|
AUG-30 |
|
Lido
Ladies game off this Thursday |
|
Our Lido
ladies team's game tomorrow against Swansea city has been
cancelled, the team won't more time to prepare for
Sunday's opening league encounter with Haverfordwest
County.
The Lido
Ladies team are now in the navigation menu, though just
fixtures are available to view at present, the rest will
be added as info comes in.
Tony |
|
AUG-29 |
|
Lido
Ladies face Swansea this Thursday |
|
Our Lido
ladies team play their last friendly on Thursday night at
the Marston Stadium when they face the Swansea City ladies
team, this will no doubt be the stiffest test for the new
team, kick off is @7 pm.
The ladies
team then get down to league action on Sunday, when they
travel to Haverfordwest for the first league game of the
season.
Full
fixtures, results and coverage for the ladies team to come
when the season kicks off.
Tony & Lianne |
|
AUG-29 |
|
This
weeks games at the Marston |
|
Our first
game of the week is on Wednesday when the under 19's host
Neath in a friendly kick of @ 7pm.
On Friday
night our Reserves kick off their league campaign with a
local derby when Goytre visit the Marston's kick off @7
pm.
Our first
team are away this Saturday when they travel to the Leckwith
Stadium to take on Grange Quins, kick off @ 2:30 pm.
Tony |
|
AUG-27 |
|
Will
the real Minty please stand up? |
|
This
picture was taken last summer in Tenerife, where they held
a Mark Hanbury look-alike competition. And Minty from
Eastenders jointly won it. Sorry!!! should have been the
other way around, any way is this a picture with Mark
Hanbury in it or Eastenders Minty? Picture
sent in by Chris, Denise, Martin & Eve
Tony |
|
AUG-27 |
|
U11's
win Rhos tournament |
|
the under
11's won the Rhos 6 a side tournament today
(27/08/06).
They won
the final after going to penalties but everyone agreed
they were deserved winners.
This was
the sides last mini football tournament from the start
of the new season the boys will be going to
eleven a side and moving up to under 12's.
Here
is a picture of the winning under 11 side. CLICK PHOTO
TO ENLARGE
Pictured
left to right :
back row:
Kyle Cockings, Jake Price, Lloyd Jones, Sam O'Connor and
Sean Griffiths
front row :
Ryan Jones, Travis Monks, Jack Underwood and Nathan
Waters
Tony & Janine |
|
AUG-27 |
|
U1O's
finally get beaten |
|
In their
final tournament of the summer our under 10's were finally
beaten, took part in the Rhos tournament and were
beaten by Pontardawe 1-0. Next up for this under 10 team
is next season's under 11 team.
Tony |
|
AUG-26 |
|
Ladies
lose to Pontardawe in friendly |
|
On Wednesday
night our new ladies team took to the field for their
first friendly against Pontardawe.
They
played two 20 minute periods for the first half and were
on the end of a 6 goal thumping.
The
second half consisted of 40 mins and a change of formation
saw them hold Ponty scoreless for the 2nd half.
The
ladies have another tough test on their hand next Thursday
when they take on Swansea City Ladies.
Tony & Lianne |
|
AUG-26 |
|
Lido win
2nd game on the trot |
|
Today we won
our 2nd league game of the season, when we beat pointless
UWIC 2-1 at the Marston's Stadium.
We went
into the break 1-0 up thanks to John Felton's first
league goal of the season.
We doubled
our lead in the 2nd half when Ian Jones grabbed his 2nd of
the season to make it 2-0.
The
students got a consolation goal to finish 2-1, the 3
points see's us move up the table to 9th place.
Our next
opponents in the league are Grange Quins, who are having a
unhappy return to welsh league life. Eston Chiverton's
charges have conceded 16 goals in their 4 games and have
just a point.
View
updated table
Tony |
|
AUG-25 |
|
Team news
for the UWIC game |
|
Ahead of
tomorrow's home game against the students the team news
is.
Justin
Williams and John Felton are both available for selection.
On the
down side Shaun O'Leary, Steve Parry and Carl Edwards are
out.
We will
be out for revenge on last season's 1-0 defeat by UWIC
last January, when Sam Small scored the only goal of the
game for the students.
Tony |
|
AUG-24 |
|
Now full
coverage of all 3 welsh divisions |
|
Starting
today the website now covers all 3 divisions of the welsh
league.
Every
league game for division 2 and 3 will be covered along
with league tables and team stats.
The link
is on the home page under the club news stories.
View
divisions 2 and 3
Tony |
|
AUG-23 |
|
Lido off
the mark with a win in Aberaman |
|
Afan Lido
kick started it's welsh league season tonight, when we
comfortably beat ENTO Aberaman.
The first half
we gave away too many free kicks, but they were defended well, Aberaman nearly
scored first blood when they hit the post in the first 5 mins.
We still
weren't creating many clear cut chances, but that all changed in the 2nd half
half as we raised the pace and Aber were beginning to get stretched.
Ian Jones hit
the bar with one effort before Chris Piper scored the opener, Liam McCreesh
laid on the ball to to Ian Jones for the 2nd.
