Connah's Quay Nomads vs Cefn Druids (10-09-2019)

10.09.2019 7:45pm

Deeside Stadium, Connah’s Quay

NOMADS CONNAH’S QUAY

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CEFN DRUIDS Connah's Quay Nomads vs Cefn Druids

WHO’S WHO AT CONNAH’S QUAY NOMADS CHAIRPERSON Victoria Roycroft

FIRST TEAM MANAGER Andy Morrison

PRESIDENT John Gray

ASSISTANT MANAGER Jay Catton

CLUB SECRETARY Tom Houghton

FIRST TEAM COACH Craig Harrison

MEDIA OFFICER Nik Mesney

GOALKEEPING COACH Neil Ebbrell

MATCHDAY CO-ORDINATOR Trevor Green

HEAD THERAPIST Gemma Bamford

SUPPORTER’S LIAISON OFFICER Will Catterall

HEAD OF LOGISTICS Mal Latter

HOSPITALITY Roma Gray TREASURER John Nixon CLUB HISTORIAN David Rapson HONORABLE CLUB PATRONS Lord Barry Jones, Roger Speed LIFE PRESIDENTS Richard Jones, Bill Dudley

CLUB HONOURS Welsh Cup Winners 2018 League Cup Winners 1996 Europa League Play Off Winners 2016 Europa League Qualifiers 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 Welsh Intermediate Cup 1981 Welsh Amateur Cup 1953 North Wales Coast FA Cup 1994 North Wales Intermediate Cup 1981 North Wales Amateur Cup 1952, 1953, 1955 Welsh Youth Cup 1948 North Wales Coast FA Youth Cup 1986, 2009 Cookson Cup 1988 Barritt Cup 1995 Clwyd League 1980, 1981 Clwyd League Challenge Cup 1981 President’s Cup 1981 Huws Gray Alliance League 2011, 2012 Welsh Premier League U19 2013 U19 National College Champions 2015, 2016, 2017

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CONTENTS 5 NOMADS LOOK TO CONTINUE FINE RUN WITH DRUIDS IN TOWN A preview of tonight’s match 6 NOMADS BEAT COVE IN TUNNOCKS CARAMEL WAFER CUP Match report from The Nomads’ 1-0 victory over Cove Rangers 10 A VIEW FROM THE STANDS Will Catterall looks at tonight’s game

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14 NOMADS STAFF Who’s who behind the scenes 16 FIRST TEAM STATS AND PLAYERS Match statistics and player profiles for The Nomads’ first team 18 FIXTURES AND RESULTS The full 2019/20 calendar

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NOMADS LOOK TO CONTINUE FINE RUN WITH DRUIDS IN TOWN Connah’s Quay Nomads will be looking to continue our fine run of form as we welcome Cefn Druids to Deeside Stadium on Tuesday night.

The Nomads are currently unbeaten in the 2019/20 season having drawn three and won three of their opening games since our European adventures againts Kilmarnock and Partizan Belgrade.

Druids will be coming into the game looking to bounce back from their recent run of games, having lost against Aberystwyth last time out and drawing with Caernarfon the week before.

The Ancients’ last visit to Deeside saw The Nomads run out 3-1 victors back in October 2018 as goals from Callum Morris, Michael Bakare and Rob Hughes provided the perfect comeback for The Nomads who had trailed to an early Nathan Peate goal, before John Danby saved a Neil Ashton penalty.

Ahead of the game, Andy Morrison said “They’re a really wounded animal after the Aberystwyth defeat Aberystwyth got beat ten by TNS and then they’ve gone to Druids and beat them so I know how hungry they’re going to be, I know how agressive they’ll be. They’ve had the preparation time to get it right and we’re in for a real challenge.

If our players do what they do well and do what we ask of them well, follow the process of what we go through to win a game of football, it’ll be very difficult for Druids to get a result here - it’ll be about us doing things right because I know they’ve got many many threats in the team, got good players and I’m sure Huw will come with a plan to cause us problems knowing that we’ve had a real challenging game against Cove and that they’ve had those extra days rest.”

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Tunnocks Caramel Wafer Challenge Cup Saturday, 7th September 2019 Deeside Stadium, Connah’s Quay

1-0 CONNAH’S QUAY NOMADS

NOMADS BEAT COVE IN TUNNOCKS CARAMEL WAFER CUP Connah’s Quay Nomads progressed to the fourth round of the Tunnocks Caramel Wafer Challenge Cup with a 1-0 victory over Scottish League Two’s Cove Rangers on Saturday evening.

