goals and win the game 4-1.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Which one match would you prefer to forget as a
Caernarfon Town player? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: #201f1e; font-size: 11.5pt;">Gruff: “The game I would like to forget is the away game against Cardiff
Met. We weren't getting any decisions off the ref and we were getting
frustrated all over the pitch. I then received a red card, which I still think
was the wrong decision by the ref and a yellow card at a push! And to top it
off we lost.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; border: 1pt none windowtext; color: black; font-size: 12pt; padding: 0cm;">Having made the step up from the Cymru Alliance to
the Cymru Premier, what do you think are the main differences between the leagues?
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: #201f1e; font-size: 11.5pt;">Gruff: “One of the main differences are the grounds/pitches. Obviously
in this league there are more 4G pitches and better facilities around the
grounds for the players and the supporters. Another difference is the speed and
fitness within the game which took some time to get used to! The preparations
with tactics and stats before games is a difference that I've enjoyed this
season. This makes a huge difference on the pitch and I can say that it makes a
difference to my overall game and enables me to improve my game.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and does it well. He's brilliant and calm on the ball and reads the game well.
Over the last part of the season we developed a good partnership at centre
half. We are definitely getting used to playing with each other and the Welsh
'Cofi communication' works well!” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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subs, of the best players you've played alongside in your career thus
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: #201f1e; font-size: 11.5pt;">Gruff: “GK - Richard Harvey, he was there when I started with Porthmadog
and helped me a lot as a defender with his experience and he's a legend! RB -
Adam Hughes, I played with him from when we were young lads in Bethel to
u18s at Caernarfon and he's always been a good player but he's been very
unlucky with injuries so has never had a chance in the higher leagues
unfortunately. CB - Iddon Price, a very quick and solid defender. I played
alongside him many times with Port and not many strikers got passed. CB - Ryan
Williams, like I said in the earlier question he's a very calm and clever
player, I look forward to having more games alongside him at the centre of
defence. LB - Gwion Dafydd Williams, I used to play with him at Bangor
and Bethel and he had a brilliant left foot on him. He had no fear in games and
would go through anything in front of him. CDM - Dion Donohue, he just makes it
look so easy and somehow has more space than anyone else on the pitch, yes he's
a hothead but when he plays at the top of his game there's no stopping him. CM
- Ifan Emlyn, I played with him last season for the first time and I just
thought that his passing ability with that left foot of his was sublime and
just needs some experience behind him to be a top player. CM - Leo Smith, like
we all know he's a class act and his quality on the ball with his dribbling
ability and vision is superb. He has to be up there with the best I've ever
played with. CAM - Alex Jones, the best first touch from players I've played
with and was very skilful, I think he had a brief period at Caernarfon but I
think he plays futsal by now. I'd love it if he came back to play. <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;">ST</span><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;"> - Jamie McDaid, I've
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in around eight different teams! He was there when I played
for Wales and Welsh schools and has always been a part of the teams I've had
success with, very good on the ball and a natural finisher. ST -
Darren Thomas, I played with Daz at Port for a while and I thought he would
have maybe slowed down a bit when I came to Caernarfon, but he's still as fast
and sharp as he was and scores screamers for fun, the most naturally gifted
player I've played with. Sub <span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">- Carl Owen, when I started at
Port he was the no.9 there and he was such a good finisher, I learned a few
times in training that I had to battle hard with him to have any chance of
getting the ball.</span> Sub - Grahame Austin, a powerful and commanding
defender. Played with him at Porthmadog and I always looked up to him as a
young lad. He was strong in the air and was always vocal on the pitch which
helped me a lot when starting with Port.” <o:p></o:p><br />
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have to go with Leo Smith, he always turns up to trainings or games in
different and new shoes and I always like them, it's just a shame he's got
size 4 feet! He always looks good on a night out as well, makes sure
everything's perfect and that all the lads smell good before we go anywhere
with his crazy, massive selection of aftershaves!”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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between Brads and Sammy. I think Brads has rips in everything he wears, I don't
understand why he doesn't wear normal jeans. I haven't actually seen
enough of Sammy to say for definite but I'm not a big fan of the sliders he
wears in the showers and he does like some flashy stuff so I'm expecting the
worst with him!”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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a few, I enjoy thrillers but with some comedy in there as well! I'd probably
say that the The Dark Knight is my favourite just because Heath Ledger's
performance as the Joker is so good. I also enjoy watching stuff like Shutter
island, Law abiding citizen and The Green Mile and some comedies like
Anchorman and Step Brothers. So as you can probably tell I enjoy
watching movies but yeah, I'll go with The Dark Knight as my favourite!”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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“The best ground that I went to this season and the best day out I've had would
probably be Camarthen. I'd never played there before and the 4G was actually
quite nice to play on. I was obviously a bit disapointed to be
starting on the bench but I came on in the last twenty minutes and we were
down to ten men, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>made a saving headed
clearence that started the attack for the last minute winner from Cai
Jones. I remember that I was buzzing in the clubhouse after and there was a
good feeling after the match with the lads over a curry and a pint!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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“We've had a lot o tough games this season. Newtown and Connahs Quay away
were both tough games with bad results but my toughest game
would have to be my first league game against TNS. Like I said in a
previous question I was nervous and excited at the same time but at the
end of the game I was absolutely knackered, physically and mentally. I had
to be so focused throughout the game and the biggest reason for this was Jamie
Mullen. I had watched clips of him and knew he was a skilful, quick and a punishing
attacker so I had to be on the top of my game. I'll be the first to admit that
at times in that game I had no idea where he was, his movement and pace was
unbelievable. I did my best to stop him from punishing us and I believe I succeeded
for most of the game but I knew after that game that I had a lot to work
on and a lot to learn to play against this type of player from week to
week. It definitely made me more determined to improve and develop for the
Welsh Prem but it was a tough first test.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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pitch all day for me! I always look forward even more to our home games
knowing that we play on the Oval, the pitch always looks brilliant and I feel
playing on a grass pitch brings more drama with it, with the weather and other
things affecting the pitch. It’s always nice to get a good tackle in and being
covered in mud and not cuts and burns.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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a good cup run so it'll have to be the Welsh Cup. There's so much history
that goes with the cup and I've always enjoyed playing in it. The cup brings an
excitement with it and no matter who your opponent is, it's always going to be
a tough game. Every game can be different and it challenges our team's ability
to play against different styles of play which I enjoy being part
of. We've had a good run in the cup this season and the last round
was a great game against Cefn Druids where we showed what we are all
about in the second half. I don't think we know yet what's happening with
the Welsh Cup this year but I do feel we could have gone all the way with
the performances we've had in the competition so far.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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choices here because the quality in the squad is so high. I'd put Rambo in
goal with Fish a close second (he thinks he's a great keeper in training
at times!). I'd have Nathan Craig at the back - big tackles, good passing and
could strike it from anywhere. I'd have Ryan Wills and Leo Carlos in the middle
- quality on the ball, skilful, good passing and understand each other well
with the lovely bond they've got. I'd put Daz up top - skilful, quick,
gets a tackle in when needed and a top quality finisher!” <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Gruff:
“I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all of the fans for the great
support we've had this season. There have been some games were that extra
support we've got as a club has pushed the lads to get the results we needed!
Also, as it was my first season with the Cofis I want to thank all the fans for
the welcome I've had and that I felt a part of the club straight away when it
was announced that I had signed. That meant a lot and made it so much easier to
get going. I've enjoyed seeing some of the fans around Town and
having a chat with them and finding out what they think of the games
and performances. I know a lot of the fans and it feels good to be a part of
this club again. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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a tough time we're in at the moment and our health is the most important thing,
I can only hope that we get through this period as soon as possible so we can
all get back to our normal lives and enjoy our football down at the Oval again
as the Cofi Army sing in the background. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and thank you for all the support! Diolch yn fawr a welai chi gyd yn
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For the past decade, Caernarfon Town has kept to a strict
policy of ensuring the first team is predominantly made up of local players and
every manager over the past ten years has signed up to and followed up on it.
The success the club has had during this time, on and off the pitch, is proof
that the policy has worked and so, every summer, I always look forward to
seeing who we bring in, fully expecting to see the latest talented local player
joining our ranks. Gruff John is a name that most Caernarfon supporters will have
know for a number of years, not only because of his time at the Oval as a
youngster but also due to his consistently excellent performances over many
seasons for Porthmadog. There have been many rumours over the years that we had
been after his signature and so, like most Cofis I’m sure, I was delighted that
Gruff joined us last summer. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I met him at the Oval for an interview and photographs on
the day he signed and something that stood out for me is that he was so
determined to show the Caernarfon supporters what he had to offer as a member
of the squad. Gruff’s performances this season have shown that he has plenty to
offer and that determination to prove himself has made the transformation from
Cymru Alliance League to the Cymru Premier League seamless. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gruff is another of those unsung heroes who goes about
his job quietly but effectively and I am really pleased that he agreed to an
interview for the blog. There’s no point in asking a dozen questions just about
favourite soap operas etc so, as always with these player interviews, I’ve
given Gruff a fair chunk of questions to answer, thirty in all, and they’ll be
published in two parts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Huge thanks to Gruff for taking the time to take the time
to so this and I do hope you all enjoy the first part as much as I did in putting
it together……. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Which teams have you played for, from school days to this
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junior football up to sixteen where we had a huge amount of success. Over this
time I played for Caernarfon academy and then on to Bangor academy. I had a lot
of success with the school football team in Ysgol Brynrefail over the school
years, winning three Welsh Cups and playing in five finals. When I was sixteen I
was with Wrexham FC for a short period. In the same season I captained the
North Wales team and later on went on to receive international caps with Welsh
schools and the Wales semi-pro under eighteens team. I then went on play for
and captain the under eighteens team in Caernarfon. In senior football I started
at Llanrug and then played for Porthmadog for six years.”</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Although you have mainly played for Caernarfon this
season in defence, you have also played in midfield for us. What is your
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;">Gruff: “I’ve played so many different positions it’s
very hard to pick just one! Managers have always referred to me as a versatile
player which I take as a compliment and I just try to do be the best job I can
in any position and learn as much as I can. For Eards this season I’ve played
LB, RB, CB, CM, CDM and even came on up top, and in every position I’ve had to
deal with something new which is great for developing as a player. I’d say by
now my preferred positions would be right back and CDM, I enjoy defending but
do like to contribute in attacks and get a few assists and goals in!” </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Who has been the biggest influence on your footballing
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gruff: “It’s quite hard just to pick one because I’ve
learned different things from different coaches and people over the years. In
junior football I learned a lot about aggression within football and getting
that winning mentality under Paul Williams with Bethel, but at the same time in
Bangor academy under Mel Jones I learned a lot about shape, tactics and doing
your job correctly, so both contributed to developing myself as a player. Then
in senior football I always look back at Aled Owen who introduced me to senior
football with Llanrug and helped me with the move to Porthmadog where he gave
me the confidence to play at a higher level at a young age. At Port I had to
learn quickly with Gareth Parry about self-discipline and learn the style of
play they had, it was tough but as I got older and understood more about the
game it definitely helped me improve as a player. When Craig Papyrnik came in
as a manager we had a great squad and a good feeling around the club, we played
for each other and he made sure of that. He has a great passion for the game
and he believed in me as a player which showed in my performances last season, I
had more confidence and for that I’d say he’s had a great influence on my game
in the last couple of years. But above all I’d have to say my biggest influence
is my grandfather. From when I was young he’d drive miles and miles to come see
any game he could and would enjoy every game. He's always been there with any
important decision with football and will always ask what's going on. By now
he’s gotten too old to be able to come watch but I’m so glad that I got the
move to Caernarfon Town because now he can watch the live games and highlights
which allows him to enjoy the games again.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gruff: “Liverpool, the Premier League champions, I
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gruff: “My favourite player was and will always be
Zinedine Zidane. I always loved watching him play, he looked like he glided
over the pitch with his effortless dribbling skills and pin-point passing, and
he had the best first touch and technique. He was such a clever player and went
past players without touching the ball just by moving his body and he'd score
loads of screamers, just pure class!” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gruff: “It has to be between big Virgil Van Dijk and
Kevin De Bruyne but I'd probably have to say De Bruyne overall. Anytime a team
plays against Man City and he gets on the ball I think he's going to make
something happen. He has the ability to create something from nothing which is
exciting to watch. He reminds me of the centre midfield players I've enjoyed
watching over the years and there is nothing arrogant about him which I like,
he gets on the pitch and destroys teams, simple.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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when I was around nine or ten where I played for the academy. I played with
some players in the that academy team that have also played for the first team
by now, Alex Jones and Jamie McDaid. I also played for and captained the
Caernarfon under eighteens team. The manager was Bryn 'Bibs' Williams and the
assistant manager was the Cofi Army's Jamie Richardson so there was never a
dull moment! All the lads in the team were local lads and had either played
together or against each other in past seasons. We had a brilliant squad full
of good quality. The best of our successes I'd say would be winning the North
Wales Coast Cup and winning 8-1 in the final, no team could get close to us in
the competition. It's nice to have those memories and being able to play again
now on the Oval.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gruff: “It was very hard to leave Porthmadog, it's
a great club with loads of good people involved. I was there for six years so I've
had brilliant experiences on and off the pitch with the team and have made some
life-long mates. Similar to Caernarfon, Port has volunteers working so hard for
the club and they all do it for the love they have for football and Porthmadog
FC which is amazing. They were always very kind and supportive and helped me a
lot when I got injured two years ago for which I am very thankful to them. I've
also had the pleasure of meeting some great players and managers and coaches
there over the years. I'd probably say that last season was my best season with
Port so it was especially hard to leave over the summer but I'd always said I
wanted to play in the Welsh Premier and so what better way to do it than with
my local club? Fish contacted me first and asked if I would be interested to
have a chat with him and Eards before pre-season, so this is what happened and
it all went form there. I liked the sound of their plans for the season and
they listened to and encouraged my ambitions as a player. Once I had the
meeting with Eards and Fish and knew what I was there to do, my mind was made
up. “<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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videos of me singing and have heard me singing in the car on the way back from
games so they know I've got a beautiful singing voice! If I were to sing I'd
pick 'Can't help falling in love' by Elvis or I'd go with anything from Bryn Fȏn!
