| Richmond clash a tie to savour |
| Thursday 26 February 2009 |
 SATURDAY'S most intruiging Welsh Cup quarter-final tie sees the return of Port Talbot Town manager Mark Jones to Carmarthen's Richmond Park for the first time since he was sacked in 2007.Jones got the boot just days after winning the trophy with the Old Gold but is now bidding to repeat the feat with the Steelmen, where he has recently returned for a second spell in charge. Port Talbot earned a 1-1 draw at Carmarthen earlier in the season and the two sides again shared the spoils in the reverse fixture a few weeks ago in a goal-less draw at the GenQuip Stadium. The hosts have several former Talbot players in their line-up to add further spice to the contest, with Mark Dodds, Liam Hancock, Craig Hughes, Neil Smothers and keeper Neil Thomas all having played in blue and white during their careers. Both sides have strikers in form - Hughes has hit six goals in five league games since returning to gold from Newport County, while Martin Rose heads Talbot's goals list with 15 this season, while Drew Fahiya is also in a rich vein of form. "Fahiya has got great pace and causes teams a lot of problems, Rose is probably one of the better, if not best, centre forwards in the league," home boss Deryn Brace told Carmarthen's official website. "All around they are very experienced, solid and streetwise. We know that we have to wise up ourselves. "If we're going to win it's going to be our hardest, most competitive 90 minutes of the season." Photo: Former Steelman Craig Hughes has been in great form for Carmarthen [Mike Greenslade/www.mikezite.co.uk]. |