Our score line
could have been higher but for good saves by the Aber keeper especially from
Karl and Ian.
View the league table
Tony |
|
AUG-22 |
|
Team
news for Aberaman game |
|
There are
several players missing for tomorrow night's game away to
Aberaman.
Steve
Parry, Shaun O'Leary and Carl Edwards are all injured.
While Carl Evans, Justin Williams and Karl Lewis are out
due to work commitments.
The rest
of the squad are all available.
Tony
& Evo
|
|
AUG-22 |
|
Season
openers for Ladies & Reserves |
|
Tonight
see's the Reserves take to the field in a friendly at the
Marston against Porthcawl.
Kick off
is @ 7pm.
Then on
Wednesday night our new Afan Lido Ladies team play their
first game.
They face
Pontardawe @ the Marston's Stadium kick off @ 7pm
And don't
forget the first team are in action on Saturday when we
host UWIC, kick off @2:30.
Tony
& Alan
|
|
AUG-22 |
|
Fixture
change for Goytre away game |
|
Our away
league game against Goytre Utd has been changed.
Originally
due to be played at Glenhafod Park on Tuesday April 3rd,
this fixture has now been brought forward to Friday
October 6th.
Match
reports/fixtures list has been changed to reflect this
change.
Tony
& Alan
|
|
AUG-21 |
|
Squad
Stats page added |
|
I have added
a new squad stats page for this season, it features all
goals scored by the players, how many minutes each player
has played, yellow and red cards, and the starting line up
and subs for every league game.
Again it
is worked using a Java applet as the league table, so
download the software in the news item below if you can't
see it.
The link
is in the firsts menu under Squad Stats.
Tony
|
|
AUG-21 |
|
New
table and match results for Div 1 |
|
I have developed
a new league table using a Java applet, it also brings you
every game played in division 1 of the welsh league, plus
other stats. It's a very useful program that gives the
visitor a wealth of information on each clubs games recent
results streaks and much more.
Most
people are already Java enabled but if you cannot see the
program working then you will have to download the Java
software to your PC.
It is
only 7MB in size and takes around 70 seconds with a
broadband connection, visit the link below for the
Java.com website.
Visit
Java.com
View
league table
I will
also be developing a similar program for the first team
players stats, when I get the info of Peter.
The match
reports for the first team have moved to a new link in the
first teams menu, they can be found by clicking the Match
Reports link.
Tony
|
|
AUG-20 |
|
Pontardawe
get the points |
|
Our 2nd home
game failed to yield points as we lost by a single goal to
Pontardawe.
More to
come Tomorra.
View
league table
Tony
|
|
AUG-19 |
|
Squad
for Pontardawe game |
Gareth
Scantlebury, Paul Evans, Carl Evans, Craig Martin, Luke
Harrington, Shaun O' Leary, Greg Hurley, Karl Lewis, Chris
Piper, Liam McCreesh, Ian Jones, Chris Latham, Corey
Thomas, James Taylor.
There are 4 additions from Neath Squad. Justin Williams is
out with a 1 game suspension.
Tony
|
|
AUG-18 |
|
Team
news for Pontardawe game |
|
There are
not too many injury worries for the Gaffers ahead of the
Pontardawe game at the Marston's this Saturday afternoon.
John
Felton is a doubt, while Daniel Williams and Matthew Lavis
are both definitely out, apart from those three we have a
full fit squad looking to overturn last season's 1-0
defeat at the hands on Pontardawe.
Tony
|
|
AUG-18 |
|
U10's
beat Cwm Albion in final |
|
The recent
tournament win for our under 10's at West End saw our
young team defeat Cwm Albion Colts in the final 2-0, both
goals came form the captain Kane Devonald.
Full
squad for the Tourney was
Team:
Luke Fleming, Macaulay Evans, Joseph Jones, Ryan Hamer,
Kane Devonald, Jack Dacey, Gavin Thomas.
Tony
|
|
AUG-15 |
|
New
shirt sponsors for Lido |
|
Afan lido
Football Club are pleased to announce that Cambrian Estate
Agents are the new shirt sponsors for the 2006/07 season.
Cambrian
Estate Agents of Port Talbot are based at Cambrian Chambers,
1 Cambrian Place, Port Talbot.
Tony
|
|
AUG-15 |
|
Under
10's win again |
|
Following
the disappointment of our opening day defeat against Neath
on Friday night, Gaffer Phil Holmes took his under 10's
Rangers to the West End tournament being held by West End.
And yet
again for the umpteenth time this summer the Rangers came
away with another overall victory.
More to
follow on this from Phil.
Tony
|
|
AUG-15 |
|
Lido lose
league opener to Neath |
|
Having just
got back from Spain, but knowing the result late on Friday
night, I received a release of the management teams views
of the league opener, below is their comments.
DESPITE
recording an opening day loss to last season's high-flyers
Neath, Afan Lido joint managers Phil Holmes and Paul Evans
remain upbeat about their side's promotion chances
over the course of this campaign.
An early headed goal from prolific striker Carl Shaw, from
a quickly taken free-kick which eluded the Lido defence,
was all that separated the two sides at the final whistle.