Two legends!” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What, if any, changes have you seen at the Oval between
since you played for us as a youngster? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gruff: “With the
success the club has had over the last couple of years there has obviously been
big changes made and the club has developed so much by doing this. The
professionalism around the club has improved and the standards have gotten
higher which means the club is going in the right way to improve further again.
The one thing that has stood out to me as a player is the quality of the ground
and the pitch itself. I played on the Oval so many times as a grew up and the
pitch did not get better, but when I signed this season I thought the ground
had improved and that the pitch was in great condition and has been kept in
this condition throughout the season.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Did you know Sean Eardley or any of his
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gruff: “I didn't
know that much about Eards before I joined and had only seen pictures or videos
of him with the team from last season. I knew more about Fish and remember
him from the Port and Penrhyn games but I had never really spoken to
him, I only remember him shouting at me from the side! I knew
Rhys from school days in Ysgol Brynrefail, and a big shout out to him for
looking after my ‘hammies’ this season! Despite not knowing the management
team that much, once we met up and had a chance to chat it didn't really matter
because everything moving forward was easy and we've gotten to know each other
throughout this season, they've been great.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Had you played
with any of the players already at the club before, or knew some of them?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gruff: “I had
played with Cai 'trwyn' Jones , Daz and Sion Brads before at Porthmadog. I
had only trained with Leo when he came to Porthmadog training sessions in
pre-season, normally he'd beg me to teach him a few things before
he went back to Wrexham!! I knew who Ryan was because he used to play against
my little brother and I'd seen him around town a few times, he loves a good
pint! I had played against a few of the other lads but didn't really know any
of them.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I carried out an interview with you when you
signed and you told me then that you wanted to show everyone what you can do on
the pitch. Do you think you’ve been successful in doing this? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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in most games what I can offer and showed that I can do
a job in defence. I do feel I have more to show in my attacking abilities
and what I have to offer going forward. Obviously it’s my first season with the
lads so the main thing I wanted to do this season was to do the
job that was asked of me for the team, and learn from game to game
and I feel I've achieved this. It's been a great season and I've really enjoyed
learning about different teams, new styles of play, playing against quality
players and learning something new from each battle and game. I hope that I
can continue to develop and learn about the league and teams and continue to
show what I have to offer for Caernarfon Town.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You also said that
you were aware of the club's support before you joined us so has it lived up to
your expectations? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gruff: “Yes and
more! The reaction I had when I singed was unbelievable, I had messages from
loads of fans on social media and people would come up to me in Caernarfon
introducing themselves and wishing me luck for the season. I'm a local lad so
it was nice to get such a positive and welcoming reception from the fans. Also
the sound around the ground in games is amazing, whether it be from the Cofi Army
or some familiar faces around the ground, the buzz they bring to games is a
massive extra for us lads. The boost we get from a chant or a clap pushes us
that extra bit further to make sure we get the result!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">How
did it feel to score in front of the Cofi Army?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gruff: “When I scored
the first goal I didn't know what to do! A lot of the lads run towards the Cofi
Army, I'm not used to doing anything like that so I just stood there smiling
and I think the lads saw that so just ran towards me. When I got my second
which nobody expected, I just stood there laughing as the lads ran towards me
again, so I've told myself the next goal I score I'm going straight for the
Cofi Army! Both times I've scored, the volume from the Cofi Army has just made
me smile and I've had this massive buzz after each time. The support is
just class and there's always a laugh to have with them after the game.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the next week, and Gruff will be announcing his squad of the best players he
has played with, his hardest opponent and a host of other football and
non-related matters….</span></span>Oval Wayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08292854848131307882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081522409985528761.post-52033962366926619042020-03-21T17:22:00.001+00:002020-03-21T17:22:49.835+00:00Rumours, Managers and Bitters....<br />
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If you thought, or hoped, that
the Oval Ways blog was dead and buried I’m here to prove you wrong. As unlikely
as it has seemed since I wrote the last entry ten months ago I have finally got
round to writing a few thoughts down and, whilst I have no definite plans for
the blog’s future, my guess is that I’ll continue to pop up from time to time
to share my perspective on all things Caernarfon Town.<br />
Certainly, during this
challenging period when we all have to make adjustments due to the Covid 19
virus, I will try and offer some kind of semi-regular Caernarfon Town related reading to
pass a few minutes of your time. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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My previous blogs have always
been a continuation from the last entry but, as I have ten moths to catch up
on, it makes more sense (and take less effort) to offer a one paragraph summary
of the key points during this period…. <o:p></o:p></div>
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We experienced more defeats than
victories in our post-season friendlies and Eards added Mike<o:p></o:p><br />
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Pearson, Gruff
John, Sam Jones and Shaun Cavanagh to the squad. The team began the season well
and did enough in the first half of the campaign to qualify for the Conference
for the second successive year. This was important because our small squad was
depleted through injuries later on and we just about managed to cross the line.
Ben Clark arrived in November (and left in March) and Cai Jones and Shaun
Cavanagh left in January. Huw Griffiths joined as first team manager on
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Of course, there have been many
other important developments and challenges on and off the pitch that have kept
everyone at the club on our toes but, from a personal perspective, I’ll go over
a few things that have stood out for me over the past ten months. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The first, and probably most
important, is the team reaching the top six for the second year in succession.
In many ways, most notably off the pitch, we are still on a steep learning
curve when it comes to the Cymru Premier League, and so achieving our status in
the top tier for a third year has taken a lot of pressure off everyone at the
club. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Staying out of the bottom two is
probably the one realistic target of every club trying to establish itself in
the league and whilst it became obvious early on in the campaign that we were
looking good to achieve this goal, getting into the Conference for the second
half of the season is a huge boost on many levels. <o:p></o:p></div>
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In footballing terms, it ensures
the competitive element of all our remaining fixtures with teams trying to win
the league, qualify automatically for European football or, at the very least,
clinch a home tie in the play offs for Europe. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Financially, in the short term, it
ensures a decent financial reward from the FAW for finishing at least sixth
whilst potentially it could be a game changer for us as the reward for taking
part in a Europa League qualifier is £202,000. I understand that a chunk of this
initial prize money would need to be used to cover the costs of playing
overseas but there should still be a surplus significant enough to make a
difference to the club. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I once spoke with a director of a
club that had played in Europe and he told me that the £200,000 prize money had
been more than welcome and would have pushed them on had they not needed most
of it to clear their debts! When looking at things from that perspective I
think we are in an excellent position!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New season, new third kit.</td></tr>
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As a supporter, of course, I’m
desperate for Caernarfon to play in Europe. For many years we have all had to
look on as Welsh clubs qualify and take a handful of supporters overseas. The
clubs themselves cannot be faulted for this but it’s been disappointing to see
and, even worse, we’ve seen these same clubs play their home ties with just a
sprinkling of people in attendance. With the impressive support Caernarfon enjoys,
imagine the boost it would provide not only to the league but to the Welsh
domestic game to see the Cofi Army in Europe?<o:p></o:p></div>
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The great thing is the team has
already secured a play-off and we are in the semi-finals of the Welsh Cup, so we’ve
still got two opportunities to get our passports out this year! We’re just two
matches away from a first competitive overseas appearance, which is already a
fine achievement, but one I know Eards and the boys won’t yet be content with!
And if we do make it this time around, how exciting would it be to see the
impact it would have on the club and Welsh football? <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eards has been without classy defender Mike Pearson since September</td></tr>
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Before continuing to other
things, I think it’s important to point out the excellent job Eards and his
management team have done to get us into this great position. Everyone knows
that we don’t have a big budget at the club and therefore the managers’ hands
are tied in many ways. He has decided to go with a smaller squad that most, if
not all, clubs and, as always, his decision has been proved correct. However, what
it does mean is that we do have to rely on the continued fitness of the players
and, unfortunately, we have had a number of absentees for long periods in
recent months. Despite this, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>everyone
has pulled together and proved that quality really is preferable to quantity.
For some matches, Sean has been unable to call on up to seven first team
regulars and yet the team has managed to get the results we required for a top
sixth berth. <o:p></o:p></div>
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We’ve had long period of absences
to key players such as Leo Smith, Gaz Edwards, Nathan Craig, Jamie Crowther and
Noah Edwards and have been without Mike Pearson since September, which just
goes to prove that whilst the squad is light, the quality in it certainly isn’t
it!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Being part of the Cymru Premier
League is what every ambitious club thrives for but with the added<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>exposure and expectancy of being amongst the
top twelve comes the expectancy for professionalism and responsibility. <o:p></o:p></div>
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An aspect that has disappointed
me greatly on an almost weekly basis over the past two years has been the behaviour
of defeated managers in post-match interviews. I realise that talking in front
of the cameras just minutes after a defeat must be very hard but every club has
signed up for it and so managers should expect, and be prepared, for it. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I’m been told that managers are
given pointers by the FAW on how to conduct themselves but, if that’s true,
their failing miserably to get their message across. Some of the interviews
I’ve seen on Sgorio have been incredibly embarrassing and I often wonder how
ridiculous those managers feel after watching them back? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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More often than not, it’s the
usual suspects who disappoint, making no effort to praise or congratulate their
opponents and just making themselves look like bitter old losers. I think it’s
becoming a bigger problem as time goes on and the FAW should really clamp down
on it. It’s not a good look, and neither is the constant shouting and blinding
from the dugout at certain grounds. There’s nothing wrong with industrial
language but if you’re at a ground, or watching on the tv, and all you hear is
one booming voice shouting one expletive after another, for ninety minutes, it
does get tedious. Everyone is aware of it and yet it continues.<o:p></o:p></div>
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On a positive note, I believe the
standard of officiating has improved this season and, in my opinion, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the stand-out referee has been Bryn
Markham-Jones. Cheryl Foster has always been head and shoulders above everyone
else but, from what I’ve seen, Markham-Jones is certainly on a par with her
these days. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I can’t let the subject of match
officials pass without mentioning the cost of those we had for the recent Welsh
Cup tie against Cefn Druids, which was an unbelievable £665! I mentioned this
on Twitter recently and most people agreed that the amount was ridiculous. I
won’t repeat what I’ve already said on there but is it really any wonder that
clubs are finding life difficult financially when we are given such invoices to
pay out of our gate receipts? <o:p></o:p></div>
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One major talking point in recent
weeks, outside of the club anyway, has been the arrival of Huw<o:p></o:p><br />
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Griffiths into
the management team. However, not one Caernarfon Town supporter has asked me
why Huw has joined us, and everyone I have spoken to is just delighted that we
have secured the services of such a respected figure in the Welsh game. </div>
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The reason we went after Huw is
obvious. He’s a highly rated and experienced manager with a proven track record
and we felt that Sean, Fish and Rhys would appreciate someone sharing the
burden of managing the team, and the club’s expectations. It really is as
simple as that. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The usual keyboard warriors were
having a go at the club for getting Huw in, sprouting the same old tired
rubbish, sprung from petty agendas, but the Board made the decision on the
basis that we were adding a different element to an already very strong
management team. And, just as importantly, Eards was in full approval of what
we were trying to do. It’s important to make this point as Sean is absolutely pivotal
to what we want to achieve as a club, and it is imperative that he is happy
with any ideas and decisions that impact the coaching staff. <o:p></o:p></div>
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As for Huw, he has settled
seamlessly into his role and seems to have been at the Oval for years rather
than just six weeks. I had spoken to him a number of times in recent seasons
and always found him friendly and approachable, and that’s exactly the way he’s
been since joining us. The club is lucky to have two high quality manages
working side by side and, if everything goes to plan, they’ll manage to get us
into Europe this Summer and to even greater heights in the future.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Now, if anyone knows Sgorio
presenter Dylan Ebenezer, can you please point him towards this blog and to the
last four paragraphs, so that he can hopefully revise his theory that Huw’s
appointment was due solely to UEFA licence implications?<o:p></o:p></div>
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I’ll finish this time around by
mentioning the amazing way the Caernarfon Town supporters, and people of the
town itself, rallied around to help the club after the recent vandalism at the
Oval. Everyone with an interest in the club will have seen the news, and
photographs, on various media outlets and must have felt as sickened as I was.
