Non league football… On the fifth day of Christmas…..The best game of 2011 30 Dec 201130 Dec 2011 "On the fifth day of Christmas my true love sent to me, beautiful football that we all want to see" With over a hundred games to chose from in 2011…
Wales Changes better than a rest for Jones and Boyle 5 Sep 20116 Sep 2011 Mark Pitman reports from Port Talbot Town and Neath as both managers make a stand following surprise defeats to return to winning-ways. Gareth Elms was on hand for photo's. The…
Wales The worst game I have seen in my life 28 Aug 2011 In the first of two reports on Welsh games from the weekend, Abi Davies heads down to the Port Talbot Riviera to see what she describes "The worst game I…
Wales Welsh Premier League round up – Saints and Citizens suffer in weekend slip-up 22 Aug 201122 Aug 2011 Mark Pitman watches both The New Saints and champions Bangor City suffer respective defeats in the Welsh Premier League. Gareth Elms provides the photo's. The Welsh Premier League title was…
Wales The seven deadly sins 6 Aug 20117 Aug 2011 He may only be 5foot 5inches tall, but last night a The Gnoll, in the Vale of Neath, Jonathan Pereira Rodríguez was walking as tall as one of the legendary…
Wales Neath continue to Trundle to the start of the season 31 Jul 201131 Jul 2011 After their impressive victory over Premier League side Swansea City, Neath continued their preparations for the forthcoming Welsh Premier League season with a comprehensive victory over Western Football League Premier…
Swansea City… The Swans finish underNeath but over Town 17 Jul 201124 Jul 2011 In a bizarre arrangement, Swansea City played two back to back friendly games on Saturday against local Welsh Premier League sides. First up was a visit to The Gnoll, home…
Wales Neath Trundle into Europe 23 May 201123 May 2011 Mark Pitman reports on an unexpected football fairytale as Neath win the inaugural Welsh Premier League play-off final. Photo's courtesy of Mike Greenslade. The celebrations at The Gnoll on Saturday…
Wales Hughes header a history repeating derby deja-vu 18 Apr 201118 Apr 2011 Ask any Port Talbot Town fan for their most memorable derby goal in recent years and the majority of the Burns Road End regulars will fondly talk of the events…
Wales Legg up 2 Apr 20112 Apr 2011 Abi Davies takes us across Swansea Bay for the local derby between Andy Legg's Llanelli and Lee Trundle's Neath. Friday nights Welsh premier league game saw Andy Dyer's Neath travel…
England… Worth the admission price alone? 28 Mar 201131 Mar 2011 Mark Pitman, our Welsh wizard, brings us another Welsh football weekend double as Neath take on The New Saints in the Principality Welsh Premier League and Wales take on England…
Wales The inevitable disappointment of anticipation 14 Mar 201114 Mar 2011 Mark Pitman brings us a double helping of Tales from the Valleys this week. This Welsh football double-header over the course of the weekend had all the ingredients to produce…
Wales Neath celebrate as mid-season split derby produces 9 Feb 20119 Feb 2011 Neath 2-1 Port Talbot Town – Welsh Premier League – 8th February 2011 by Mark Pitman The introduction of a mid-season split in the Principality Welsh Premier League this season has…
Wales New-money noisy neighbours salvage a point 19 Jan 201120 Jan 2011 Neath 1-1 Llanelli – Welsh Premier League – 18th January 2011 Our Welsh wizard Mark Pitman visits The Gnoll for a local derby on a cold Tuesday night:- The Manchester…
Wales Trundle shows more X-factor than novelty factor 3 Jan 20114 Jan 2011 Port Talbot Town 1-3 Neath – Welsh Premier League – 2nd January 2011 Neath hit the headlines during pre-season with the high-profile arrival of Swansea City legend Lee Trundle. Often…
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