Cwmbran Game NOW on MONTV
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Cwmbran Game NOW Wednesday 24th at Cwmbran Stadium 7pm Kick off.
And finally........ the game looks set to go ahead. Unfortunately we have had to forfiet home advantage but its still a good chance to get down to Cwmbran to see this game. Winners at home to Newport County so get behind the boys!!!
WAITROSE DELIVER FOR THE KINGFISHERS.
| Monmouth’s
premier store has delivered the goods for the Town’s premier sporting
team. Waitrose have followed up their sponsorship of the Town’s
football academy with a two year deal to sponsor the first team kit.
The new Puma kit has been supplied by local company MGM sports and in
the picture is being worn by first teamer and Waitrose partners Dan
Spence and handed over by store manager Tim Wingrove to fellow first
teamer and partner Michael Cleaves. Indeed it was Michael who first saw the opportunity for the store to help out with the Club and it was an opportunity Tim was happy to take. “I wanted to challenge the perception held by some people that Waitrose does not serve the whole community and also to build on the excellent relationship we already have with Monmouth Comprehensive School. It was also pleasing to be able invest some of our profits into areas that have a direct benefit to those who helped create them”. Town Chairman Lee Robson was delighted with the deal adding “Waitrose has a reputation for quality and I think that’s something we can hope to emulate with our work on and off the pitch. Why settle for second best?” The first home outing for the new ‘retro’ style kit will be on Friday 5th September when the Kingfishers take on former League of Wales champions Cwmbran Town in the Gwent Senior Cup.(kick off 6.15) |
Yet more proof, if it were needed, of the strides the Town are making to fulfill our aim of being a well disciplined club coming second in Divison three and fifth overall in the whole of the Welsh League in the Fair play league (see below). After claiming honours for the programme and accolades from visiting gound hoppers we should be proud of our disciplinary record and hope to get even better this season. Top this year guys!!!
Welsh Cup Wash Out for Kingfishers
In a probable first for August Monmouth Town's preliminary round Welsh Cup tie with Porthcawl was postponed because of a waterlogged pitch at Taff's Well's north Cardiff ground.
The Kingfishers were left kicking their heels after heavy overnight rain, coupled with the generally awful summer put paid to any chance of progress to the first round proper for the first time for many years. A win in the rearranged tie (possibly Thursday 21st) will mean an away tie at Llwydcoed, 4 - 0 winners over Ystradgynlais in one of the games that did get the OK.
The Kingfishers will hope to finally get their season underway with an away game at Goytre on Tuesday 19th. The Penperlleni club were soundly beaten by Welsh League newcomers Newport Civil Service in another Welsh cup game and will look to get their season off to anything positive after a dreadful end to the last one and an inauspicious start to 08/09.
Meanwhile the Town's reserve outfit ran out 5 - 1 winners at Gilwern to continue their impressive start under new boss, Martyn Dembicki.
All Creatures Great and ...Old!
New Vets Team Entered for Welsh Competition.
Monmouth Town FC will, be represented in this season's over 40's competition so ..if you're over 40 and fancy a few friendly/competitive games this season please get in touch and we'll be happy to get you a few games.
Something to Crow about
Our Gwent Senior Cup game against Cwmbran Town has been confirmed for Friday 5th September at the Sportsground (kick off 6.15). It's our first home game of the season and against such quality opposition should draw a good crowd. Spread the word!
The Kingfishers get the Crows…then County!
The Gwent Senior Cup draw has handed Monmouth Town’s Kingfishers a home preliminary round draw against former League of Wales champions and European cup challengers Cwmbran Town. A win will see a visit by Gwent’s premier club Newport County to Monmouth Sportsgound for the first time ever in a competitive fixture. The Gwent Senior cup is by invitation only to Gwent’s premier clubs and the tie against Cwmbran to be played in early September looks sure to draw a bumper crowd particularly given the pedigree of the opposition. Chairman Lee Robson explained what the draw meant for the club “Cwmbran Town were the first League of Wales champions back in the early nineties and managed by a good friend of mine Tony Willcox who sadly passed away a few years ago. They are the only team other than Juventus to play in all European competitions and have a great history and it’ll be fantastic for us to play them in Monmouth. We’ve got a chance to get through and if we do it's Newport County in a cup match in Monmouth. If I could have drawn the fixtures myself I couldn’t have done any better and it’ll be a great experience for our young lads. Can we beat both of them? Why not!”
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IQE Welcome newest recruits.
South Wales based semi conductor manufacturers IQE were on hand recently to sponsor the kit of the Kingfishers' under 6 team. The company are keen to develop their community links and were present to hand over the kit to the delighted youngsters and club chairman Lee Robson.
