Good evening and welcome to the officials, players and supporters of Bryntirion Athletic Football Club to the Marston’s Stadium for this evening’s MacWhirter Welsh League Division One match which has been brought forward from Saturday. We’d also like to welcome the three officials and we hope you enjoy the game.

Our opponents are currently in fourth position in the league and had an excellent 11-1 victory last week. Francis Ford has assembled a team this season that can push for honours in all competitions, therefore we need to be
at our very best to get something out of the game.

Since our 1-0 defeat to Goytre United I have brought in Dai Rees as my assistant. With the wealth of knowledge and experience he brings to the club, I'm sure we can start climbing the table. He's also one of the games
great characters; therefore I'm delighted to be working alongside him again.

We went into Saturday's away match at Clydach and Cambrian without Carl Evans, Dan Williams and Andrew Pearson who were unavailable, Carl Edwards and Chris Latham were suspended and Paul Evans who has hung up his boots after a very long & distinguished career. Nevertheless the youngsters who came in acquitted themselves superbly and it enabled us to return home with a 3-1 victory.

Two goals from the impressive Steve Davies and one from substitute Nathan Hodgson sealed our first away win of the season, after falling behind to an early goal. The players worked their socks off and it was a real team effort to gain the win with eight teenagers in the squad of 14 and in the second half four youth team players took the field.

I'm delighted to have signed Michael Waters from my previous club Goytre United. Michael was an integral part of their success over the last few seasons and I'm sure he will kick on and play a major part in what we are
trying to achieve at Afan Lido.

Enjoy the game