It was mindless vandalism and it’s hard to imagine why anyone would carry out
such acts, but someone did, and we had to deal with it. <o:p></o:p></div>
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As always, the supporters sprung
immediately into action, helping us clear the mess and re-renovate where
required. They also set up a Go-Fund Me page to raise funds for the implementation
of CCTV at the ground. Over £1500 was raised in a short time and Tyrone,
Jamie and the guys are arranging for the cameras to be put up in the next week
or two. <o:p></o:p></div>
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People from outside the Oval
mention the close bond they see between the club, players and supporters but,
unless you’re a part of that holy trinity, it’s hard to understand exactly how
close everyone is, and how much the Cofi Army is part of what the club is all
about. <o:p></o:p></div>
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‘One Club’ is not just our ethos,
it’s our reality.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p><br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Stay Safe and Keep The Faith!</span><br />
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<br />Oval Wayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08292854848131307882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081522409985528761.post-55536666037404664732020-03-19T19:26:00.004+00:002020-03-19T19:27:19.857+00:00Unsung Heroes and Worst Dressers. Part 2 of the Jamie Crowther Interview.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It has come as no surprise to me that the first instalment of my exclusive interview with Caernarfon Town's vice captain, Jamie Crowther, proved successful with supporters of the club. </div>
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Jamie's been a popular figure at the Oval since his arrival in January 2017 and is a huge influence on the team. </div>
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In this second, and final, part of our interview, the big midfielder talks unsung heroes, bad dress sense and most difficult opponents, amongst other things. </div>
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It goes without saying that I thank Jamie for taking the time to answer every question in such an honest, and detailed manner and I hope everyone enjoys reading his answers as much as I have.... </div>
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Jamie: “Without doubt it has and more. I said previously about the bond between supporters and players and it seems to be growing even more. Obviously having local lads playing for the club is great as the fans know them away from football but for the likes of myself who isn't from the area the reception I had when i first joined and continue to have is excellent. It's not even just the home games though that the fans get behind us, there's those who literally travel up and down the country to support us and honestly as player's that means so much to us. I always think to myself when I play that people go out to work all week and then will spend their hard earned money on watching us play football, while we might not play well every week as a team we will work as hard as we can and put in as much effort as possible and I know that the fans appreciate that.” <br />
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Although the core of the team has remained the same since you arrived there have been a few changes to the squad and I was wondering how the present squad compares to the one when you arrived?<br />
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Jamie: “I think that this current squad of players we have now is excellent and we just seem to be getting better and better. The more experience that the younger players like Ryan Williams, Brads, Sam Jones are getting the better they are becoming. One thing that's impressed me is the signings we have made from the Cymru North coming into the side adding extra quality and also doing really well at this level. Although I only played ten games I think it was the year we won the league that squad was excellent, Kev Bach and Kev Lloyd are two players that I think back to when I think of that team and what they did for this football club. Not only were they good players but also great lads in the changing rooms.“<br />
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Jamie: "The summer I left Cefn Druids to go to Stalybridge Huw came in as manager and I had a few training sessions with him and that was the first time i came across him. Over the years I have obviously played against his teams who are always well organised and fit. In our push for Europe this year his experience is going to be vital. I think he's settled really well into the group and what he's done as a manager previously is something that gets him instant respect. I think it also helps that he speaks Welsh because otherwise Daz would be really struggling in the shape sessions! Just that extra pair of eyes and opinion on the game is massive also and each one of Eards, Fish and Huw have their own personality and it works really well together."<br />
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What are your three favourite matches for Caernarfon Town and why? <br />
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Jamie: "Its quite hard to narrow it down to only three games really, my number one is easy but I'll go in reverse order...<br />
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3) My debut against Queens Park away scoring 2 was a great start to my Caernarfon career however this season beating Penybont 3-2 at home just pips it. We hadn't really played very well on the day and even though Penybont are in a relegation fight they are a tough, honest bunch of lads. However with the game at 2-2 we had a free kick with only a couple minutes to play, Nathan took the free kick and forced the keeper into a save and like a true fox in the box I managed to somehow tackle it in and we won the game 3-2! That poachers instinct I keep telling Eards about.... <br />
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Wrexham as a kid I always said I wanted to experience playing in a Wrexham v Chester derby unfortunately I never got that chance (maybe one day as a manager) but playing for Caernarfon v Bangor mattered just as much. I probably didn't realise how much it meant to the fans of both clubs until the week leading up to the game. To go to Bangor and get the win was fantastic, one thing I remember from the game was warming up in the pouring down rain and you could hear the Cofi Army walking down the road to the game singing it suddenly hit me that this is a proper derby and as a player I knew the chance to play in a game like this probably wouldn't come around again. It was extra special for me as my Dad and best mate Rick were right in with the fans and while I managed to set up our big dopey centre back Gaz for the winner I also got man of the match from Malcolm Allen on Sgorio. The celebrations that followed that win were unbelievable and out round Caernarfo<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt8fYYTcL7XUGcGllDDPbfc6LlufEJrcqpi1WFyNp7iDTPGO1KFdCq5UjJbBrT_YByQegy8M1wDpbLisWYYcquTWVkvVr6Xe5nJcz_fajEbFoWz-cO4rt_qvoVgP2NEwMJlTa6XTPKems/s1600/thumbnail_image1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; clear: right; color: #0066cc; float: right; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="476" data-original-width="541" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt8fYYTcL7XUGcGllDDPbfc6LlufEJrcqpi1WFyNp7iDTPGO1KFdCq5UjJbBrT_YByQegy8M1wDpbLisWYYcquTWVkvVr6Xe5nJcz_fajEbFoWz-cO4rt_qvoVgP2NEwMJlTa6XTPKems/s320/thumbnail_image1.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a>n in our tracksuit I never paid for a drink all night it was some hangover the next day!"<br />
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Which one match would you prefer to forget as a Caernarfon Town player? <br />
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Jamie: "The one match I want to forget is easy and that is v Prestatyn in the cup this season where I got myself sent off for having a go at the referee. If one of the lads I coach did that I would go mad at them but it was naive and we all make mistakes!"<br />
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Jamie: "I think fitness is one of the biggest differences between the Cymru North and Cymru Premier. At this level now it's not enough to just be able to train once or twice a week you have to make sure you look after yourself in terms of going to the gym/doing your own running and making sure you prepare correctly for games. The use of analysis in the Cymru Premier is key also, being able to look at different formations the opposition team plays and then that informing your training session is something the management team are really keen on."<br />
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What were your expectations for the team in our first season back in the Cymru Premier League and do you think we have surprised a few people by achieving a Conference position in our two seasons back in the top tier? <br />
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Jamie: "The first day of pre-season the year we came up Eards asked us what our target was for the <br />
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Who do you think is the side's unsung hero?<br />
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Jamie: "Ryan 'John O'Shea' Williams without a doubt. It was no surprise to me that he collected all the awards last season and he got my vote for players player of the year. I absolutely hammer him about being just like John O' Shea the former United player because he can play in so many different positions and you need players like that. This season though I think I could be right in saying that he's the only outfield player to play every minute of every game? That says alot and hes cemented his position at centre back there. For me I cant believe he hasn't been considered for the Wales C squad. We have one of the best defensive records in the league with him a part of yet I never hear his name mentioned, it baffles me. It's great that he is a local lad also and his mum and dad travel all over the country to watch him play and hes going to go on and be a great future captain of Caernarfon without a doubt."<br />
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Name a starting eleven, and two subs, of the best players you've played alongside in your career thus far? <br />
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Jamie: "This is the hardest question ever to have to pick an eleven of players I have played with and there are quite a few lads I play with now that will make it."<br />
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Goalkeeper - Alex Ramsey, although I have never known someone to moan as much as he does.<br />
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Right Back - Joe Williams, Mr. consistent Joe is one of the best defenders in a 1v1 situation<br />
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Centre Back - George Horan, a real leader and winner and would head a brick if you threw that in the air for him to head<br />
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Right Wing - Gaz Evans, I have played a lot of games with Evo over the years but while he couldn't trap a bag of sand I would want him in my team every week. <br />
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Centre Midfield - Danny Harrison, again a player who has played all his career in the football league and someone who I learnt so much from watching and playing with week in week out.<br />
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Centre Midfield - Sean Williams, currently playing at Altrincham but for me could be playing much higher, I use to win the tackles and then let him get all the plaudits in midfield together haha<br />
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Left Wing - Shelton Payne, at Colwyn bay we needed to win the last 6 games to not get relegated, with his goals that season he literally dragged us through games and was unplayable.<br />
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Striker - Rob Hopley, club captain at Colwyn Bay and I have never seen anyone work as hard as him on the pitch, every game he would come off battered and bruised but also a really nice fella.<br />
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Striker - Andy Cook, I have been desperate for Wrexham to sign him for years, currently playing in the football league and again I wouldn't want to be a centre back having to mark Rob and Cooky upfront who are a real handful !!<br />
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Leo Smith - If Leo doesn't go on to play in the football league then I give up on football, he's been exceptional for us this year and would love him to go back to Wrexham and play even though I have told him he should be aiming higher than them now. <br />
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Daz Thomas - The most natural ability I have ever seen in a player and I bet half the time he doesn't know how he has done some of the things he does. He is probably sick at listening to me scream at him from behind to go left or right or mark a certain player but he is so gifted. <br />
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In addition to playing, I understand you have been coaching for a number of years. Which badges do you have Jamie, and is this an area where you want to develop further? <br />
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Jamie: “Yes alongside playing I absolutely love my coaching. I have worked at Airbus academy for over 10 years now and hold the role of Head of Youth while also head coach of the U16s. Last year I passed my UEFA A License which was a great course for me. The FAW Trust have a great education system here in Wales and that's why we are seeing so many big names come over to Wales to attend the courses. On my course I had the likes of Lee Bowyer, Juan Pablo Angel and DJimi Traeore and the knowledge these guys have of the game is great to be able to tap into as they are still working as coaches or managers at the highest level. With the development of the education system it is also allowing for better coaches in Wales in turn helping us to produce better players for the future and hopefully over the next few years we see more and more players come through our academies and represent the first team in the Cymru Premier League. For my own future in terms of coaching I have always made it clear that I want to go into management. I have played for a lot of managers some good some bad but I have always learnt from them and taken bits here and there. I knew that I was a natural leader and even from an early age so I think as I get older coaching is something I really want to take seriously, I have recently just turned 28 although none of the lads believe me and take the mick saying I look older but I think I still have a couple of years of playing left in these legs.” <br />
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Who has the best dress sense in the Caernarfon Town dressing room?<br />
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Jamie: “To be fair the best dress sense I think I will have to give to my car school mate Rambo. On a night out he never has a hair out of place and absolutely loves a denim jacket. Again when we were in Manchester for our end of season trip couple seasons ago he actually rang the club to make sure he could get in with the gear he had taken up with him!!! Some dedication to making sure he looked good.” <br />
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Who has the worst dress sense in the dressing room?<br />
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Jamie: “Worst dress sense is easy but is a tie between two......Fish and Brads. Fish because he needs to realise that he's now not 18 anymore and walking round dressed like he's a football hooligan when we go out is not a great look. As for Brads am not sure what shops he goes to or where he gets his gear from but its horrendous and I hope he has the receipts to take it back. I think all the lads would agree with me on this , but I know Fish will be raging when he sees it and am sure I will receive a light hearted message from him !! I could probably stick Eards in here as well now I think of it.....I know he works in a school but why he feels the need to wear his work clothes on a night out and dress like a teacher is beyond me!”<br />
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What’s your favourite film? <br />
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Jamie: “If I am honest I am not a massive film person, I quite like old World War films like Saving Private Ryan, Dunkirk, Fury that type of film. I think it's because I have so much respect for anyone that has served for our country and watching these types of films brings a sort of realisation as to what people went through and go through now to someone like myself.” <br />
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Jamie: “I really enjoy playing at Newtown’s Latham Park, am not sure why as I don't think I have ever won there as a player, if Chris Hughes reads this he will be made up and am sure I will take some stick for it in work but he hasn't heard the end of it from me after we beat them 3-1 the other week! I must add that I have won a couple of finals there as a coach though so my luck there isn't all bad!”<br />
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Who has been your hardest opponent, both player and team, whilst playing for Caernarfon and why?<br />
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Jamie: “There is two really who I would have to pick for this. The first is Danny Redmond at TNS, the first time I played against him last season at home they beat us and I had to man mark him, he had just come into the league from Scotland so didn't know much about him but I don't think I really got near him all game, I was chasing him around and couldn't get close enough to make a tackle until I got one opportunity to kick him after about 30 minutes, I made sure he was ok we had a bit of a laugh then I spent the next hour chasing him again! The second is a born and raised Cofi James Owen who is also one of my good friends. I hate playing against Jay because he doesn't give you a second on the ball and is in your face ratting around he is honestly one of the brightest players in terms of understanding and reading the game, it probably makes up for him being not so bright off the pitch and is probably the only player who kicks it out of play more than i do! But when I go into management Jay will be someone I turn to for advice and maybe I could tempt him to come back coaching with me.....”<br />
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Grass pitches or 4G, and why?<br />
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Jamie: “Definitely grass over 4g pitches for me but that's probably because we are spoilt at The Oval as Wyn does an unbelievable job on the pitch and it's a carpet each time we play on it.” <br />
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Tell us about singing Stand By Me after matches?<br />
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Jamie: “I’m not really sure how it came about if I am honest. But after each win we nominate someone to sing usually based on a performance, if someone has scored or if we have a new player come into the changing rooms. I think little things like that are great for team spirit which is something we have in abundance in our changing rooms not just with the players but with the management staff also.” <br />
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Welsh Cup or Cymru Premier League, and why?<br />
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Jamie: “The league is your bread and butter isn't it and it's what you fight for week in week out to ensure you finish as high up as possible to get a chance to compete in the play offs for a place in Europe but there is something special about the Welsh cup that provides you with added spice in games. Obviously last year we had the opportunity to play Bangor, most recently we had a great win v Cefn Druids on a very wet and windy Friday night which was a bizarre night, firstly for seeing me score which doesn't happen very often, Brads with a diving header which meant he is now even closer to becoming bald and a video of our Captain Gaz right in the middle of the Cofi Army behind the goal going mental when we scored! Obviously we now have a Welsh Cup semi-final to look forward to V Cardiff Met at Newtown which I am sure will be a great occasion.....as long as we get to that final!”<br />