COVE RANGERS

A 75th minute Michael Bakare free kick was enough to hand Nomads yet another win against highly-rated Scottish competition.

• Horan heads close in first half • Nomads’ discipline frustrates Cove Rangers • Rangers hit the post in second half but Brass goes untested • Bakare’s low free kick seals victory The game marked Connah’s Quay’s third foray into the Scottish Challenge Cup competition, and came off the back of their remarkable run to the final in the 2018/19 season.

After overseeing a tough 1-0 win away at Bala Town in the previous week, Andy Morrison made only two changes to his side with Michael Bakare and George Horan replacing Declan Poole and Danny Harrison.

The game, in front of a 327 strong crowd including vocal ‘Wee Rangers’ support, kicked off evenly as both sides looked to establish themselves on the game. Cove Rangers found their way into the Nomads’ half early on, but were denied chances on goal by the likes of Priestley Farquharson and John Disney.

It was Nomads who had the first major chance, when on six minutes, from a Nathan Woolfe free kick, George Horan had his header blocked close to the goal line, with keeper Stuart McKenzie holding a follow up Michael Bakare strike from 10 yards out. Connah’s Quay began to target the Cove area with long throw ins from Priestley Farquharson, who sent one in in the 12th

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minute only for it to be countered, with Matthew Smith shooting wide from 10 yards.

Nomads continued to ask questions of the Cove Rangers’ defence, with the likes of Callum Roberts and Nathan Woolfe making threatening runs into their area. In the 24th, a long Farquharson throw in went to Wilde, who headed just wide of the right post. On 29 minutes, Wilde again showed his prowess in the air, this time heading wide of the left post from a wicked Woolfe cross.

With half an hour played Cove Rangers looked to gain more of the ball in the Nomads’ final third, but Connah’s Quay’s ever-tight defence restricted them from any major chances in the first half.

As half time approached, Michael Bakare won Nomads a corner in the 44th minute, which went out for a deep throw that was subsequently dealt with by the Cove defence, meaning the game was goalless for the interval.

The second half started with the same tightness seen in the first half, with the deadlock continuing to see the first major chance come in the 52nd. Cove’s Declan Glass shot wide from 14 yards, with Harry Milne then going on a good run into the Nomads’ area only to be blocked by Horan from eight yards.

As game reached the hour mark, frustrations were starting to show on both sides, with Jay Owen and John Disney picking up bookings and Cove Rangers continuing to attack the Nomads end without testing keeper Lewis Brass. Nomads introduced Ryan Wignall and Jamie Insall in place of Jay Owen and Nathan Woolfe for the final 30 minutes, knowing that if the game was to finish a draw at full time, penalties would immediately follow.

There was then a sustained period of pressure on the Nomads goal which saw Jamie Masson send two efforts over the crossbar, and Matthew Smith hit the right post from around seven yards out after a darting run in the 65th minute. But Nomads saw through the test from the visiting Scotsmen, making their final substitution in the 66th which saw John Disney go off to hand Kris Owens his Deeside debut, following his first appearance in the JD Cymru Premier at Bala.

Having seen out the pressure from Cove Rangers, Nomads hit back to open the game up, with Farquharson having a low driving shot from 20 yards deflected in the 67th. A minute later, Nomads were causing problems in the away area again as a good cross from Wignall saw Morris hit a shot into the side netting at a tight angle.

Nomads stayed in the Cove Rangers half, seeing Bakare go on a sublime run to the byline in the 74th, when he dragged the ball back to Callum Morris who from seven yards out had his effort blocked on the goal line. But the 75th saw the deadlock finally broken, as Michael Bakare lined up to take a free kick near the Cove byline, from around 20 yards out.

He hit it low and it went under all, including Cove keeper Stuart McKenzie, to send Nomads 1-0 up with 15 minutes remaining.

The latter stage of the game saw the visitors fight well to try and find an equaliser, but one of the best chances fell to Nomads, as in the 81st minute a good move saw Insall set up Owens in front of the goal, but his close range shot was held by McKenzie. In the 87th, Bakare was looking for his brace as he took a free kick on the edge of the Cove area, but hit it against the wall with Nomads still restricting their opponents from finding a vital late goal.

