News, views, match reports, data, player profiles and statistics from the Welsh Premier League, the national football league of Wales http://www.welsh-premier.com/rss.xml http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:55:52 +0000 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:55:32 +0000 FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.2.9) http://www.feedforall.com THE New Saints' title hopes were dealt a mortal blow as they were held to a draw at bottom club Elements Cefn Druids. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/1923-tns-title-hopes-fade-in-druids-draw D4B4C666-A64D-4DE9-AF12-BC14632C6F4D Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:55:32 +0000 ABERYSTWYTH boss Alan Morgan is still refusing to be distracted by talk of European qualification despite a six-match winning run. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/1918-aber-boss-still-rules-out-euro-talk- E4F3283C-3677-4AE6-A9E3-09BC1944054B Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:33:07 +0000 THE Welsh Cup semi-finals will be staged at Park Avenue, Aberystwyth and Latham Park, Newtown on April 10 and 11. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/1917-welsh-cup-semi-final-venues-announced 1298AFB8-CBB2-432A-8A0C-EBA139DB0FB7 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:25:53 +0000 THE New Saints crushed Porthmadog to move three points clear at the top of the Welsh Premier on Tuesday night. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/1915-saints-crush-porthmadog-to-go-top 15688BE1-DB0C-4381-9BB1-B8F00765BC72 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:14:55 +0000 LLANELLI have been charged by the FAW for alleged racist abuse made at last week's Welsh Premier match against Port Talbot. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/1914-faw-charges-llanelli-over-racist-abuse 58FBBF5C-53DE-4B19-9CCF-75E8810366D3 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:31:11 +0000 WITHOUT a win or a goal in three games, Port Talbot boss Mark Jones is still targeting a place in the Europa League. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/1912-steelmen-still-chasing-third-place BB0D5FD9-7FF8-4472-AAD7-C0D92A171BE0 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:22:58 +0000 LLANELLI'S Andy Legg has picked-up the Welsh Premier League's manager of the month award for February. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/1911-legg-is-february-manager-of-the-month 4A0A36B3-6EB9-4866-A8E9-40AE55166E7D Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:22:37 +0000 HAVERFORDWEST County's Super 12 ambitions were again frustrated as they were held to a home draw by Bala Town on Sunday. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/1909-bala-frustrate-the-bluebirds 6EE11532-C224-4F37-A08A-D706D8C1070B Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:22:17 +0000 A LAST-gasp winner kept The New Saints in touch with Llanelli as both continue to set a hot pace in the race for the Welsh Premier League title. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/1906-saints-leave-it-oh-so-late-at-neath 34E925CF-F204-4265-9354-BAD22EA34442 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:31:30 +0000 GEOFF Kellaway scored the only goal of the game as Aberystwyth cemented third place in the Welsh Premier with victory over Porthmadog. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/1902-kellaway-consolidates-euro-spot-for-aber F869425F-34DA-46BF-AB5A-FC35D5565EAF Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:56:39 +0000 ABERYSTWYTH manager Alan Morgan wants a big crowd to turn out and support his side as they bid to maintain a top three spot on Friday night. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/1900-aber-aim-to-consolidate-euro-spot F66211FA-202B-4F44-B9DF-4A9F9C953196 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:38:43 +0000 CEFN Druids' chairman Brian Mackie has risked the FAW's wrath to hit-out at the standard of refereeing in the Welsh Premier. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/1898-druids-chief-hits-out-at-match-officials 73959208-1B85-4647-9067-7F851BCD860D Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:38:21 +0000 ELEMENTS Cefn Druids’ stalwart defender Aled Rowlands has joined the select band of players who have made 300 appearances in the Welsh Premier. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/1897-rowlands-ends-four-month-wait-for-milestone 81BB3BC1-0829-4669-8968-7E8717BA161D Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:37:50 +0000 TOP 10 aspirants Airbus UK Broughton and Haverfordwest were both involved in dramatic finishes as both were held to draws. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/1895-last-gasp-jiws-snatches-a-point-for-airbus 10282444-BBC9-463F-987E-70F9F3D27000 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:19:02 +0000 LLANELLI'S win over Port Talbot on Tuesday was marred by racist abuse aimed at Port Talbot's Drew Fahiya. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/1892-reds-win-marred-by-racist-taunts CACCC7C5-9B18-4EF0-BDFA-11E6B2A8384F Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:56:23 +0000 LLANELLI and The New Saints are still neck and neck at the top of the Welsh Premier after both won on Tuesday night. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/1891-llanelli-and-tns-still-neck-and-neck 27F92589-DA6C-47DD-B4FD-8660A8CC4A3B Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:56:05 +0000 WELSH Premier leading duo Llanelli and The New Saints both face difficult tests on Tuesday night as the title race hots up. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/1889-title-contenders-face-tuesday-tests 2EC6D8A1-5A70-48C4-B980-E91275BD85CC Tue, 9 Mar 2010 09:55:38 +0000 WYN Thomas notched a first-half hat-trick as Llanelli powered back to the top of the table with a 5-2 win at Cefn Druids. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/1885-thomas-hat-trick-puts-reds-back-on-top 8A846274-1FFF-46A2-B0AE-2A23D04D3D06 Sat, 6 Mar 2010 18:28:37 +0000 A GOAL from Steve Abbott fired The New Saints back to the top of the Welsh Premier table with a 1-0 win at Bala Town. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/1881-abbott-fires-the-saints-to-bala-win 0469988E-4FC3-4C3E-ACC1-556B6D057E29 Fri, 5 Mar 2010 22:28:16 +0000 CAERNARFON Town have confirmed that the club's future has been secured and that a new team on and off the field will be taking the club forward. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/1880-caernarfon-secure-their-future 3158B4E7-D4F0-4EB4-BDA7-C509A3F28BF6 Fri, 5 Mar 2010 16:10:41 +0000 THE New Saints bid to put the heartache of Welsh Cup exit behind them when they travel to face Bala Town at Maes Tegid on Friday. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/1879-saints-bid-to-revive-title-challenge 8B11E3D6-B000-4B4D-A998-47FE6BF931FF Fri, 5 Mar 2010 16:10:19 +0000 WELSHPOOL have dismissed speculation that the club is about to fold following the postponement of last weekend's game with Connah's Quay. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/1878-welshpool-dismiss-closure-speculation 1A890830-05E6-4AFB-A343-67DCEC328A18 Fri, 5 Mar 2010 16:09:46 +0000 MARK Griffiths scored his second winning goal in four days as Caersws frustrated Connah's Quay's Super 12 ambitions at the Recreation Ground. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/1875-griffiths-puts-a-dent-in-nomads-hopes AD006282-8377-4BF5-B0CA-71DAC1001694 Fri, 5 Mar 2010 16:09:16 +0000 CAERNARFON Town are working on a rescue plan which they hope will keep football alive at The Oval. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/1873-rescue-plan-hope-for-the-canaries 49764967-682F-4DC7-9E29-B9CFCD5F0614 Mon, 1 Mar 2010 16:15:31 +0000 PORTUGAL have named Sporting's Yannick Djalo and Bolton's Ricardo Vaz Te in a strong squad to face the Wales Under-23 semi-pros on Wednesday. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/1871-semi-pros-face-strong-portuguese-squad B6917E7D-8544-40A0-9EB1-D06301ECE44F Mon, 1 Mar 2010 16:15:11 +0000 PRESTATYN Town boss Neil Gibson hailed his side's self-belief after dumping local rivals Rhyl out of the Welsh Cup on penalties. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/1870-gibson-hails-his-welsh-cup-heroes 3693C9C0-5A7A-41C0-88E6-B5F8EC8F3F46 Mon, 1 Mar 2010 16:14:51 +0000 WELSH Cup holders Bangor City will face Prestatyn in the semi-finals after beating 10-man Llanelli 2-0 at Farrar Road. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/1868-holders-bangor-face-prestatyn-in-semis A8E99D41-1DA7-467D-93C1-7547C57262FA Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:27:09 +0000 WEST Wales duo Carmarthen and Haverfordwest both lost ground in the race for Super 12 after falling to late goals. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/1867-late-goals-woe-for-west-wales-duo B15E4B09-0917-49D7-9BAB-A2F62109F508 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:26:53 +0000 GOALKEEPER Lee Kendall was Port Talbot's Welsh Cup hero, saving one penalty and scoring the winner in a shoot-out at The New Saints. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/1866-kendall-is-steelmens-cup-hero AF1C13E7-B0B1-4AC2-90A7-A1C8839188BF Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:26:36 +0000 GAP Connah's Quay have announced a management role reversal at the Deeside Stadium, with Mark McGregor and Ken Price swopping places. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/1861-management-role-reversal-on-deeside B9770277-9AB5-45FE-A5F5-30F22B891ED9 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:32:15 +0000 THE Loosemores League Cup final between Rhyl and The New Saints will be played in midweek for the first time. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/1854-league-cup-saga-finally-resolved C03263C5-95DA-4FB4-A0DB-7DA55E18F24D Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:53:37 +0000 THE New Saints missed their chance to top the Welsh Premier table as they were held to a 0-0 draw at Airbus UK Broughton. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/1849-saints-miss-their-chance-to-go-top 2B340D07-CF38-4247-8E85-64F7DA063440 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:53:08 +0000 NEATH'S hopes of European football continued to fade after they failed to win at home for the third successive time. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/1847-griffiths-goal-dents-eagles-hopes F86B24C7-E249-41C2-9DD7-0642CAF0BDE2 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:17:23 +0000 PORT Talbot manager Mark Jones has signed a new contract which will keep him at the GenQuip Stadium until May 2012. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/1846-steelmens-boss-signs-new-deal E841AEFD-00CA-4D37-806C-8F14253469EF Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:16:05 +0000 HAVERFORDWEST have suggested they should be refunded a £500 fine for failing to fulfil a fixture four years ago after Sunday's postponement at Bala. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/1841-haverfordwest-highlight-double-standards C4592B3B-0DEB-4997-B081-A942BE7D893E Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:29:55 +0000 WITH great sadness we have to report the death on Sunday of Bethan, the wife of Mike Foster, Porthmadog’s long serving defender. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/1840-tragic-death-of-port-defenders-wife B98840BA-28CD-4671-B254-265A9B934D28 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:29:30 +0000 THE Welsh Premier League has defended its decision to call-off Sunday's meeting between Bala and Llanelli at Maes Tegid. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/1838-league-defends-bala-postponement A731830D-90FE-4D5B-B6A6-3506CC7EA931 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:29:08 +0000 IN what Bala describe as "an unprecedented move", the FAW have ordered the postponement of this afternoon's Welsh Premier fixture against Llanelli. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/1836-faw-orders-bala-postponement EE0EE417-3550-4951-832E-71574ECBC16C Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:28:45 +0000 THE New Saints maintained the pressure on leaders Llanelli by comfortably beating Newtown 2-0 at Latham Park. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/1835-saints-in-control-at-newtown BBC5149B-66DB-4FED-A221-F1EA5B3E9D71 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:14:22 +0000 ARRANGEMENTS for the Loosemores League Cup final between Rhyl and The New Saints are still uncertain after the FAW suggested a new date of Sunday 9 May. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/1830-rhyl-criticise-league-over-final-farce FF4CD7FB-8331-40A9-82EE-E980228C8D2F Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:14:54 +0000 THE FAW wants to change the date of the Loosemores League Cup final from Sunday April 4 because the sponsors are unable to attend. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/1824-more-confusion-over-league-cup-final 048BBE3B-B763-4E1A-973D-36F925231614 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:40:32 +0000 FORMER Welsh Premier title-winning manager with Llanelli, Peter Nicholas has joined the coaching staff at Neath. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/1822-nicholas-joins-neath-coaching-staff 09DD38FE-3AEE-40C5-A9DB-45F711B4E71E Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:40:05 +0000