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Jamie: “Upon doing this interview as a nation we are currently experiencing a difficult time where there is lots of uncertainty around what is to come in the next couple of months. Football at this moment in time is no longer a priority and I hope that everyone stays safe and well in the coming weeks/months. When football does resume again we have some massive fixtures to look forward to. Firstly we have the opportunity to get ourselves into a Welsh Cup final and secondly another opportunity for Europe as we will enter the play-off games. Believe me as a group of players and staff we will be working as hard as we can to try and provide an opportunity for this football club to experience a European campaign. Since I have been here it has been one hell of a journey already and I really wish that the journey continues with a road to Europe and as fans you are a crucial part of this journey with us! The support myself and my family have received personally since joining has been amazing along with the support of the team and I know that this will continue and I hope to see you all soon! Stay Safe and Thank you!!”</div>
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As Caernarfon Town's media officer I have the best job in the club (outside of playing in the yellow shirt) and obviously the most exciting part of it has always been sharing news of the latest additions to the first team squad. </div>
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As I knew little of Jamie I decided to attend the team's training session that evening at the Shed in Colwyn Bay to meet him and carry out a video interview. The first thing I noticed is that, despite his new environment, he seemed confident, though not in a conceited way. And that's the way Jamie has remained, in and around the Oval. Over the past three years he has established himself as one of the mainstays of the side and, whilst he goes about his business in midfield in a quiet manner, and seems to me an unsung hero of our recent success, his rare absences from the side is usually felt immediately. </div>
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I recently sat down with Jamie to discuss his time at the Oval and all things football. Here's the first of our two part interview....<br />
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Jamie: “This could be a long answer as I have had a few clubs! I first made my debut in what was then called the Welsh Premier league at the age of seventeen I think I was, for Cefn Druids. That season we were relegated as the following season was to be the first they made the league restricted to twelve teams. </div>
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I then moved over to play in England and signed for Stalybridge Celtic in the Conference North, I spent a year at Wrexham then signed for Colwyn Bay when they were in the English pyramid in the Conference North. After two seasons there I then signed for Barrow AFC before moving to Connahs Quay Nomads in the January of 2015 where I was signed by Allan Bickerstaff. After a successful eighteen months there helping the club get into Europe I moved to Bala and had an unforgettable experience for them playing against AIK in Sweden in the Europa League. Unfortunately, that summer my little girl had to have an operation and after starting the season with the Lakesiders I didn’t play again until the January when I signed for Aberystwyth. I then spent a short time at Airbus before signing for Caernarfon in the January of 2018.”<i> </i></div>
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Have you always played in midfield and, if not, why did you move to midfield? Also, what is your preferred position? </div>
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Jamie: “Yes, I have always played in midfield even from a younger age. A few managers have tried to get me to play at centre back over the years but, as Eards will tell you, I like to have a good moan when I play there!! No, I think as a player I can be quite flexible in the positions I can play and since signing for Caernarfon I think I have played in pretty much every position. I am just waiting for Eards to give me a chance to play up front now.” </div>
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Jamie: “There have been quite a few influences on my football career and I think it would be hard to pick just one. When I was playing junior football I played for Holywell Town FC and joined Airbus academy at Under twelves under a coach called Anthony Wallis. At that age its more about keeping players involved in football because of fun and also he set the foundations really of me working hard to improve myself as a player. Some of the principles that Anthony installed in us as young players I now use in my own coaching environment. </div>
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I played for Frank Sinclair at Colwyn Bay and he was massive for my career. He really trusted me even at a young age and helped me to develop massively as an individual in terms of understanding the game at senior level and more so just giving me an opportunity to play week in week out. When Andy Morrison came into Connahs Quay Nomads I obviously knew quite a lot about him from his time at Airbus but he totally changed the way that I looked at the game, probably more so my coaching but the detail and passion he had for the game was like something I had never experienced before. </div>
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For numerous years before signing for Caernarfon I hadn't really been enjoying playing my football but Eards and Fish over the three seasons I have been here have got me enjoying playing again and if it wasn't for them I know I wouldn't be playing now. </div>
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Finally my Dad, he was never a pushy parent but if I wanted to go out and practice he would always be willing and has literally drove me up and down the country as a young player and still comes to watch my games and support now.” </div>
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Jamie: “I support Manchester United and, whilst we are going through a difficult period, I do think that Solskjaer is building the principles of Manchester United back into the club which have probably been forgotten since Sir Alex retired. I also as a kid would go and watch Wrexham and for a number of years myself and a few mates would go and support them home and away.” </div>
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Who was your favourite player growing up? </div>
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Jamie: “My favourite player growing up was David Beckham and, as a Manchester United fan, I would always have 'Beckham 7' on the back of my shirts. I would always be on the local park practising free kicks like him. Hopefully after reading this the management might let me take one in a game as I keep asking.....but while Nath is still sticking them into the top corner, like against Newtown, I might have to wait a little longer.“ </div>
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Jamie: “Even though I support Manchester United my favourite player at the moment is Jordan Henderson. He had some big boots to fill replacing Gerrard as captain but this season I think he has been exceptional and it shows a true test of character when he has had some serious critics in the past and now people are seeing what he gives the team. He is massively their unsung hero.” </div>
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What did you know of Caernarfon Town when you signed for us?</div>
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Jamie: “After playing against Caernarfon for Airbus in what was Eards first game as manager the one thing I did know about Caernarfon was their unbelievable support. We were 3-0 up at half time in that game but in the second half I just remember the Cofi Army behind the goal almost dragging the ball into the back of the net.” </div>
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How did your move to the Oval happen?</div>
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Jamie: “That season I had played a few games for Airbus, I actually decided that I wasn't going to play that season but Airbus were struggling with injuries and ‘Shosh’ had asked would I come in and just play a few games for them which I did. Just before Christmas I stopped playing again as I just wasn't enjoying it and hadn't been enjoying playing for a number of years. For the first time in years I had Christmas off and enjoyed the time with my family with no football to worry about. In the January Caernarfon approached me and Eards asked if I would like to come in until the end of the year as a bit of cover as they were looking to win the league and get promotion back to the Cymru Premier.” </div>
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Did you know Sean Eardley or any of his management team before you joined us? </div>
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Jamie: “Yes I had known Eards for a number of years before signing for him. He actually coached me at the age of 16/17 while playing for North Wales Under 18's. Over the next few years we would actually coach against each other as he was working at Llandudno academy and me at Airbus academy. I would just like to say am not sure that in the games we coached against each other that he never beat me! I had never come across Fish before signing for Caernarfon but we have grown close and the work that the management team put in behind the scenes, and that includes Rhys, is really appreciated by all the players.” </div>
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Had you played with any of the players already at the club before, or knew some of them? </div>
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Jamie: “Yes, I played with Gaz Evans when we were both at Colwyn Bay, he's not changed his game at all he still keeps crossing the ball out of play! I sort of knew quite a few of the lads having played against them really, Rambo I knew already from coaching, we actually did our B license together quite a few years ago. I have had a couple of nights out in Chester with Mike Pearson again many years ago when he lived in Chester with James Owen playing for Barrow. Hopefully we will soon have Peo back fit as I believe he's one of the best centre backs in the league.”</div>
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You made an instant impression on the team when you arrived, what do you remember of that first season with us? </div>
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Jamie: “I think scoring two goals on my debut really helped me settle in with the squad and fans. I was more of a box to box midfielder when I first signed and chipped in with a few goals and assists that season. The one thing that really stood out to me in that first season was the culture at the club and it was like something I had never experienced before. Firstly was the bond between the players and the supporters and how passionate the fans are about this football club and how much they want them to succeed. But even in harder times they will still support the players as long as they see them working hard out on that pitch. Second, the changing room environment was great. Most players at that time had been together for a long period of good and bad times but the whole group made me feel welcome. The way the manager drove this, while we knew when to be professional we also knew when to have fun and this can be summed up by our end of season team night out. </div>
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It was a fantastic night picking up the league trophy against Gresford at Airbus, and although we didn't win on the night we played really well. The support that day was fantastic as well, fans taking half days at work to make sure they could get down and support us. As players and staff we then went over to Manchester to celebrate which was all organised fantastically by Gaz Edwards. However the less said about that weekend the better, especially Gaz's train ticket situation that the players made a song about, and my initiation song 'Aerosmith, I Don’t Want To Miss a Thing' which was sang loud and proud after a day at Haydock races on an organised coach that we hadn't organised....”</div>
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The second part of our interview will be posted soon, and will include Jamie's thirteen man match day squad of the best players he's played alongside, his favourite, and least favourite matches for the Cofi, and Caernarfon's worst dressed player......in his view!</div>
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Oval Wayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08292854848131307882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081522409985528761.post-49254084835801606962019-05-27T22:28:00.001+01:002019-05-27T22:28:54.605+01:00Critics, Invisible Stories and Wrapping up the Season
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up the end of Caernarfon Town’s 2018/9 season is a tricky exercise. On the one
hand, the Cofis lost out on a Europa League spot whilst, on the other, we
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last blog entry seems an age away and indeed it was, as I finished it with a
review of our defeat at Barry Town. Plenty of things have happened since then,
mostly of a positive nature, so I’ll have a go at ticking all the boxes and rounding
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squad had the perfect opportunity to bounce back from the aforementioned Jenner
Park reverse when we welcomed Connahs Quay Nomads to the Oval six days later.
Andy Morrison’s side were still fighting for the title at the time and were
desperate for victory to keep on the tails of The New Saints. They had knocked
us out of the Welsh Cup in March, courtesy of a typically professional, and
ugly, <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>performance and I’d hazard a guess
that everyone at the Oval was looking forward to trying to get one over on
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Owens missed an absolute sitter for the visitors in the second minute but,
apart from this, the Nomads were strangely subdued on the night. Once Gareth
Evans put us ahead with a seventeenth minute stunner I thought Caernarfon
controlled the match well and, whenever there was a threat at goal, Alex Ramsay
dealt with it as impressively as he has done throughout the year. </span></span></div>
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victory further consolidated our position in the league, and effectively ruled
our opponents out of the title race. I’m no supporter of their direct style of
play but have to commend the Nomads for at least giving TNS a run for their
money this season. However, the style of play Scott Ruscoe’s side has perfected
is much easier on the eye than the one adapted by the Nomads and they are undoubtedly
worthy champions, but it’s been good to see them being challenged for once. </span></span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">One
thing worth mentioning here is the attendance for the encounter, which was the
lowest of the season at the Oval. Five hundred and two spectators walked
through the turnstiles on the night which is pretty good and, of course, most
other clubs in the league can only dream of those figures. However, this was
the fifth time the teams had played during the campaign and I wonder if this
over familiarity with our opponents was a reason why the attendance was
comparatively low? It did not help that the action was being streamed live on
facebook and also Liverpool were on Sky but I still have a feeling that playing
the same team for the fifth time in nine months is a bit too much for the more
casual football follower. I’ve often said that, in order to combat this type of
monotony, the FAW should increase the WPL to sixteen teams, but it seems the
powers that be are intent on keeping the status quo, which is a shame. It will
be interesting to see if attendances get affected next season, as we continue
to face teams up to five or six times during the campaign. </span></span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Having
already beaten us three times, Newtown have been our bogey side this season but
Sean and the players had one last opportunity to get the better of them, at the
Oval on March 12<sup>th</sup>. The Robins are a decent side but I still can’t
quite understand how they’ve managed to claim nine points off us this year. To
be fair, they were excellent in winning 3-0 at the Oval in October but I feel
they rode their luck in both matches at Latham Park, where we probably deserved
at least four points from our visits there. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Messi and Cai celebrate against Newtown</span></td></tr>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The
Cofis missed a number of goalscoring opportunities in the aforementioned
fixtures but made no such mistake this time around as they put four past Dave
Jones to secure a resounding 4-1 victory. Caernarfon were excellent throughout
but it was Darren Thomas who ran, and stole, the show. Some people will say
that the Cofi Messi may have had a slow start to the campaign but, since the turn
of the year, he has been the stand-out performer in the team, if not the
league, and gave a virtuoso display against the Robins. A goal and two assists saw
him clinch another Tyn Lon Volvo Man of the Match nomination and I’ll finish
this little piece on Darren by saying that, in my opinion, his omission from
the recent Wales ‘C’ squad was an absolute travesty. Of course, the team did
well against their English counterparts, but I don’t there was any attacking
playmaker in the line up who is better than Darren, and hopefully next season
he’ll get the recognition he deserves. </span></span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">There
was an exciting development going on behind the scenes during the lead up to the
Newtown match, as the club got ready to announce the addition of Alan
Bickerstaff onto the management team. Alan saw the side’s demolition of Newtown
first-hand from his seat in the main stand and, speaking with him later, I
believe he was impressed by what he saw. </span></span></div>
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<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A
few people have been quick to judge and criticise the club for bringing Allan into
the club although, I hasten to add, all such comments I’ve read have come from
people who are outside the loyal fanbase who support us on a weekly basis. In
some ways, the criticism was to be expected as there will always be ‘experts’ only
too ready to give their opinions from behind their keyboard and phones, having
made no, or little, attempt to look at the bigger picture. </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Eards and Allan</span></td></tr>
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<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The
most disappointing thing is that these critics seem to have ignored the obvious,
that the Board would have heavily involved San Eardley in any decision that
involves the management team. Comments on Social Media stating that Eards has
been disrespected by the Board are as far off the mark as possible and the
truth is that no-one respects him more than those who have worked with him
since he arrived during the Summer of 2017. I appreciate that football is all
about opinions and everyone can express their own but the people who really
matter in this, Eards, the staff and the supporters, have been brilliant and
can see the big picture.</span></span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Anyway,
following the Newtown romp, a second trip of the season to The New Saints
followed and, whilst the Cofis couldn’t emulate their victory at Park Hall back
in November, they certainly gave the champions a run for their money. To cut a
long story short, the hosts got off to a good start, and an early lead, but the
Cofi Messi equalised with a cracker and very nearly put us ahead later on with
a fine run and shot that cannoned off the woodwork, before TNS scored two late
goals to achieve a <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>flattering 3-1 verdict.