Three additional minutes of injury time saw Nomads display their experience and ability to stay cool under pressure, as they nullified the threat from a still valiantly attacking Cove side until the final whistle confirmed the win.

The victory continues Nomads’ excellent record in the Tunnocks Caramel Wafer Challenge Cup, and leaves them as the only JD Cymru Premier side left in the competition following TNS’ defeat to Stenhousemuir on penalties.

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A VIEW FROM THE STAND

BY WILL CATTERALL

Hello and welcome to Deeside for some midweek JD Cymru Premier action under the floodlights. Due to our consistent participation in the Tunnocks Caramel Wafer Cup and Nathaniel MG Cup, we see more midweek games than other top flight sides, but as ever we’ll be ready to go out and play for an important three points this evening.

We claimed yet another Scottish scalp on Saturday evening, seeing off a big challenge from table topping Scottish League Two side Cove Rangers.

It was a tight game that could’ve gone either way, but again, our tactics and preparation paid off in a great occasion at Deeside. By now the draw will be made with our opponents confirmed, so stay tuned for more information on our fourth round clash.

Back to the JD Cymru Premier, we come into tonight’s game still undefeated after three draws and one win. Even though we hadn’t lost a match, it was unusual for us to go three games without a win – but that was put to bed at Bala as Michael Wilde headed us to victory at Maes Tegid, which is a very difficult place to pick up points at and will continue to be this season as their strong squad heads for Europe.

We played Druids twice last season, winning on both occasions – 3-1 at home and 2-1 away, but this doesn’t paint the full picture of how tough of an opponent they always prove to be. They, like us, always set up for a battle and that’s what we’re likely to see over the 90 minutes tonight.

On Friday night, we’re back again for another JD Cymru Premier game against an Aberystwyth side sitting in 7th and looking to break into the top six and stay there. It will be our third game in six days, but this is the type of demand top teams face at all levels, and we wouldn’t want it any other way.

We will then play away from home for the rest of September, travelling to Newtown, Guilsfield in the Nathaniel MG Cup, and Penybont, returning to Deeside over a month from now to entertain Caernarfon Town on Tuesday 15 October. A number of fans do travel to watch us away and everyone is more than welcome to join them – get in touch with me at will.catterall@the-nomads.co.uk if you have any queries about away games.

Nomads Score Prediction: Nomads 2-0 Cefn Druids AFC Nomads Lads’ Player of the Week: Michael Bakare Michael Bakare’s skill and power often provides the defining moments of our games, and Saturday was no exception when his wily low-driven free kick effort fooled Cove and gave us the solitary winning goal. A minute later he went on a rapid run to the byline and nearly assisted Callum Morris, showing why he’s a key part of our attacking line up. More goals will come this season, and we hope to see some tonight!

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FIRST TEAM STAFF ANDY MORRISON - First Team Manager Morrison joined The Nomads in November 2015 and oversees all football development at the Club, working with the chairman and staff to create and implement the strategies that will help the Connah’s Quay club reach its’ full potential.

Morrison, who left Airbus UK Broughton in July of 2015, was instrumental in helping the Broughton-based club reach the Europa League Qualifying Stages for three successive seasons, finishing 2nd twice and 3rd in the Welsh Premier League between 2013 - 2015.

As a professional player, he captained the Manchester City side who won the Division 2 Play Off final at Wembley in 1999 and now represents the Etihad outfit as an Official Fan Ambassador.

JAY CATTON - Assistant Manager and Director of Football Previously a player with The Nomads but took on coaching role after four knee operations.

Completed UEFA A license and also has UEFA B license in coaching goalkeepers and a BA (Hons) degree in Sports Coaching and exercise Sciences.

Catton is not only the Assistant Manager of the first team, but also Academy Director, over seeing all aspects of The Nomads Academy, including the scholarship programme run in partnership with Coleg Cambria, and was also heavily involved in ‘The Quay 3G project.

CRAIG HARRISON - First Team Coach Former Middlesbrough, Preston North End and Crystal Palace defender, Harrison joined The Nomads in late October 2018 having previously enjoyed success as manager of TNS, winning the Welsh Premier League on six successive ocassions. Played alongside Andy Morrison during their brief spell together at Crystal Palace.

