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| v Wrexham |
Quarter Final
Tuesday 27 January 2004 @ 18:55
| THE VENUE | |
| The Ground: The Recreation Ground (Treflan), Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain, Powys. | |
| The Club: Birch Lea, Porthwaen, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY10 8LY. | |
| Telephone Number: 01691 828645 | Fax Number: |
| Web: www.saints-alive.co.uk | E-mail Address: ian.williams@tns.co.uk |
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| Directions from Wrexham: Head from Wrexham on the A483 and then the A5 towards Oswestry. At the mile end roundabout (the one with the ESSO and Little Chef) take the third exit heading straight on back onto the A483. At the Llynclys crossroad with the White Lion on your right turn right onto the A495. At the junction with the B3456 bear left continuing onto the A495 towards Llansantffraid. Once in the village the ground is located on your right behind the Recreation Centre with the turn off opposite the Wynstay stores. Distance = 25 miles; time = 45 minutes. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Car Parking: The last time I visited I parked behind in a field behind the farm. The entrance is located on your left just after the right hand turning for the ground but away fans will be directed to this (the Wynnstay Farmers Car Park). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By Train: Don't even think about it. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By Bus: Or this! |
| Away Travel Club: No details published. |
| Places to Drink: The Sun Hotel in the village and the social club at the ground has a fully licensed bar. |
| Places to Eat: I was impressed with the facilities in the ground and the food was a lot better quality that at league grounds. Plus the prices are reasonable. |
| Cash Machines: The service station on the mile end roundabout in Oswestry. |
| Jump To: Venue, Travel Guide, Ticket and Ground Info, Pre Match Analysis, Match Build Up. |
| General: The ground consists of two stands. One stand runs down the side of the pitch opposite the TV gantry and behind one of the goals there is a 500 seater stand. Dyfed Powys Police have decided that segregation is required for the match bus as there are only two turnstiles at the recreation ground, Wrexham supporters will be directed towards the new stand behind the goal, which has 500 seats. The record crowd was 1,996 for a pre season friendly but the average league attendance is between 250-300. |
| Seats and Standing: Adults £5.00, OAPs £3.00, £1 Children. |
| Disabled Facilities: No specific facilities. |
| Programme: £2.00 |
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| PRE MATCH ANALYSIS | |||||
| CURRENT FORM - THE LAST FIVE GAMES | |||||
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| Opposition | Competition | Score | Opposition | Competition | Score |
| Porthmadog (a) | Welsh Premier | 1-1 | Brentford (a) | Division 2 | 1-0 |
| Newtown (a) | Welsh Premier | 2-1 | Grimsby (a) | Division 2 | 3-1 |
| Bangor (a) | Welsh Premier | 1-0 | Notts County (h) | Division 2 | 0-1 |
| Cmbran Town (a) | Welsh Premier | 2-1 | Chesterfield (a) | Division 2 | 1-2 |
| Aberystwyth (a) | Welsh Premier | 3-0 | Sheff Wed (h) | Division 2 | 1-2 |
| Overall | Overall | ||||||||||
| W | D | L | F | A | GD | W | D | L | F | A | GD |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| THE SEASON SO FAR - LEAGUE RECORD | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Pos |
| 20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 49 | 17 | +32 | 51 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 40 | 5 |
| THE DANGER MEN - TOP GOAL SCORERS | |||||||
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| Player | League | Cup | Total | Player | League | Cup | Total |
| Jamie Wood | 13 | 9 | 22 | Lee Jones | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Michael Wood | 11 | 10 | 21 | Hector Sam | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Nicky Ward | 4 | 5 | 9 | Dennis Lawrence | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Steven Beck | 5 | 3 | 8 | Chris Armstrong | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| David Bridgewater | 2 | 4 | 6 | Chris Llewellyn | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Martyn Naylor | 2 | 4 | 6 | Carlos Edwards | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Chris Taylor | 3 | 2 | 5 | Shaun Holmes | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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THE HARD MEN - WORST DISCIPLINE |
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| Player | Yellow Card | Red Card | Player | Yellow Card | Red Card |
| Gary Brabin | 9 | 1 | Brian Carey | 9 | 1 |
| Jamie Wood | 6 | 1 | Jim Whitley | 7 | 0 |
| Jimmy Aggrey | 6 | 0 | Darren Ferguson | 4 | 1 |
| Scott Ruscoe | 3 | 1 | Steve Thomas | 5 | 0 |
| Simon Davies | 3 | 0 | Paul Edwards | 3 | 0 |
| Chris Taylor | 3 | 0 | Dennis Lawrence | 3 | 0 |
| Michael Wilde | 3 | 0 | |||
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| MATCH BUILDUP |
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LIKELY PITCH INSPECTION |
| Despite there being no official notification of a pitch inspection on Monday evening, with a cold snap forecasted it is likely that the match will be subject of a pitch inspection. We will endeavour to keep you informed of any developments on Tuesday but if you are travelling to the game then our advice is to check the official web site using the link to your left before you set out on your journey. |
| TEAM NEWS |
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Wrexham |
| Injuries: John Leah is out with a torn abductor muscle. | Injuries: The only injuries are Shaun Pejic and Lee Jones who are both out with hamstring trouble. |
| Suspensions: Jimmy Aggrey and Gary Brabin. | Suspensions: None. |
| Squad (17): Williams, Evans, Naylor, Taylor, Holmes, Ruscoe, Bridgwater, Hesketh, Davies, Hogan, King, Beck, Toner, Ward, Wood, McKenna, Wilde. | Squad (18): Dibble, Whitfield, Roberts, Carey, Lawrence, Morgan, C Edwards, P Edwards, Holmes, Ferguson, Whitley, Barrett, Thomas, Crowell, Llewellyn, Armstrong, M Jones, Sam. |
| Other News: The only change for TNS is that they will have to find a replacement in central defence for Jimmy Aggrey and for Gary Brabin in midfield. | Other News: Expect Denis Smith to tinker with his starting line up to rest some of the senior players. The prime candidates are Andy Dibble to be replaced by Paul Whitfield in goal; Craig Morgan for Brian Carey in defence; Paul Barrett for Darren Ferguson in midfield; and Hector Sam for Chris Armstrong up front. Other contenders for starting are Mark Jones and possibly Matt Crowell if he recovers from the flu. Jones could replace Chris Llewellyn but is also a possible contender for a place in midfield. It is totally impossible to second guess the starting line up tomorrow so I will stop trying now! |
| WEATHER |
| Party cloudy with a minimum temperature of -1 degrees Celsius. North westerly wind direction with max speed of 6 mph. Visibility will be moderate with a relative humidity of 73%. |
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