</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">The incomparable Messi</span></td></tr>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In
many ways the match had been very similar to our first visit in November. We
had shown plenty of respect to the hosts but played without fear, and at times
I thought we played the better football. TNS are a full time outfit and they
can be ruthless in matches but there really was very little to choose between
the sides and, despite the result, I doubt there would have been any despondent
Caernarfon supporters after such an impressive display. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></span></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">There
was a good atmosphere at the ground, with plenty of banter between the Cofi
Army and a handful of home supporters although the guy who was shouting through
his megaphone for most of the match was beyond annoying and I cannot imagine
that anyone would have enjoyed hearing his ramblings for ninety minutes! </span></span></div>
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<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Before
moving on, a quick word about TNS and the problem they are creating for the
WPL. This was their eighth successive title triumph, an incredible achievement,
and they can quite rightly claim to be the best team ever to have played in the
top tier. After all, their record speaks for itself. However, watching them
receive the WPL trophy, where there were more people on the balcony receiving
the title than looking on from the pitch and stands, I could not help but think
that it may not have been a positive image for the league. That’s not meant as a
criticism of TNS or anyone associated with them but, in my opinion, whilst they
remain the all-conquering force in the Welsh game, with their loyal, but small
following, the FAW will find it hard to truly increase the league’s appeal. With
a bit of luck, Caernarfon may be in a position to join and overtake the chasing
pack in the near future! </span></span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Our
final league match of the season saw us travelling to that hotbed of Scouse
football, Bala, and a first meeting with their manager since he boldly implied
that not many of our players would get into his side. You will probably have
already seen the Sgorio interview during which he says this, immediately after
we beat his charges at the Oval in March, so you’ll be aware that there was a
bit of added spice to this match.</span></span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Unfortunately,
the match did not start well for the Cofis and Henry Jones put the hosts ahead
in the fourth minute. The remainder of the match saw two battles taking place
on the pitch; the first was between Alex Ramsay and Bala striker David Hayes, in
which the Cofi Number One certainly came out on top, denying the striker on
numerous occasions throughout the evening. The second battle saw our former
keeper, Keighan Jones, thwart a host of Town players, including Leo Smith,
Darren Thomas, Naoh Edwards and Jamie Breese. Despite dominating the latter
stages of the match, we couldn’t manage to equalise and, whilst disappointed
with the defeat, the evening ended well when news broke that Barry Town’s Kayne
McLaggon had scored from the penalty spot in the ninety sixth minute against
Newtown, which meant Caernarfon finished the season in fourth position!<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>I won’t go into all the </span></span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">details but this meant
that the Cofis were top seeds for the Europa League play-offs and therefore
guaranteed a home tie in the semi-final and final if they managed to get there.
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="margin: 0px;">There
were a number of highlights during the evening, including seeing the Cofi Army
turn up in their Mexican gear, watching Sean Eardley join them before kick-off
for a rendition of ‘Tequila’ and, of course, the celebrations at the final
whistle when we knew that the team had finished the season fourth in the
league. A quick mention also for Pat Frost, kitman for England’s national side,
who just happens to be a keen Caernarfon Town supporter. Pat very kindly paid
for the two supporters’ buses to the match and, having spoken to him on the
phone at the time, I can safely say that he really is as nice as his fantastic
gesture suggests. For more info on Pat, please follow this link to the club’s
press release regarding his generosity: <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span><a href="https://caernarfontownfc.co.uk/news/england-kit-man's-fantastic-gesture-to-caernarfon-town-supporters"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0563c1;">https://caernarfontownfc.co.uk/news/england-kit-man's-fantastic-gesture-to-caernarfon-town-supporters</span></span></a></span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Town
faced Cardiff Met at the Oval in the Europa League Play-off Semi-Final and I
agreed with those who called it the club’s biggest fixture in thirty years. We
were just two matches away from a first ever European tie and, just as
importantly, a reported prize of £220,000 for taking part in one of Europe’s
elite competitions. I mention the prize money because it could make a massive
difference to a club such as Caernarfon, who do not have a rich benefactor and
rely and local sponsors and match day income to survive. </span></span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We
had done the double over the students during the first phase of the season but
I don’t think this would have clouded anyone’s judgement as to the task that
awaited us in this one-off fixture. Christian Edwards’ side had been on a super
run of form of late and would have been full of confidence arriving at the Oval.</span></span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">There
was an excellent atmosphere at the ground as kick-off approached and, with all
but a handful of the 1280 crowd backing Eardley’s men, the Cofis responded well
with a very bright start. Darren Thomas carried on his mesmerising form of the
past four months and twice went close to opening the scoring before eventually
putting the ball into the onion bag with a superb header over Dave Fuller’s
outstretched hands. As we all know, the surrounding wall behind the goal
collapsed as the players and crowd celebrated the goal although, thankfully, no
one was seriously injured. It was an unfortunate incident that looked
disturbing from all angles but it was great credit to the Caernarfon supporters
and players of both sides that they helped out by securing everyone’s safety and
ensuring the match could proceed. </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Messi puts us ahead against Met</span></td></tr>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The resulting eight minute delay in the
match seemed to knock the Cofis out of their impressive rhythm and Met
deservedly equalised before the break. Caernarfon re-emerged for the second
period fully recharged and were unlucky not to have gone ahead through fine
efforts by Thomas, Nathan Craig and Danny Brookwell. Thomas then hit the
woodwork whilst Leo Smith was frustrated to see his effort hooked off the
goal-line .</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Another near miss in the Play-off semi-final</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">With Town committing numbers
forward they always seemed open to a quick break and the visitors took full
advantage of one such occasion when Adam Roscrow put the Archers ahead after a
powerful run upfield. Caernarfon struck the woodwork for a second time soon
after, when Leo Smith’s header bounced back off the bar. </span></span><span style="color: #383b46; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Kyle McKarthy put the
visitors 3-1 up in the eighty first minute after another break from defence
and, despite a late Nathan Craig penalty, the Cofis could not manage to force
an equaliser, and extra time. </span></span></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It was a disappointing end
to the season but I don’t think anyone could have any complaints about the
team’s efforts on the night. I think it was an excellent performance by the
players and the Archers certainly had to be at their best to beat us. </span></span></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I have to admit to being
disappointed with the media’s coverage of the match, which seemed to centre
solely around the wall collapsing. I understand that it was a news item but, as
the club’s press officer, I was extremely disappointed, though not surprised,
to receive seven messages or phone calls from the national press, all of which
seemed to be pre-occupied with a story that was simply not there. I won’t go
into too much detail here, but I find it a real shame that some of them could
not have concentrated more on the fantastic response on the night from the
supporters and players. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It was also very disappointing
to see Bala Town’s safeguarding officer taking to Twitter to question how the
Cofis had got the Domestic Licence if a wall at the ground had collapsed during
a match? He will know full well that the WPL has stringent safety standards that
must be passed as part of the Licence criteria and so we had obviously passed
them again this year. Disappointing, but maybe not so surprising….. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Anyway, back to the
football, and to a wonderful season for Caernarfon Town Football Club. Some
people had us down as favourites for an immediate return to the Cymru Alliance
League, some thought we’d just about manage to survive, whilst throughout the
season, we’ve had one or two managers piping up and having a dig at us. But, at
the end of the day, the record books will speak for themselves: Fourth in the
league, best supported side in the Welsh Pyramid and victories over ten of the
other eleven sides in the top tier. All of this without a rich benefactor, and
with three quarters of the squad made up of local players. I’ve always said
that the Cofis don’t take a back seat on the pitch and should be aiming to
ruffle a few feathers in the WPL so it’s been brilliant to see us do just that
over the course of the season. </span></span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Huge
thanks to Sean, Fish, Mike, Rhys, Allan and all the players and supporters for
more than ruffling those feathers and for giving me so many positives to write
about. </span></span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">What a club!</span></span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">UN
CLWB. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">I feel I’ve been pretty busy with the blog since the turn of the year
and certainly I’ve made a concentrated effort to increase the frequency of
blogs, following my more haphazard approach in 2018. And yet, whilst looking
back at the last three and a half months I’ve just realised that my recent efforts
have included Welsh versions of the blog, an interview with Nathan Craig and a
celebration of Sean Eardley’s first fifty matches as manager of the Cofis.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">In short, my last ‘regular’ blog was at the end of February, immediately
following the side’s harsh defeat at Newtown. Since then, we’ve played six
matches, which have included two heavy defeats and some rather impressive
victories. Oh, and we’ve also been accused of resting players against the Welsh
Champions and come across some sour grapes from an experienced manager, all of
which I’ll cover in this effort. So, with end of the season fast approaching, this
is the first of a two part review that will see us catching up on the action over the past two months.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Following the aforementioned 2-3 reverse at Latham Park, the Cofis next
faced The New Saints at the Oval for a rare Monday evening kick off.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Scott Ruscoe’s side had been on a good run of form leading up to the
match but, having defeated them on their own ground earlier in the campaign, I
think most of us felt quietly confident of again giving the champions a run for
their money. An excellent crowd of just over a thousand spectators paid their
hard-earned at the turnstiles and all was set up for another of those memorable
occasions under the floodlights. Unfortunately, things did not quite pan out
that way as an early goal for the visitors seemed to flatten the atmosphere
and, despite a spirited display, they could not manage to recover the deficit,
eventually succumbing to a 0-3 verdict.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">The team played well and the player’s efforts and commitment, as
always, was unquestionable. Due to suspensions and injuries, Eards had to
juggle things around a bit, but the performance once again proved that we have
a much stronger squad these days than in previous seasons, when having six
members of the squad unavailable could have resulted in an even tougher evening than it was. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">We were all back at the Oval four days later for one of the biggest
matches of the season, a Welsh Cup quarter-final tie with Connahs Quay Nomads. The
sides had already met on three previous occasions this campaign, and honours
were even with one drawn match and a victory for each side. A home tie is all
any team can hope for at this stage of a competition and so it was a bonus to
be hosting the match but, as everyone knows, Andy Morrison’s side are a tough
outfit and seem to love a tear-up on away grounds.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">With Alex Ramsay, Joe Williams and Jamie Breese all available for
selection this time, the team had a more familiar look to it but things didn’t
click for us on the night and the Nomads went through, courtesy of a 2-1
result.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gareth Edwards celebrates his goal against the Nomads</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">I didn’t think Caernarfon were at their best and, although this may
have been due to the quality of the opponents, who showed their usual penchance for
a scrap, Sean’s frustration in the post-match interview was plain to see. It
seemed to me that we may have missed a real opportunity as I thought we were
quite reserved, in the sense of going forward and attacking the Nomads defence
but, to be fair to Morrison’s side, they made things extremely difficult. Having said all this, we had a goal disallowed minutes after Gareth Edwards had put us back on level terms and I don't think anyone knows even now what was behind the referee's decision. Had the goal stood, it may well have been a different story but that's something we'll never know. From
a personal point of view, I don’t enjoy watching the Nomads, and don’t particularly enjoy their brand of football. However, they play to their strengths, which usually sees them overpower teams and so they deserve respect for that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">It was my misfortune to be on dressing room duties for the evening because,
to put it bluntly, the visitors left their room in a real state after the
match. It was unacceptable and, whilst it’s not the first time I’ve seen the
room left like that, it was the first time that I felt the need to post a photo
about it on social media. It caused a fair level of interest amongst local
football followers, most of whom agreed with my view but, as usual, there were also
a few apologists who seemed at pains to point out that it wasn’t a big deal. It’s
all about opinions of course but I certainly don’t regret sharing the photos.
In fact, to justify it, Connahs Quay apologised via their twitter account and
agreed that it had been poor from them.</span></div>
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Three of our unavailable players join the Mayor, her husband </div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Before moving on, I think it’s worth mentioning Andy Morrison’s odd
remarks in the post-match interview when he said that Caernarfon had rested
players for the TNS match, thus inferring that we had prioritised the Welsh Cup
tie over the league fixture with the champions. I’m not sure where he got this
information from but his theory was completely wrong. Alex Ramsay, Jamie Breese, Joe Williams and Leo Smith were all unavailable for the TNS match whilst Noah Edwards and
Danny Brookwell were returning from injury and therefore started on the bench.
