September 2007 Archives

COLWYN BAY have a week to recuperate bruised bodies and bruised pride after a 5-0 defeat at Barrow in the FA Cup.
John Boardman, John Lawless, Jamie Olsen, Mark Quayle and Robbie Williams are all now nursing injuries and will welcome a week without a game, while manager Gary Finley must reflect on lessons learnt in a game in which Cowyn Bay's defence was exposed by the pace of the Barrow attack.
Colwyn Bay stood off and gave their opponents far too much room to run at them and paid the price.
Up front Anthonty Murt worked hard but he and Neil Black got little support and the Bay created very little from midfield.
A nightmare start for keeper Jamie Speare, returning to his former club, helped Barrow take a 2-0 lead in the first 16 minutes which wrecked the manager's pre-match game plan and left the Seagulls chasing the game.
"We talked before hand about giving nothing away in the first 20 minutes and yet we gifted them two goals and never recovered from that. We never threatened, never got a foothold in the game, gave the ball away too easily - it was was a bad day at the office," admitted Gary Finley afterwards.
Speare came for an early corner but got nowhere near it, and as Colwyn Bay struggled to clear the ball fell to defender Steve McNulty who picked his spot just inside the post after only two minutes.
Then after Wilson hit the bar, Speare tried to punch away a cross from the same player instead of gathering it into his midrift and the ball hit Barrow's Matt Henney and rebounded into the net.
Bay might have got a foothold in the game had a John Lawless shot found the net to make it 2-1 instead of hitting the underside of the bar, but after surviving three other near misses to keep the score to 2-0 at half-time, they badly needed to get a goal early in the second half to put some pressure on the home side - but instead they conceded one from another corner while John Boardman was off the field having treatment,.
Chris Thompson scored with a running header with no one picking up his run from the edge of the box, and there was no way back from there.
Rogan got a fourth after a penetrating run through the heart of the Bay defence and then Wilson got the fifth from a rebound after his first shot had been blocked by Speare.
Neil Black had a chance to get a late consolation goal when he broke clear but keeper Tim Deasy came off his line to block the shot with his body.
Barrow are two divisions higher and their performance highlighted the gulf between those divisions.

COLWYN BAY have a week to recuperate bruised bodies and bruised pride after a 5-0 defeat at Barrow in the FA Cup.
John Boardman, John Lawless, Jamie Olsen, Mark Quayle and Robbie Williams are all now nursing injuries and will welcome a week without a game, while manager Gary Finley must reflect on lessons learnt in a game in which Cowyn Bay's defence was exposed by the pace of the Barrow attack.
Colwyn Bay stood off and gave their opponents far too much room to run at them and paid the price.
Up front Anthonty Murt worked hard but he and Neil Black got little support and the Bay created very little from midfield.
A nightmare start for keeper Jamie Speare, returning to his former club, helped Barrow take a 2-0 lead in the first 16 minutes which wrecked the manager's pre-match game plan and left the Seagulls chasing the game.
"We talked before hand about giving nothing away in the first 20 minutes and yet we gifted them two goals and never recovered from that. We never threatened, never got a foothold in the game, gave the ball away too easily - it was was a bad day at the office," admitted Gary Finley afterwards.
Speare came for an early corner but got nowhere near it, and as Colwyn Bay struggled to clear the ball fell to defender Steve McNulty who picked his spot just inside the post after only two minutes.
Then after Wilson hit the bar, Speare tried to punch away a cross from the same player instead of gathering it into his midrift and the ball hit Barrow's Matt Henney and rebounded into the net.
Bay might have got a foothold in the game had a John Lawless shot found the net to make it 2-1 instead of hitting the underside of the bar, but after surviving three other near misses to keep the score to 2-0 at half-time, they badly needed to get a goal early in the second half to put some pressure on the home side - but instead they conceded one from another corner while John Boardman was off the field having treatment,.
Chris Thompson scored with a running header with no one picking up his run from the edge of the box, and there was no way back from there.
Rogan got a fourth after a penetrating run through the heart of the Bay defence and then Wilson got the fifth from a rebound after his first shot had been blocked by Speare.
Neil Black had a chance to get a late consolation goal when he broke clear but keeper Tim Deasy came off his line to block the shot with his body.
Barrow are two divisions higher and their performance highlighted the gulf between those divisions.