Lido
also had to contend with the last minute dismissal of
defender Justin Williams for a second bookable offence.
The result, however, has not left the management too
disheartened.
Paul Evans remarked: "We'll be there or thereabouts
come the end of the season.
"I was disappointed with the result, as I didn't
think there was really a goal in the game, but it gives us
an indication of what we have to work on now. Gareth
Scantlebury didn't
have a save to make.
"We can undoubtedly improve over the next few
matches. We had a great pre-season so obviously we'll look
to build upon that."
Next week Lido face another tough test at home to
Pontardawe, who have appointed former Reds favourite Dai
Rees as manager.
Phil Holmes said that it is a test they will be relishing.
He commented: "We're looking forward to next week
now. I felt that, against Neath, we didn't always stick to
our game plan, but when we did, it was working and we were
getting
behind our opponents.
"Our distribution was quite poor, and the sending off
is disappointing because we've lost Justin for three
games, but there were also some positives.
"John Felton made a real difference when he came on,
and we were very quick going forward. That's something
we'll be looking to take into the match next Saturday."
|
|
AUG-10 |
|
Team
news ahead of the Neath game |
|
With just 20
hours to the kick off for the new season for our first
team, we have several players doubtful for the game.
Steve
Parry, Liam McCreesh, Ian Jones and Carl Edwards are all
doubtful, but we have a 20 strong squad still available.
In the corresponding
fixture last season we played out a 1-1 draw at the
Marston's with Liam McCreesh scoring for the Lido.
Tony
|
|
AUG-09 |
|
Record
week on the website last week |
|
Last week (07/30/06 - 08/05/06)
was a record week for the website for visitors.
The
website had 2,444 unique visitors for the 7 day period,
with the 31st being the busiest day with 531 visits. Daily
record is 579 for July 20.
Tony
|
|
AUG-08 |
|
Lido
go down to neighbours 2-1 |
|
Lido
entertained neighbours Port Talbot tonight, and in a close
game where Lido had the upper hand in the 2nd half, but
went down 2-1.
Lido's
goal scorer was Craig Martin.
More to
follow on the game tomorrow
Tony
|
|
AUG-06 |
|
Lido
draw first against Garden Village |
|
Today's
friendly against Garden Village at Stafford Common ended
in a 2-2 draw.
Chris
Latham scoring both our goals.
More to
come on today's game tomorrow.
Tony
|
|
AUG-05 |
|
Lido
draw with Westfield |
|
Today's
friendly against Midland Alliance side Westfield ended in
a 1-1 draw our scorer was James Taylor.
Gaffer
Paul Evans was pleased with the sides performance against
a well organised Westfield team.
Evo was
missing the services of. Liam McCreesh, Ian Jones, John
Felton, Chris Piper, Steve Parry, Shaun O'Leary, Craig
Jones, Carl Edwards and Phil Homes.
With so
many friendlies one on top of the other, the squad must be
looking forward to the start of the league season for a
bit of a break.
Tony
|
|
AUG-05 |
|
Down
to bare bones for today's friendly |
|
Lido's first
team are missing a whopping 9 players for different
reason's for today's friendly against Hereford side
Westfields at the Marston's.
The match
is under way since 2:30, news on how the side got on from
Evo later.
Tony
|
|
AUG-04 |
|
A
busy four day's for Lido's first team |
|
Lido's first
team have a busy 4 days ahead of them come Saturday.
Saturday
at 2:30 we take on Westfields of the Midlands Alliance
league, they are from the town of Hereford and finished
20th in the league, luckily for them there was no
relegation last season.
They also
travelled to south Wales last month and drew 3-3 with
Gower. They are in level 9 of the English pyramid system.
Then on
Sunday we travel to Stafford Common to take on division 2
side Garden Village kick off 2:30. Speaking to Village's
webmaster and programme editor Owain Johns he feels his
side have a strong chance of promotion this season after
the club have made some good signings ahead of the new
season.
Then next
Tuesday we host some team called Port Tilbert Town at the
Marston's Stadium kick off @7pm. Sorry someone emailed me
to say their name is Port Talbot not Tilbert, but close
enough.
Tony
|
|
AUG-02 |
|
Get
your team on the website for 2006-07 |
|
In the next
week I will be updating the home page navigation links for
the 2006-07 season.
So far
the only teams for inclusion are the teams I know I will
have coverage for those are.
The first's, Reserves, U21, U19, U10 Rangers and U8's.
If any
coach, player or supporter of any other team would like to
see their team (not already mentioned above) featured on
the website, and are prepared to cover them for the whole
season, then send an email to webmaster@afanlidofc.com
and I will include the team.
Teams not
featured will get mentioned in the latest news as details
become available to me.
Tony
|
|
AUG-01 |
|
Lido
beat Carmarthen |
|
Our 2nd game
against WPL opposition in 4 days turned into another
victory for the Lido.
We made a
slow start and soon found ourselves 3-0 after just 20
minutes.
Then a
great reaction by the team saw us fight back to win 4-3.
Our
scorers were Ian Jones 2, Luke Harrington and Matthew
Lavis with one a piece.
More to
follow tomorrow from Peter.
Evo
& Tony
|