So if he was referring to these six players, (and who else could he have meant?)
then he really should have done a bit of research before saying what he did.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">A third successive home fixture saw us take on Bala under the
floodlights and, having lost four on the bounce, there was a feeling that we
needed to turn the tide and get a victory. There were one or two comments on
social media referring to yellow and green bubbles having been burst but the
reality was that the second phase of the campaign was always going to be a real
challenge. There are no easy matches in the top tier but now we were playing
against the other five sides who made up the top six with us so each fixture
was going to be a real test. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">The club had the pleasure of inviting our supporters from Antur Waunfawr as part of the Level Playing Field initiative and, judging from the photos we took, every one of the club's guests had a great time. Here's a link to the initiative, if you'd like to learn more about what they do: <a href="https://www.levelplayingfield.org.uk/">www.levelplayingfield.org.uk</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">After a bright start against the<span style="color: black;"> <span style="margin: 0px;">Lakesiders</span></span>
Noah Edwards struck an early goal past Ashley Morris with a super finish that gave
the stopper no chance. Caernarfon bossed the first half and could, and should,
have extended their lead before the break. However, the visitors turned the
tables in the second period and dominated possession but, through a combination
of resolute defending and a top class performance from Alex Ramsay, they could
not breach Town’s backline and we deservedly took the points, much to the
annoyance of their manager, Colin Caton.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eards applauds the Cofi Army at the end of the Bala match</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">No-one likes to lose a football match and, whilst it’s sometimes hard
to keep emotions in check, <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>there is
an expectancy for managers to at least try and be gracious after a loss. In
fact, I believe that coaches who work towards the ‘A’ Licence are given
workshops on how to deal with the media, and to act as professionally as
possible. If so, they have failed with Mr Caton because his post-match
interview with Sgorio is probably the most disappointing I have seen from a
manager towards an opposing side. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">I’m sure that most of you will have seen his interview on Sgorio’s
social media outlets and be aware of what I am referring to but for those who haven’t
seen it, let’s just say that the Bala managers’ comments were very disrespectful
to our players and staff and, to me at least, smacked of sour grapes. It was really poor from
him and I would have expected better from someone who has been in the game for
so long. If he really does think his players are better than Caernarfon’s he
might want to ask himself why we’ve got seven out of nine points off them this
season. On a more positive note, at least the dressing room was spotless, so it
was a pretty decent night all told!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">An away trip to Barry Town was next up which, for me, meant a first
visit to Jenner Park. I had missed our match there just before Christmas but,
with Wales playing on the Sunday, my family and I decided to make a weekend of
it this time around. The ground was much better than I had thought it would be
from having seen it on the tv. The main stand is one of the best in the league
and, having arrived pretty early, I managed to get a real look at the whole set
up there, from the dressing rooms to the bar, and the pitch itself. All in all,
it’s a superb venue and, unlike one or two recent managers we had come up
against recently, Gavin Chesterfield was as gracious as ever, both before and
after the action. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">The match could not have got off to a worse start for the Cofis as the
hosts went ahead inside the first minute but, for the next forty minutes or so,
I thought we were the better side. Darren Thomas was excellent and teamed up
well with Noah Edwards, with the two of them creating plenty of problems in the
final third of the pitch but, despite the players’ best efforts, we ended up on
the end of a 0-4 defeat. It was a disappointing result and I’m sure it would
have been very frustrating for the players. Three of the four goals were the
result of us losing possession but, to be fair to Barry, they were clinical on
the break and their frontmen were very impressive.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Eards mentioned pot-match that it had been an odd afternoon as, despite
the scoreline, the team had played pretty well for long periods and so it was
hard to be too disappointed. All of which I agree with and certainly, the Cofi
supporters who had made the trip gave the players a great ovation at the final
whistle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">The Barry match is probably not the best way to finish off this first
part but, rest assured, things improve drastically in the second part, as the
Cofis bounced back in style…………… <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><span style="font-family: "calibri";"></span>Oval Wayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08292854848131307882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081522409985528761.post-43316410222757161122019-03-15T18:34:00.002+00:002019-03-15T18:34:34.987+00:00Ooohhh Nathan Craig.....An Exclusive interview. <br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Nathan Craig needs no
introduction to anyone reading this blog. Quite simply, he is Caernarfon Town
Football Club’s talisman.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;">A former ball boy at the
Oval who became a Welsh Under 21 international and played professionally for
Everton and Torquay, Nathan is in his second spell with the club and, since re-joining
us in the Summer of 2014 he has been a shining light both on and off the field. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;">He is both club captain
and Head of the Caernarfon Town Football in the Community Programme and, over
the past five years, he has become an integral part of what the Cofis are trying
to achieve as a real community club.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;">I published an exclusive interview
with Nathan back in June 2015 where he spoke at length about his first full
season with his home-town club and his experiences in the professional game,
which you can read by following this link:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://ovalways.blogspot.com/2015/06/nathan-craig-on-torquay-mcdaid-and.html"><span style="color: #0563c1;">http://ovalways.blogspot.com/2015/06/nathan-craig-on-torquay-mcdaid-and.html</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Much has happened in the
intervening years and, as Nathan has been involved directly in most of it, I
thought it was about time to catch up with him for a look back at what has been
an enjoyable and successful, but also sometimes difficult, period in the club’s
history….</span></div>
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Margaret, owner of Gofal Bro Cyf</div>
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first played for Caernarfon in October 2011. How did the move come about and
what do you remember of your debut and of that time with us?</span><span style="color: #212121; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="border: 1pt; color: #212121; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">Nathan:
“I got in touch with Arfon Jones the Chairman at the time as I had just been
released by Everton and wanted to play week in week out to keep my match
fitness up. Luckily he agreed and it was a fantastic feeling to put the
Caernarfon Town shirt on for the first time.”</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #212121; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;"></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="border: 1pt; color: #212121; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">You then had a
stint in the football league with Torquay and returned to the Oval in 2014? </span></div>
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<span style="border: 1pt; color: #212121; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">Lee
Dixon was the manager at that time and the team was by now in the Cymru Alliance
League. Did it feel that the team had improved much by then?</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="border: 1pt; color: #212121; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">Nathan:
“Yes, there were a lot of new faces and a lot of work had been done around the
Oval too, which was very pleasing to see. We also had a few of my former
teammates from my Everton days such as Danny Murphy and Moses Barnett.”</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="border: 1pt; color: #212121; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">What do you recall of the 2014/15 season, when the team finished second in the
league?</span></div>
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“The League back then was exactly how it is now, unpredictable, with everyone
beating everyone, which shows how great a competition the Cymru Alliance was,
and still is.”</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="border: 1pt; color: #212121; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">The Football in the Community project was set up in 2014 and you have led it
for the past five years. Can you tell us about the importance of this, and
explain your role in the project?</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #212121; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Nathan: “I love
every minute of it. I see it as I get the opportunity to share the experience
I’ve gained over the years through football and give it back to the community.
I’m trying to engage with as many children as I can so then I know they’ve all
had the chance to experience what we have to offer which is fun football in a
safe environment. What’s great about being in and around all the Schools in the
area is that we see many of them at the Oval who come from the local primary
and secondary schools to support our first team and also it’s fantastic to see the
children wearing Caernarfon Town merchandise.” </span></i></b></div>
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<span style="border: 1pt; color: #212121; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">What type of opportunities do you offer, and what's
your typical day in the role?</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="border: 1pt; color: #212121; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">Nathan:
“We offer Breakfast Clubs and Lunch Clubs at Ysgol Syr Hugh Owen School and
after-school clubs where we cover Ysgol y Gelli, Santes Helen, Maesincla,
Rhostryfan, Bro Llifon and Bontnewydd. We also hold popular half term camps.”</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="border: 1pt; color: #212121; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">Which age groups do
you work with?</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #212121; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Nathan: “The age the kids can start with us at the half term camps is 4
years old, which is schoolyear 0.”</span></i></b></div>
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interest in the club has increased, especially with the team having become become
so successful in recent years? </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="border: 1pt; color: #212121; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">Nathan:
“Yes massively, and that’s all that the local children talk about during the
week and especially this season as our games are on Sgorio. They often talk
about our previous games and ask when the next home game is as they want to
attend and support us which is fantastic.”</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="border: 1pt; color: #212121; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">Who was your favourite player growing up?</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="border: 1pt; color: #212121; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">Nathan:
“My favourite player growing up was David Beckham, as I am an United fan and
Beckham used to play in the same position as mine and, of course, used to take
set pieces which I always used to try and copy.”</span></i></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="border: 1pt; color: #212121; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">“My
favourite player now is De Bryune at Manhester City. His vision and passing
range is unbelievable and I’ve been to watch him play this season with a School
trip and seeing him live was a great experience.”</span></i></b></div>
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why?</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="border: 1pt; color: #212121; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">Nathan:
“I’ve played with a lot of current top-flight players but the best I’ve played
with is Joe Allen when I used to play for Wales Under 21’s. His composure on
the ball was brilliant and he always made the youngsters feel welcome and
comfortable when we made the step up to the 21’s.”</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #003000;">W<span style="border-image: none; border: 1pt windowtext; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">ho is the best you've played against, and why?</span></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Nathan: “The best player I’ve
played against would have to be Raheem Sterling. I remember when Liverpool
signed him from QPR when he was fifteen and he played his first game for the
Youth Team a few days later against us at Everton. He was playing two years up
(age group) and had so much talent, and I couldn’t believe how quick he was for
a fifteen year old.”</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="border: 1pt; color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">As previously mentioned, you rejoined
the club for the 2014/15 season, and the team did well to finish runners-up to
Llandudno. How much of a shock was it to see Lee leave the club at the end of
the season?</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="border: 1pt; color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">Nathan:
“It was a big shock at the time as obviously we had done well as a team on the
field that year to finish second behind a very strong Llandudno team. Perhaps
Lee thought he had taken us as far as he thought he could.”</span></i></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="border: 1pt; color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">Nathan:
“I played against Iwan during our last game of the season against Caersws so I
knew about him, and that there were strong rumours circulating that he would be
our next manager. I thought Iwan was a very professional manager and he brought
this ‘one club’ ethos back in to the club and community which was very
important at the time.” </span></i></b></div>
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The 2015/16 season was a special one, with the team winning the Cymru Alliance
League. What were your highlights during that season? </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="border: 1pt; color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">Nathan:
“As you said it was a very special season and for me personally the highlight
was receiving the Player of the Year for the League at the end of the campaign.”</span></i></b></div>
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criteria and therefore would not be promoted?</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="border: 1pt; color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">Nathan:
“It was very disappointing and really hard to take at the time as we as players
had done everything we could to get us up but for some reason off the pitch the
club failed to meet the criteria.”</span></i></b><br />
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<span style="border: 1pt; color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">Did failing the criteria make you consider leaving the Oval? </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="border: 1pt; color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">Nathan:
“I’m sure that a lot of players were thinking of leaving when the news came out
and personally I had a few offers from other clubs in different leagues.
However, as a group we decided to stick together and give it one last go and
try and get the club back to where it belongs.”</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="border: 1pt; color: #212121; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">How
did it feel to be made club captain for the 2016/17 season, and was this
something you had thought might happen, or was it unexpected?</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="border: 1pt; color: #212121; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">Nathan:
“It was unexpected but it’s a privilege to put the yellow and green shirt on
never mind being a captain. For me, being a local boy, I feel immensely proud
and happy to lead the team out.”</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #212121; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;"></span></i></b></div>
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We finished the 2016/17 season as runners-up but won the league cup. How did it
feel to lead the players out in the final and to get to collect the cup as
captain?</span><span style="color: #212121; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="border: 1pt; color: #212121; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">Nathan:
“Leading the team out is a proud moment every single game, but to lead us out
in the Cup Final and getting to lift the Cup at the end in front of all the
fantastic Cofi Army was an unforgettable experience.”</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #212121; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;"></span></i></b><br />
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</span></i></b><span style="border: 1pt; color: #212121; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">What did you know
of Sean Eardley when he joined the club as assistant manager in the summer of
2017 and what effect did his appointment have on the squad and club, in your
opinion?</span><span style="color: #212121; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="border: 1pt; color: #212121; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">Nathan:
“To be honest I didn’t know too much about Sean, only the fact that he had the
same role as me at Llandudno in the Community and also that I’ve played in the
same team as his brother Neal, for Wales Under 21’s.”</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #212121; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;"></span></i></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The 2017/18 season began well and we were top when Iwan left in late October.
Was his decision a shock?</span><span style="color: #212121; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="border: 1pt; color: #212121; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">Nathan:
“Yes, obviously, as you don’t usually hear about managers leaving when things
are going well, especially as well as they were going for us, as we were top of
the League when he left. But that’s football and these things happen, it was then
down to as players and as a club to keep going with the momentum we had to get
the club back to where it belongs.”</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #212121; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;"></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="border: 1pt; color: #212121; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">How
important did you feel it was for the club to make an early announcement
regarding Iwan’s successor, and how did you and the squad feel when Eards took
on the job?</span><span style="color: #212121; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="border: 1pt; color: #212121; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">Nathan:
“It was massively important as we just had to keep doing what we were doing
which was winning games and staying top of the league. Yes this sort of change
could have made us crumble but we showed the great character we had to stick
together and kept the run going with Eards in charge. I thought it was a
fantastic appointment as he was already involved with us, so for us players
there was no change.”</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="border: 1pt; color: #212121; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">How did the transition between managers go? Were there any big changes or was
everything more or less the same?</span><span style="color: #212121; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="border: 1pt; color: #212121; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">Nathan:
“Everything was more or less the same, and I think that was key to the success
we had. There wasn’t too much that got changed as we all knew everything was
going well on the field. It’s credit to Eards as well as there are a lot of managers
who get a job at a club and immediately go and sign five or six players but
that sometimes can disrupt things. So, he obviously believed in us as players
and a group and what a perfect way to pay him back by getting the Club promoted.”</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #212121; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;"></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="border: 1pt; color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">Having
missed out on promotion two years earlier, did you and the team feel the
pressure of going for the title last year?</span><span style="color: #212121; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #212121; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Nathan: “No, not really. We didn’t feel the pressure as we all believed
we had the ability to get the club back to where it belonged.”</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="border: 1pt; color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">How
much of a relief was it that the club passed the Domestic Licence criteria last
season?</span><span style="color: #212121; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #212121; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Nathan: “A massive relief to be honest, especially after the
disappointment of failing it when we last won the league. Getting us the
licence was all down to the hard-working backroom staff, board members and
volunteers of our great football club.”<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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Welsh Premier League?</span><span style="color: #212121; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #212121; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Nathan: “It was a lot of weight off my shoulders as the reason I signed
for Caernarfon in the first place was to get the club back to where it belonged,
<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>competing against the best in the country.”