THERE were some high-scoring successes by Conwy borough's sports teams last weeknd with the Colwyn Bay and Llandudno hockey sides both scoring eight goals in the North West Men's Hockey League, while Colwyn Bay Ladies football team won 7-0 in the North Wales Women's Football League.
Thre were also important wins for Colwyn Bay and Nant Conwy rugby teams.
Reports on all these successes are in this week's Weekly News along with a comprehensive round-up of all the local football news, local golf club results and reports from around the darts scene.
All the Colwyn and Aberconwy Junior Football League results and scorers and local junior rugby games are on the Junior Sports page, along with news of two Conwy riders who have qualified for next week's Horse of the year Show and news of Llanrwst cricket Club's junior award winners.

COLWYN BAY manager Gary Finley has been upset by criticism that his squad is too small after he was forced to name himself on the subs bench for Tuesday's League Cup game at Clitheroe.
With Tim Brandreth and Lewis Callaghan both unavailable due to work and Robbie Williams nursing an injury, his 14-man squad was stretched, but he says that at the moment having a bigger squad is beyond his budget.
"I wanted to rest Neil Black ahead of the FA Cup game at Barrow, but we had to bring him on because Mark Quayle started feeling unwell after having the flu," says Gary.
"I've heard comments from supporters that the squad is too small and that I should bring in more players as cover.
"I would love to, but we are working on a modest budget and it only covers wages for 14 players.
"Other players are not going to sit on the bench and not get paid for it. They just won't hang around and do that.
"It's all very well people saying they want promotion and cup success, but we are competing against clubs with bigger budgets who can afford bigger squads than we can and that's something the supporters have to realise."
The Bay hope to have a full strength squad available for Saturday's game at Barrow, although Jamie Olsen finished Tuesday's game with a tight groin and Mark Quayle (ill) and Robbie Williams (injury) will both need pre-match checks.

COLWYN BAY won 4-2 on penalties after losing a 3-0 lead in their Unibond Challenge Cup game at Clitheroe on Tuesday.
They were 2-0 up at half-time through Mark Quayle and a John Lawless penalty, and the side were cruising when Martin Crowder added a third.
But a disputed goal, with Colwyn Bay claiming a foul on keeper Jamie Speare, sparked a Clitheroe fightback and after getting a second they equalised in the third minute of added time.
Another Lawless penalty put Colwyn Bay 4-3 in front in extra time, only for Clitheroe to equalise again just before the end.
But Jamie Speare won the day with two key penalty saves in the shoot-out with Colwyn Bay going through 4-2 thanks to successful spot kicks from Lawless, Anthony Murt, Crowder and Neil Black.
Full report in Thursday's Weekly News.

MIXED fortunes for our football teams today.
Colwyn Bay lost their unbeaten record with a 1-0 defeat at Kidsgrove, but Llandudno moved to within two points of leaders Bala in the Cymu Alliance with 3-1 home win over Glantraeth.
Bryn Jenkins and Lee Thomas put them 2-0 up after only 19 minutes, but an own goal from Ben Dews made it 2-1 and Glantraeth were in with a chance of saving the match right up until the 90th minute when Thomas got his second of the game after keeper Gareth Hughes had dived to keep out a shot from Dews.
Bala suffered their first defeat of the campaign at Guisfield, while Prestatyn are second in the table, a point behind Bala and one point ahead of Llandudno, after beating Holyhead Hotspur 3-1.
Colwyn Bay's 1-0 defeat at Kidsgrove was was only their second in the league under Gary Finley since he took over last January, with ex-Bay player Mickey Lennon getting the only goal of the game.
That drops them to fifth place in Unibond Division One South, four points behind leades Retford United.
In the FA Trophy Conwy United won 5-2 at previously unbeaten Mold Alex after extra time, but last year's finalists Glan Conwy lost on penalties at Corwen, Llandudno Junction crashed 5-0 at Brymbo, and Penmaenmawr Phoenix suffered their first defeat at Nefyn United.
Llanrwst United had their home tie against Llay Welfare postponed.
More details on all these games in Thursday's Weekly News.

THERE is only one week left for sporting achievers to get in applications for the Weekly News-backed 2007 Conwy Borough Sports Awards.
Award winners will be anounced at the gala presentation night at Venue Cymru in Llandudno on November 9, when Olympic swimming bronze medallist Steve Parry will be the guest celebrity in front of 400 invited guests.
It is a great night and one that any sporting achiever should be part of.
The selection panel needs details from the application forms to give nominations their full consideration, so get those forms in now - the closing date is September 29.
There are 12 categories and application forms can be downloaded from the Conwy borough council website (www.conwy.gov.uk/leisure) and click on the 2007 Sports Awards page.