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PLAYER STATISTICS ° Indicates player no longer with club

Player

¹ Indicates player on loan to another club

Cymru Premier

Europa League

FAW Cup

Nathaniel MG Cup

Friendlies

A G

A G

A G

A G

A G

1 Lewis Brass

4 0

4 0

0 0

1 0

2 0

2 John Disney

4 0

4 0

0 0

0 0

1 (1)

3 Callum Roberts

4 0

4 0

0 0

1 0

2 0

4 Priestley Farquharson 3 0

0 (3)

0

0 0

0 0

2 0

5 George Horan

1 0

4 0

0 0

1 0

1 0

6 Danny Harrison

3 0

2 0

0 0

0 (1)

0

2 0

7 Michael Bakare

0 (3)

2 (2)

0

0 0

1 0

2 0

8 Callum Morris

4 1

4 1

0 0

1 0

2 0

9 Michael Wilde

4 1

4 0

0 0

0 0

0 (1)

10 Jamie Insall

2 (1)

2 (1)

0

0 0

1 0

2 0

11 Nathan Woolfe

3 0

1 0

0 0

1 1

0 (1)

12 Declan Poole

2 (2)

0

4 0

0 0

1 0

2 0

14 Conor Harwood

0 (1)

0

0 0

0 0

0 (1)

0 (1)

15 Danny Holmes

4 0

4 0

0 0

1 0

2 0

16 Jay Owen

4 0

4 0

0 0

1 0

2 0

17 Kris Owens

0

0

0 0

0 0

0 (1)

0 0

18 Ryan Wignall

2 (1)

0

1 (1)

1

0 0

1 1

0 (1)

0

21 Tom Weir

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 (2)

0

22 Jacob Barratt

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

23 Eric Merner

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

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0

1

0

0

0

0 0 1

CONNAH’S QUAY NOMADS SQUAD

1. Lewis Brass Goalkeeper

7. Michael Bakare Midfielder

2. John Disney Defender

3. Callum Roberts Defender

4. Priestley Farquharson Defender

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9. Michael Wilde Striker

10. Jamie Insall Striker

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11. Nathan Woolfe Midfielder

12. Declan Poole Midfielder

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14. Conor Harwood Midfielder

15. Danny Holmes Defender

16. Jay Owen Midfielder

17. Kris Owens Midfielder

18. Ryan Wignall Midfielder

20. Sameron Dool Midfielder

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2019/20 FIXTURES AND RESULTS JUNE SAT 22 SAT 29