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="border: 1pt; color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">Nathan:
“This season in the Welsh Prem the pitches are better plus it’s a lot more
tactical as we get footage of every games so every teams do their homework."</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #212121; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;"></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="border: 1pt; color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">Has it surprised you to see how well the side has
adapted to the Welsh Premier League?</span><span style="color: #212121; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="border: 1pt; color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">Nathan:
“No, not at all. I have always believed in us and we just give one hundred
percent every time we wear the shirt as it means so much. All we can do is give
our best but the talent we have got is fantastic and we know on our day we can
beat anyone.”</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #212121; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;"></span></i></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #212121; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Nathan: “In my opinion, and obviously everyone’s
opinion is different, it has to be Ryan Williams. He got released by Wrexham
and had a long time out due to injury last season but this season he’s been
phenomenal. To play in so many different positions and do a great job wherever
he plays, our unsung hero has to be Ry. I see him as a younger</span></i></b><span style="color: #212121; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Clive
Williams as he was, and is the same, a very good, versatile footballer.” </i></b></span></div>
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<span style="border: 1pt; color: #212121; font-family: "&quot" , serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">D<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">o you have any superstitions on match days?</span></span><span style="color: #212121; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="border: 1pt; color: #212121; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Nathan: “No, I’ve never had any superstitions which
is a bit unusual as most footballers tend to have some.”</span></span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #212121; margin: 0px;"></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: 1pt; color: #212121; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">What is your ultimate target as a
Caernarfon Town player?</span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="border: 1pt; color: #212121; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Nathan: “My target when I first joined was to get
the club back into the WPL and when we did that last summer the target then
changed short term into staying up first season and long term to compete in
Europe!”</span></span></i></b><br />
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Nathan receiving his WPL Player of the Month Award</div>
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<span style="border: 1pt; color: #212121; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you had to choose between winning the Welsh Premier League and the Welsh
Cup, with Caernarfon, which one would it be, and why?</span></span><span style="color: #212121; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span style="border: 1pt; color: #212121; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><i>Nathan: “By winning either one you guarantee a
European tie, which would be fantastic. But I think to be crowned Welsh Premier
League winners would be the one as you’d then be champions of Wales.” </i></b></span></span><span style="color: #212121; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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Welsh Cup last season as it was from a fair distance and at a very important
time in the game.”</span></span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #212121; margin: 0px;"></span></i></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="border: 1pt; color: #212121; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Nathan: “There’s a few that stand out but I have to
say Darren 'bach'. On his day, with a ball at his feet, there is no one better,
he’s unplayable.”</span></span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #212121; margin: 0px;"></span></i></b><br />
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I know it’s early days, but do you have any ambitions to go into management
when you’ve finished playing?</span><span style="color: #212121; margin: 0px;"></span><br />
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or three years!! To be honest I haven’t thought about it as I still enjoy
playing my Football.” </span></span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #212121; margin: 0px;"></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="border: 1pt; color: #212121; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A huge thank you to Nathan for taking
the time to answer all the questions I put to him, and for being as honest with
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<span style="border: 1pt; color: #212121; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I’ve obviously concentrated on his
football related experiences at the Oval in the interview but want to finish by
saying that he has been a massive help to me as the club’s media officer and is
always someone I can rely on for assistance whenever needed. I have lost count
of the number of times Nathan has made himself available for media work and
gone out of his way to do so, and this has certainly helped raise the club’s profile
in recent years. </span></span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yn ddiweddar, dathlodd Sean Eardley ei hanner
canrif gyntaf fel rheolwr y Cofis ac felly, mewn newid bach i’r blog arferol,
oni’n teimlo byddai'n braf edrych yn ôl ar rhai o'r uchafbwyntiau ei amser hyd
at hyn yn y sedd boeth.</span></span></div>
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><span style="font-family: calibri;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">irbus 3 –
3 Cofis. Tachwedd 11, 2017. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Roedd gêm gyntaf Sean wrth y llyw yn un eithaf
heriol wrth i ni deithio i un o'n prif herwyr ar gyfer y teitl, Airbus, a phrin
y gallai pethau fod wedi dechrau'n waeth! Yr oeddem yn dair gôl i lawr tu mewn
i hanner awr ac felly nid oedd sgwrs hanner amser cyntaf y rheolwr newydd yn
mynd i fod yn fater syml. Ond, nath beth bynnag a ddywedodd yn yr ystafell
wisgo yn ystod yr egwyl gweithio, oherwydd roedd y Cofis yn hollol gwahanol dim
yn yr ail hanner, i bweru yn ôl I cipio pwynt, gyda'r ' Wingmakers ' yn glynu
wrtho am bwynt ar y diwedd. Wrth meddwl yn ol am y gem, roedd gan y canlyniad
fonws ychwanegol i'r Cofis gan ei bod yn ymddangos ei bod wedi taro hyder
Airbus ac yn difetha eu gobeithion am y teitl. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></span></span></div>
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sydun yn gwenud gwahaniaeth. D</span></span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">inbych 3
– 3 Caernarfon. Ionawr 6, 2018.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Wrth
edrych yn ôl ar dymor 2017/18, mae'r pwynt yma yn Central Park yn sefyll allan
i mi fel un o ganlyniadau allweddol yr ymgyrch. Nid oedd y tîm ar ei orau yn
ystod yr hanner cyntaf ac, ar ôl ildio dwy gôl yn fuan ar ôl yr egwyl,
ymatebodd Sean ar unwaith drwy anfon ar Kevin Lloyd a Jay Gibbs. Cafodd y
newidiadau effaith galfanus ar yr ochr ac, er bod Rhys Roberts wedi cael cerdyn
coch yn hwyr yn y gem, cafodd ‘Dre pwynt hanfodol gyda chic cosb Nathan Craig
yn y pedwerydd munud o amser anafiadau.</span></span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Y Fflint 1
– 2 Caernarfon. Ionawr 20, 2018. </span></span><br />
<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ar ôl tair
gêm gyfartal yn flaenorol, a chyda Treffynnon ac Airbus yn ceisio cau'r bwlch
ar y brig, roedd teimlad ymhlith y cefnogwyr bod angen buddugoliaeth yn erbyn y
Fflint, a oedd yn gwella'n gyflym o dan y rheolwr Newydd, Niall McGuinness.
Roedd nifer o gemau yn yr ardal o amgylch wedi'u gohirio oherwydd glaw trwm ac
felly roedd mwy o dorf na’r arfer, ac roedd awyrgylch gwych yn Gae y Castell.
Cafodd her anodd ei wneud yn galetach pan gafodd Jay Gibbs ei anfon oddi ar y
cae ar ôl hanner awr. Fodd bynnag, cymysgodd Sean ei dîm o gwmpas ac fe raliodd
y Cofis i gael y fuddugoliaeth, o ddwy gol i un. Roedd pwysigrwydd y tri phwynt
yn amlwg, ac fe wnaeth y rheolwr hyd yn oed drin y Cofi Army i un o'i 'Eards
Dives', er gwaethaf y mwd!</span></span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ymgymerodd Sean â rôl y rheolwr gydag addewid
i wneud popeth o fewn ei allu i'n tywys yn ôl i'r uwch gynghrair. Fel y gwyddom,
llwyddodd i wneud hyn ac er fy mod yn ymwybodol bod pawb ohonom sydd â
chysylltiad â'r clwb yn llawn werthfawrogi'r hyn a wnaeth, weithiau teimlaf fod
o heb gael y gydnabyddiaeth y mae'n ei haeddu o'r tu allan i'r Oval. Pan
ymunodd Eards â ni fel is-reolwr yn Haf 2017 gwnaeth effaith ar unwaith ar bawb
ond dwi’n siŵr ei fod o dal i ffeindio ei draed yn y clwb pan ymddiswyddodd
Iwan Williams. Felly, yr oedd derbyn y rôl, ac nid yn unig<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>yn dilyn rheolwr llwyddiannus a phoblogaidd
iawn, ond hefyd<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>y sialens o fynd â ni'n
ôl i’r Uwch Gynghrair, yn her sylweddol. Mae Cynghrair Undebol Cymru yn hen
gystadleuaeth galed ond aeth y rheolwr ati, heb unrhyw ffwdan a ffanffer, a
chafodd y garfan at ei gilydd i lwyddo a sicrhau dyrchafiad i’r clwb. Am gamp
i’r rheolwr ifanc!</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sean ar ol arwyddo Nnoah Edwards.</td></tr>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Yr wyf o
hyd wedi teimlo mai un o faromedr hanfodol unrhyw reolwr yw cyfradd llwyddiant
y chwaraewyr mae o'n denu i'w garfan, a theimlaf fod hwn yn faes arall lle mae
Sean wedi gwneud yn dda. Y chwaraewyr cyntaf iddo arwyddo oedd Kevin Lloyd,
Shaun Cavanagh a Jamie Crowther ac fe wnaeth y tri gyfrannu'n fawr i
fuddugoliaeth tymor diwethaf. Mae Jamie, wrth gwrs, dal i fod gyda ni ac mae'n
dipyn o ffefryn gyda'r cefnogwyr, ac mae Kev a Shaun wedi symud ymlaen ar ôl
helpu’r clwb gael dyrchafiad tymor diwethaf. </span></span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Yn ystod
yr haf diwethaf, ychwanegodd Sean y canlynol i'r garfan: Ross Stephens, Ben
Maher, Sion Bradley, Cai Jones, Noah Edwards a Nic Bould tra bod Leo Smith wedi
ymuno â ni yn ddiweddar ar fenthyg tan ddiwedd y tymor.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="margin: 0px;">P</span></span></span></span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">enderfynodd
Ben a Ross adael i gael mwy o gemau gyda chlybiau eraill, tra bod Cai, Sion a
Noah wedi cael effaith fawr ar y tîm eleni. Mae Nic wedi gwneud yn dda yn lle
Rambo yn ddiweddar ac mae Leo yn amlwg yn chwaraewr o safon ac yn dipyn o
ychwanegiad at y Sgwad. I'm meddwl i, mae hynny'n gyfradd llwyddiant da iawn i
Sean a bydd yn ddiddorol gweld sut mae'n llwyddo i barhau â hyn dros yr haf
sydd i ddod.</span></span></div>
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Perffaith.</span></span><br />
<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Caernarfon
1 – 0 Derwyddion Cefn. Awst 12, 2018. </span></span><br />
<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Cafodd
Sean y pleser o reoli'r tîm yn ein gêm gyntaf yn ôl yn uwch gynghrair Cymru a
nath o bob dim yn berffaith ar y diwrnod. Gyda thri o sêr y garfan tymor
diwethaf, Clive Williams, Jamie Breese a Danny Brookwell i gyd yn cario
anafiadau, rhoddodd y rheolwr ei ymddiriedaeth mewn pedwar o aelodau ei garfan
a chafodd y tîm buddugoliaeth haeddiannol o un gol i ddim, diolch i gôl Cai
Jones. Roedd yn ddiwrnod mawr i'r clwb a'r dref ac, o flaen camerâu sgorio,
dechreuodd y Cofis y tymor newydd mewn tipyn o steil!</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trafod y buddugoliaeth drost Cei Connah.</td></tr>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Cei Connah 0 – 1 Caernarfon. Medi 11,
2018.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Teithiodd
y Cofis Cei Connah ar gefn dau drechiad ac, i fod yn onest, buaswn i wedi mwy
na setlo am bwynt yn erbyn tîm roedd o bobl yn meddwl fyse'n herio am deitl UGC
y tymor hwn. I bawb sydd wedi gweld y Nomadiaid yn chwarae o dan Andy Morrison,
byddwch yn gwybod beth yr wyf yn ei olygu pan ddywedaf eu bod yn fwlis. Nid
beirniadaeth yw hyn, ond sylw i'r ffordd y maent yn chwarae. Maen nhw'n ochr
fawr, gorfforol sy'n hoff o frwydr ac sydd fel arfer yn llwyddo pan fydd
timau'n eu cymryd ar y ffordd yma. </span></span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ond, ro'n
i'n meddwl bod y Cofis wedi chwarae gêm Sean yn berffaith ar y noson ac yn
llawn haeddu'r fuddugoliaeth 1-0, diolch i gol Jamie Breese. Dim llawer o dimau
sydd yn ennill yn Cei Connah ond fe wnaethon ni.</span></span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Buddugoliaeth
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Newydd 0 – 1 Caernarfon. Tach 9, 2018.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Mae'r clwb
proffesiynol sydd wedi ennill Uwch Gynghrair Cymru am be sydd yn teimlo fel y
chwarter canrif ddiwethaf yn wrthwynebiad aruthrol, ond mewn ffordd sy'n
wahanol iawn i Gei Connah. Mae tîm Scott Ruscoe yn hoff o chwarae'r gêm pasio
ac yn aml yn pasio timau i farwolaeth, yn enwedig ar eu tir eu hunain. Ar ôl
haeddu mwy na cholli 0-3 yn ein gem yn yr Oval yn gynharach yn yr ymgyrch,
heriodd Sean a'r tîm y Seintiau eto a, ar ôl hanner cyntaf caled a ddi-sgor,
oni'n teimlo bod ni ar dop ar ôl yr egwyl ac roedd enillydd hwyr Nathan Craig
yn hollol, haeddiannol. Mae'n dangos y gall rheolwr, ei dîm rheoli a'i garfan
roi her iawn i ddim professional pan mae’r paratoadau'n berffaith.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></span></span></div>
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a sicrhau ein lle yn y chwech uchaf. </span></span><br />
<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Caernarfon
3 – 1 Caerfyrddin. Ion 5, 2019. </span></span><br />
<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Cipiodd y
fuddugoliaeth hon le'r tîm yn y chwech uchaf ar gyfer ail gam y tymor ac, mewn
gêm mor bwysig i'r clwb, nath Eards dangos ei donau fel tactegydd drwy chwarae
dau streicir yn y ffrynt, a ddim yr un, fel yr arfer.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Roedd pawb yn gwybod beth oedd ar y lein ar y
diwrnod, sef cyfle i chwarae am gemau yn Ewrop tymor nesaf ac, yn fy marn i,
cafodd penderfyniad Sean i newid siâp ei dim dylanwad mawr yn y canlyniad yma.</span></span></div>
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Melys. </span></span><br />
<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bangor 1 –
2 Caernarfon. Ion 26, 2019.</span></span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Yda ni gyd