THREE Conwy golfers helped Caernarfonshire win the Welsh Inter-Counties Championship for the second time in four years last weekend.
Lee Jones, Mark Ellison and Gareth Williams were all members of the successful squad that beat seven other Welsh counties for the title.
More details are in this week's Weekly News, along with news of a new ladies course record at the annual Llanddoged road race near Llanrwst and championship celebrations in the North Wales Cricket League for Llanrwst, Llandudno 2nds and Conwy 2nds.
Penmaenmawr bolwing club are also celebrating after winning the Section B championship in the Noth Wales Bowling League and there's a round up of all the local bowls news and results and local football news.
The junior sports page features pictures of Colwyn Bay Mermaids Under-17s girls rugby team, who won a tournament at Bangor, Colwyn Bay Bullets Under-11s girls tournament winning football team, Llandudno Under-11s cricket team and Colwyn United Under-11s football squad along with a full round-up of all the opening results and scorers in the Colwyn and Aberconwy Junior Football League and opening games in local junior rugby.

COLWYN BAY have been drawn away to Conference North side Barrow in the second qualifying round of the FA Cup to be played on September 29.
Manager Gary Finley gives his comments in Thursday's Weekly News.
In the Welsh Cup, Llandudno have been given a home tie against Welsh Premier side Newi Cefn Druids, to be played on October 6, after their 2-1 victory at Prestatyn Town last weekend.
Conwy United are away to Tywyn Bryncrug.
Other Welsh Cup ties include: Bangor City v Llandyrnog Utd, Rhyl v Montgomery Town, Caernarfon Town v Llanfairpwll, Porthmadog v Welshpool, Connah's Quay v The New Saints, Holyhead v Bala Tn, Llanberis v Newtown, Llangenfi Tn v Hawarden Park.

JOHN BOARDMAN scored his second goal in five days to put Colwyn Bay in the next round of the FA Cup with a 2-1 win over North East Counties side Parkgate.
The Seagulls had enough of the game to have won by more, forcing 14 corners to Parkgate's two, but twice hit the woodwork and had two other efforts cleared off the line.
The Yorkshire side's constant fouling earned them five yellow cards and one red for defender Andrew Battersby 10 minutes from the end, but at 2-1 there was always the threat of them snatching a late equaliser and the Bay will be relieved that they held out to avoid a replay and give themselves a week off.
The Bay started the game very brightly and were in front after 13 minutes when man of the match Jamie Olsen ran onto a pass from John Lawless and played a neat one-two with Anthony Murt before striking a low shot past keeper Darren Bonnington from 20 yards.
They looked as though they were going to get a bagful at that stage with Neil Black and Martin Crowder both having shots blocked, Brandreth having a header cleared off the line and striking the outside of the post with a volley, before Parkgate equalised with a controversial goal on the break on 25 minutes.
Caine Cheetham barged a Bay defender off the ball and with Colwyn Bay expecting a free kick, he was allowed to run on unchallenged to beat Jamie Speare.
Colwyn Bay lost their grip on the game for a while, but Boardman headed them back in front from a John Lawless corner three minutes into the second half.
They dominated much of the play after that, but couldn't kill the tie off, although Lawless rattled the woodwork from a free kick, Olsen was a denied by flying save from Bonnington, and Black saw a close effort strike a defender on the line and deflect over the bar.
"We didn't play as well as we can but we've kept our unbeaten run going and are in the next round which is the main thing," said manager Gary Finley.
"The most pleasing thing for me is that we've played a few teams now who have used the long ball up to a big, strong target man and we have coped with it very well."
Paul Roberts was substituted after 54 minutes after suffering from an upset stomache prior to the game.
Colwyn Bay: Speare, Roberts (Callaghan 54mins), Boardman, Armstrong, Brandreth, Williams, Crowder, Olsen, Black, MurtLawless (Swan 86mins), Sub not used: Walker|.

IN the first round of the Welsh Cup there was an excellent 2-1 win for Llandudno at Prestatyn Town, while Conwy Unted thumped Glyn Ceiriog from the Wrexham area league 4-0.
Llanrwst United and Glan Conwy, however, were both eliminated with defeat to Llanberis and Llanrug respectively.