Seasider Draw for Kingfishers in Welsh Cup
Forget Cwmmaman away as the first game of the season. Pick up your bucket and spade cos we're off the to the seaside to play Porthcawl in the prelim round of the Welsh Cup on August 16th. Win that and we're away again to either Ystrdagynlais or Llwydcoed in the first round proper and ...hey ...we can win both of these games and we're in the prize money.
First things fIrst however and Porthcawl away in August...anyone fancy an overnighter??
Contact me NOW on YES I FANCY AN OVERNIGHT STOP.
New Jobs for the Boys... and Girls.... at AGM.
Apart from Robbo being returned as Chairman, Steve East was offically elected as Club Secretary at last Thursday's AGM. Stepping in for Terry Cleaves who stood down after fifteen years will be a hard act to follow but armed with a computer and an eye for detail (among other things ) we're all confident that Steve can do a great job. Big hand for Terry . if you can think of any ways we can honour the club stalwart then send us your ideas.
Andrew 'Lap Top' Lloyd and Dave Walker were elected as assistant Secretaries.
Leslie East was also elected Treasurer of the club and has experience of doing a similar job with another club in the recent past. Sorting out the fag packets and beer mats with figures written on them is a must in this job.
Sharon Oxford was chosen to lead the charge to have proper club events and will be helped by Leslie and Wendy Jeffs (although we haven't told Wendy yet!).
Smudger was elected club captain and will attempt to represent players interests at the club meetings.
Pre Season Tuesdays and Thursdays for the rest of the season. All players welcome including any players new to the club. Training is mandatory for all first team squad members. Missing training without an excuse will carry strict sanctions. See what happened last time Smudger missed training and received his punishment. Unfortunately he seemed to enjoy it! CLICK HERE
National Accolade For Kingfishers - Programme Voted Fifth Best in Wales
If a fairly successful season in the Welsh League was a good start on the pitch the Kingfishers have received national recognition for their off the pitch efforts as the Club Prgramme Tales From The Riverbank was voted overall fifth best out of all Welsh clubs by Welsh Football Magazine.
Hailed as 'outstanding, well designed and very readable' the award is a credit to the club and is a good recognition for all of our efforts to portray a professional and positive image to supporters from the town and our visitors. Its all part of a good experience supporting the Kingfishers!
Well done Ed! (err that's me!)
Alderdice Takes Player of the Year Award. Jack Alderdice was named the Kingfisher's player of the year at a well attended awards evening last Friday. Jack, 20, returned from injury at the back half of the season and was instrumental in adding creative nous and a bit of steel to a struggling Kingfishers midfield. Special mentions also to Aaron Davies, who ran Jack close, and Matthew Bowen who picked up the supporters player of the year while Sam Palmer picked up the players' player of the year.
Ashley Ford received the reserve team player of the season and Alan Powell was voted players' player.
Dan Spence picked up the Young Player of the year and also the under 18's player while Jonty Cornes was the pick for players' player. Well done to all of you and everyone else!
Award Winners announced. Make that 10th Place. Merthyr Saints have been deducted 10 points so that pushes us up a place. Which was nice but obviously not for them.
11th place final finish...The final game has taken place with Penrhiwceiber confirming their promotion with a 6 - 0 win against Cwmamman United which also confirmed our 11th place. (disciplinary issues pending). We would have taken that before the season started so well done everyone. Just to put it in perspective ...its the highest placed any Monmouth Town team has ever finshed; reasons to be cheerful (part One).
DID anyone see the photo in the Free Press of Monmouth Town AFC at Vauxhall in 1909!!! Given that we know that the club existed in 1906 and we didn't celebrate our centenary how about season 2009/10 being centenary year to coincide with that photo. Any ideas welcome.
Telly In Risca. Some great work going on down at Risca United with a good website and some real raw footage from their games on You Tube. Apart from the incredibly one sided reports (and I thought I was bad) and the fact that they didn't show our goals in a 2 - 2 draw it's all good fun, albeit a little Stalinist.
SOME great pictures from the Newcasle Emlyn game taken by a local photographer. Follow the link at www.emyronline.co.uk
AWARDS NIGHT ....Friday 16th May. 6pm on all welcome.
MON TV launched. Monmouth has its own TV station and you can Follow the Kingfishers online with news, views, interviews and goals. Try www.mon-tv.com and look out for the latest features. http://www.mon-tv.com/main/index.php?
Fantastic reviews of the club and everyone involved from Bolton based Groundhopper Mike Latham after his visit to the ground last week. Read his blog on this link http://www.footballgroundsinfocus.com/TT78161.htm
Great work everyone!