yn gwybod beth oedd sgôr y gem yma, a beth oedd y fuddugoliaeth yn golygu i
gefnogwyr y clwb. Roedd mwy 'na o 1300 o Cofis yno i gefnogi'r tîm ac oni mor
falch â phawb arall yn y canlyniad. Yn ogystal â threchu ein hen elynion, mae
yna dau uchafbwynt arall i fwynhau am y noson fawr yma. Y cyntaf oedd pan nath
Sean a'i gynorthwyydd, Richard Davies, cerdded ar y cae tuag at y 'Cofi Army'
cyn y gic gyntaf i ddiolch iddyn nhw am y gefnogaeth, er yr holl 'heclo' gan y
cefnogwyr cartref. Yr ail foment melys oedd pan ofynnodd Eards wrthaf i gymryd
llun ohono gyda llun o un o gefnogwyr mwyaf y clwb, Bob Bryant, a oedd wedi
mynd heibio'n ddiweddar, i'w drosglwyddo i'w ferch, Bethan. Ystum o'r safon
uchaf gan y rheolwr!<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></span></span></div>
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difyr ac onest. </span></span><br />
<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bydd y
rhai ohonoch sy'n dilyn sianel 'youtube' y clwb yn gwybod y gallwn ddibynnu ar
Sean am gyfweliadau difyr ar ôl pob gem. Ennill neu golli, mae o bob amser yn
barod i siarad ac yn rhoi dadansoddiad gwybodus o berfformiad y tîm. Yr wyf
wedi clywed bod criw sgorio yn mwynhau ei gyfweld, a chredaf fod hyn yn amlwg
trwy edrych ar eu darllediadau. A phwy a allai anghofio'r cyfweliad a
orffennodd yn Gymraeg gyda Bryn Williams, a'i gosododd ef i fyny ychydig, ond i
gyd mewn hiwmor da, a gyda ymateb grêt gan Eards! Roeddwn i gerllaw pan
gynhaliwyd y cyfweliad yma ac, yn fy marn i, roedd yn un o uchafbwyntiau'r
tymor hyd yn hyn.</span></span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Felly,
dyna chi, rhai o funudau gorau Sean gyda Chlwb Pêl-droed Caernarfon o le dwi
wedi bod yn edrych. Wrth gwrs, mae yna lawer o achlysuron cofiadwy eraill i
edrych yn ôl arnynt, y rhan fwyaf ohonyn nhw dwi wedi sôn am yn y blog dros yr
un mis ar bymtheg diwethaf. Mae yna hefyd un neu ddau doeddwn i ddim yn gallu
rhannu, fel yr amser rhedodd allan o'r gawod ar ôl gêm derfynol y tymor
diwethaf i dynnu llun y chwaraewr â'r tlws Cynghrair (a fedra i ddim dweud mwy
na hyn!). Cafwyd sawl achlysur y tu ôl i'r llenni lle mae o wedi mynd yr ail
filltir i helpu'r clwb, ac mae o wedi gwneud hyn heb unrhyw ffwdan a ffanffer.</span></span></div>
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unrhyw reolwr wedi profi ei hun i fyny at y gwaith o ddeffro cawr sy'n cysgu yn
y byd pêl-droed, ac ymgysylltu â'r gymuned gyfan i wneud hynny, Sean ydi o. Mae
wedi bod yn lon hir a heriol iawn yn ôl i'r brig i glwb pêl-droed Tref
Caernarfon ac, ar ôl Iwan adael, roedd angen rhywun arbennig i'n gwthio ni
ymlaen i'r lefel nesaf. Mae hanner cant o gemau wrth y lliw wedi profi bod Sean
Eardley yn ffit berffaith i'r Cofis ac ydw i'n edrych ymlaen i weld pa mor bell
y gall fynd â ni yn y blynyddoedd i ddod!</span></span></div>
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Oval Wayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08292854848131307882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081522409985528761.post-18143639650045626842019-03-08T00:25:00.000+00:002019-03-13T00:05:41.798+00:00Ain’t Nobody Like Sean Eardley. Celebrating the first fifty. <br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Our recent Welsh Cup quarter final tie was Sean
Eardley’s fiftieth match as manager of Caernarfon Town and, in a sideward step
to the usual blog, I thought it would be nice to celebrate the landmark with a
look back at some of the moments that I think have defined his first half
century in the hot seat. </span></div>
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Wing-Breakers. Airbus 3 – 3 Cofis. Nov
11, 2017. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Sean’s first match in charge was a difficult trip
to Cymru Alliance title rivals, Airbus, and things could hardly have got off to
a worse start! We were three goals down inside half an hour and so the new
manager’s first half-time team talk was not going to be a straightforward
affair. Whatever he said in the dressing-room during the break must have worked,
however, because the Cofis emerged for the second half a completely different
side and roared back for a 3-3 draw, with the Wingmakers clinging on for a
point at the end. As an aside, the result had an added bonus for Town in that
it seemed to dent Airbus’ confidence and derailed their push for the league
title.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Double Substitution Dents Denbigh. </span><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Denbigh Town 3 – 3 Cofis. Jan 6, 2018. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Watching the second half fightback at Airbus. </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">When looking back at the 2017/18 season, this draw
at Central Park always stands out to me as one of the key points of the
campaign. The team had not been at its best during a disjointed first half and,
having conceded two goals in as many minutes soon after the break, Eards
responded immediately by sending on Kevin Lloyd and Jay Gibbs. The changes had
a galvanising effect on the side and, despite a late sending off for Rhys
Roberts, Town clinched a point with a Nathan Craig penalty in the fourth minute
of injury time. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">During the vital victory at Flint. Jan 2018. </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Upsetting the Silkmen.</span> <span style="font-family: "calibri";">Flint Town United 1 – 2 Cofis. Jan 20, 2018.</span></div>
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Having drawn their
three previous league matches, and with Holywell and Airbus trying to close the
gap at the top, there was a feeling amongst supporters that we needed a victory
against a Flint side that was improving rapidly under new manager Niall
McGuinness. A number of matches in the surrounding area had been postponed due
to waterlogged pitches and so there was an increased attendance, and a great
atmosphere at the ground. A tough-looking challenge got even tougher when Jay
Gibbs was sent off on the half hour mark. However, Eards shuffled his team
around and the Cofis rallied to pull off an excellent 2-1 victory. The
importance of the three points was obvious, and the manager even treated the
Cofi Army to one of his ‘Eards dives’, despite the mud! </div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Clinching Promotion. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Sean took on the managers’ role with a promise to
do all he could to guide us back into the Premier League. As we all know, he
was successful in doing this and whilst I am aware that all of us with an
affinity to the club fully appreciated what he did, I sometimes feel he may not
have got the recognition he deserved from outside the Oval. Iwan Williams was a
hard act to follow and would have been for even the most experienced manager,
never mind someone who was stepping up for the first time. When Eards joined us
as assistant manager in the Summer of 2017 he made an immediate impact on
everyone but I would guess he was still finding his feet at the club when Iwan
resigned. Therefore, to take on the role and responsibility of not only taking
over from a very successful and popular manager, but also to get us back to the
promised land, was a serious challenge. The Cymru Alliance League is a tough
old competition and when you’re managing the biggest club in it, everyone is
gunning for you. The manager took it on, without any fuss and fanfare, got the
boys playing and got the job done. What an achievement for a rookie manager!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sean and his squad, ready for our return to the Welsh Premier League.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Signings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">I have always felt that a crucial barometer of any
manager is the success rate of the players he brings into his squad, and I feel
this is another area where Sean has done well in. His first signings were Kevin
Lloyd, Shaun Cavanagh and Jamie Crowther and all three contributed hugely to
last season’s title triumph. Jamie, of course, is still with us and has become
a firm favourite with the supporters, whilst Kev and Shaun have moved on having
completed the job the manager had asked of them last term. Last summer, new
additions to the squad were Ross Stephens, Ben Maher, Sion Bradley, Cai Jones,
Noah Edwards and Nic Bould whilst Leo Smith has recently joined us on loan
until the end of the season. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Ben and Ross decided to leave to get more match
time, whilst Cai, Sion and Noah have made a big impact on the team this year.
Nic has done well when called upon as Rambo’s understudy and Leo is obviously a
quality player and addition to the squad. To my mind, that’s a very good
success rate for the gaffer and it will be interesting to see how he manages to
continue this over the coming summer. </span></div>
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Back with a Bang. </span><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Cofis 1 – 0 Cefn Druids. Aug 12, 2018. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Sean had the pleasure of managing the team in our
first match back in the Welsh Premier League and played a blinder. With three
mainstays of the side, Clive Williams, Jamie Breese and Danny Brookwell all carrying
injuries, the manager handed starting berths to four new signings and the side
delivered with a well-deserved one nil victory, courtesy of a Cai Jones goal. It
was a big day for the club and the town and, in front of the Sgorio cameras, the
Cofis got it right to begin the campaign with a bang. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Winning the Arm Wrestle. </span><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Connahs Quay Nomads 0 – 1 Cofis. Sept 11, 2018. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">We travelled to the Deeside Stadium on the back of two
defeats and, if I’m honest, I probably would have more than settled for a point
against a team who many pundits had tipped to make a real challenge for the WPL
title this season. If anyone has seen the Nomads play under Andy Morrison, you
will know what I mean when I say they are bullies. It’s not a criticism, rather
an observation of how they play. They’re a big, physical side who love an arm
wrestle and usually come out on top when teams take them on in that way. I
thought the Cofis played Sean’s game plan perfectly on this satisfying evening and
fully deserved the 1-0 victory, this time courtesy of a Jamie Breese netfinder.
Not many teams win at the Nomads but we did.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Rare Victory over the Champions. </span><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The New Saints 0 – 1 Cofis. Nov 9,<sup> </sup>2018. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">The professional club that has won the Welsh Premier
League for what seems like the last quarter of a century are formidable
opposition, but in a way that is very much different to the Nomads. Scott
Ruscoe’s side love to play the passing game and often pass teams to defeat,
especially on their own ground. Having always given them a run for their money
and, having deserved more than a 0-3 defeat to them at the Oval earlier in the
campaign, Eards got the team going again for this one. After a very tough first
half, I felt we outplayed the champions after the break and Nathan Craig’s late
winner was no more than we deserved. It goes to show that a good manager,
management team and squad can give full-time professionals more than a match
when preparations are perfect. </span><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Top Six with Front Two. </span><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Cofis 3 – 1 Carmarthen. Jan 5, 2019. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">This victory clinched the side’s place in the top
six for Phase Two of the season and in this penultimate fixture I thought Eards
showed great judgement by playing two strikers instead of the tried and tested
lone frontman. We all knew what was at stake for this one – survival and a
crack at a European tie via the end of season plays offs, and Sean’s aggressive
line-up was just the job as the Cofis impressed in a 3-1 victory. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Running the Gauntlet. </span><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Bangor City 1 – 2 Cofis. Jan 26, 2019. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">We all know how this Welsh Cup tie ended, and what
it meant to the club’s supporters. An amazing 1300-strong Cofi Army turned up
for this one and I was as delighted as everyone else at the result. However, in
addition to defeating our old rivals, there were two other highlights to look
back on fondly. The first was when Sean and his assistant, Richard Davies, ran
the gauntlet of abuse by home supporters when they walked towards the Cofi Army
before kick-off to thank them for the support. The second was when he told me
to take a shot of him with a photo of one of the club’s greatest supporters, Bob
Bryant, who had recently passed away, to pass on to his daughter, Bethan. That was
pure class. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Those of you who follow the club’s you tube channel
will already be aware that Sean can be relied on for strong interviews. Win or
lose, he’s always ready to talk and gives an informed analysis of the side’s
performance. I have heard it from good sources that the Sgorio crew enjoy
interviewing him and I think that’s clear to see in their coverage. And who
could ever forget the interview he finished off in Welsh with Bryn Williams,
who set him up slightly, but all in good humour, and with a great response from
Eards. I was nearby when the interview took place and it was one of my
highlights of the season thus far. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">So, there we have it, some of Sean’s top moments
with Caernarfon Town from where I’ve been looking from. Of course, there are
many other memorable occasions to look back on, most of which I’ve mentioned in
the blog over the past sixteen months and one or two I couldn’t share, such as the
time he ran out of the shower after the final match of last season to photo-bomb
the players with the league trophy (and that’s as far as I can go!). There have
also been numerous occasions behind the scenes where he has gone above and beyond
his remit to help the club and its stakeholders, all of which he does without
any fuss and fanfare. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">If ever a manager has proved himself up to the job
of waking up a sleeping giant in Welsh football, and engaging himself with the whole
community to do so, then it’s Sean. It’s been a long road back to the top for
Caernarfon Town Football Club and it needed someone special to push us on to
the next level. The first fifty matches of Sean Eardley’s reign have proved
that he is the perfect fit for the Cofis and I can’t wait to see how far he can
take us in the coming years!</span></div>
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