RESULT

STARTING LINEUP

CLIFTONVILLE ABERDEEN

N N

1-0 0-0

BRASS BRASS

FARQUHARSON HOLMES FARQUHARSON HORAN

DISNEY HOLMES

ROBERTS ROBERTS

HARRISON HARRISON

POOLE POOLE

KILMARNOCK KILMARNOCK FK PARTIZAN

HR A HR

1-2 2-0 0-1

BRASS BRASS BRASS

DISNEY DISNEY DISNEY

HORAN HORAN HORAN

HOLMES HOLMES HOLMES

ROBERTS ROBERTS ROBERTS

HARRISON WIGNALL WOOLFE

POOLE POOLE POOLE

FK PARTIZAN RHYL CARDIFF MET CAERNARFON TOWN CARMARTHEN TOWN BALA TOWN

A A H A H A

0-3 2-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 1-0

BRASS BRASS BRASS BRASS BRASS BRASS

DISNEY HOLMES HOLMES DISNEY DISNEY FARQUHARSON

HORAN HORAN HORAN FARQUHARSON FARQUHARSON HOLMES

HOLMES ROBERTS ROBERTS HOLMES HOLMES HARRISON

ROBERTS WIGNALL DISNEY ROBERTS ROBERTS ROBERTS

HARRISON POOLE POOLE HARRISON HARRISON DISNEY

POOLE MORRIS MORRIS OWEN WIGNALL POOLE

H H H A A H

1-0

BRASS

FARQUHARSON HORAN

HOLMES

ROBERTS

DISNEY

BAKARE

JULY THUR 11 THUR 18 THUR 25

AUGUST THUR 1 SAT 10 SAT 17 FRI 23 MON 26 FRI 30

SEPTEMBER SAT 7 TUES 10 FRI 13 SAT 21 TBC 24 SUN 29

COVE RANGERS CEFN DRUIDS ABERYSTWYTH TOWN NEWTOWN GUILSFIELD PENYBONT

OCTOBER SAT 5 TBC 12/13 TUES 15 SAT 19 FRI 25

CARMARTHEN TOWN PARTICK THISTLE CAERNARFON TOWN CARDIFF MET ABERYSTWYTH TOWN

A A H A A

NOVEMBER FRI 1 SUN 10 WEDS 20 SAT 30

THE NEW SAINTS BARRY TOWN UTD NEWTOWN PENYBONT

H A H A

DECEMBER FRI 13 FRI 20 THURS 26

CEFN DRUIDS BALA TOWN AIRBUS UK

A A H

JANUARY 2020 WEDS 1 SAT 11 FRI 17

KEY

AIRBUS UK BARRY TOWN UTD THE NEW SAINTS

A H A

JD CYMRU PREMIER

JD WELSH CUP

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NATHANIEL MG CUP

UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE

TUNNOCKS CW CUP

FRIENDLY

HR Match played at Rhyl

SUBSTITUTES MORRIS MORRIS

OWEN OWEN

BAKARE BAKARE

INSALL INSALL

RUSHTON MERNER

MERNER DISNEY

HARWOOD WILDE

WEIR WOOLFE

BARRATT WIGNALL

TRIALIST WEIR

TRIALIST

MORRIS MORRIS MORRIS

OWEN OWEN OWEN

BAKARE BAKARE INSALL

WILDE WILDE WILDE

MERNER MERNER MERNER

FARQUHARSON

INSALL INSALL HARRISON

WOOLFE WOOLFE BAKARE

HARWOOD HARWOOD HARWOOD

WIGNALL

WEIR

MORRIS OWEN OWEN MORRIS MORRIS MORRIS

OWEN WOOLFE WIGNALL WOOLFE OWEN OWEN

INSALL BAKARE INSALL INSALL WOOLFE WOOLFE

WILDE INSALL WILDE WILDE WILDE WILDE

MERNER DARLING DARLING MERNER MERNER MERNER

FARQUHARSON

BAKARE HARRISON FARQUHARSON HARRISON POOLE OWENS BAKARE INSALL BAKARE INSALL

WOOLFE HARWOOD BAKARE WIGNALL POOLE OWENS

HARWOOD OWENS WOOLFE BARRATT OWENS BARRATT

WIGNALL WEIR HARWOOD

MORRIS

OWEN

WOOLFE

WILDE

MERNER

HARRISON

POOLE

OWENS

WIGNALL

BOLD NAME GOALSCORER

YELLOW CARD

RED CARD

FARQUHARSON FARQUHARSON

FARQUHARSON

SUBBED ON

INSALL

SUBBED OFF

a

AFTER EXTRA TIME

WEIR

WEIR BARRATT

BARRATT

DOOL

(4-2P) SCORE ON PENALTIES)

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CONNAH’S QUAY NOMADS MANAGER: Andy Morrison COLOURS: Red, Red, Red

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23

Lewis BRASS John DISNEY Callum ROBERTS Priestley FARQUHARSON George HORAN Danny HARRISON Michael BAKARE Callum MORRIS Michael WILDE Jamie INSALL Nathan WOOLFE Declan POOLE Conor HARWOOD Danny HOLMES Jay OWEN Kris OWENS Ryan WIGNALL Sameron DOOL Tom WEIR Jacob BARRATT Eric MERNER

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CEFN DRUIDS MANAGER: Huw Griffiths COLOURS: Black and White, Black, White

Michael JONES Naim ARSAN Nathan PEATE Matthew OWEN Alec MUDIMU Tyrone OFORI Dean RITTENBERG James DAVIES Nik BULMER Ryan KERSHAW Aaron SIMPSON Iwan CARTWRIGHT Ramirez HOWARTH Thomas REILLY Cody RUBERTO Jonny TAYLOR Josef FAUX Arek PISKORSKI David TAYLOR Joash NEMBHARD Jayson STARKEY Neil ASHTON Charley EDGE

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Match Officials Referee: Rob Jenkins First Assistant: Gareth Jones Second Assistant: Phil Roszkowski Fourth Official: Tom Owen