This season’s JD Welsh Premier League title race will be the closest in years – if the opening weekend is anything to go by. The three clubs chasing The New Saints’ crown each turned in convincing winning performances putting out an early statement of intent in the process. Talk ahead of the new season had […]

Former Cardiff City first team coach Kevin Nicholson is causing a stir in North Wales. Nicholson is now in charge at Bangor City, his first managerial role, and they opened 2017-18 Welsh Premier League season with a crushing 5-2 win against champions The New Saints last night (Friday). That convincing win has sent a strong […]

The top tier of domestic football in Wales returns this weekend with winds of change having swept through the Welsh Premier League this summer. Last season’s Manager of The Year Craig Harrison, Player of the Year/Golden Boot winner Jason Oswell and Young Player of the Year Henry Jones have all left for pastures new since […]

There would’ve been plenty of tentative enquiries and CVs landing on the desks of owner Mike Harris and chief operating officer Ian Williams in the wake of Craig Harrison’s departure to Hartlepool United. The club were wise to take a measured approach as they contemplated how to fill Harrison’s footsteps and the interim appointments of […]

The New Saints capitulated at home to Rijeka to crash out of the Champions League second qualifying round whilst reports have emerged linking Scott Quigley with a move to Peterborough United. Rijeka made light work of the Saints after closely contested first period to ease to a 5-1 second leg victory, comfortably progressing 7-1 on […]

The New Saints (0) vs (2) Rijeka The New Saints go into tonight’s second leg needing a Champions League miracle if they are to overturn HNK Rijeka’s first leg lead at Park Hall (7.00). Classy Rijeka proved too strong for Saints in Croatia last week and travel with a two-goal advantage under their belts. Goals […]

The New Saints fell to a 2-0 first-leg defeat to Rijeka in their latest UEFA Champions League qualifier in Croatia but interim manager Scott Ruscoe will have few complaints over his side’s performance. Ruscoe’s side stumbled their way through past nine-men Europa FC of Gibralter in the first qualifying round but this was a far […]

The New Saints head in to Tuesday night’s Champions League clash against HNK Rijeka in Croatia with the odds of victory stacked against them. The Saints have travelled to the Adriatic coast knowing that they will not only face a difficult challenge technically against the Croatian league champions but the Welsh Premier side can also […]

Scott Quigley’s turned in another impressive European display as he helped The New Saints advance to the Champions League second qualifying round, with the Welsh club needing extra-time to eliminate Europa FC. The Saints finished a cagey opening period strongly scoring twice before half-time to cancel out Europa’s first leg advantage. Quigley was involved in […]

Europe FC v The New Saints (2-1) UEFA Champions League first qualifying round, second leg The New Saints must overturn a first leg deficit against Europa FC this evening to avoid a premature end to their UEFA Champions League qualifying campaign (6.30). Croatian champions Rijecka lie in wait for the winners in the second qualifying […]

The New Saints 1-2 Europa FC UEFA Champions League, first qualifying round, first-leg Welsh champions The New Saints will face a difficult second-leg in Portugal next week after Scott Ruscoe’s first game as interim manager ended in a 2-1 defeat to Europa FC. The visiting side were punishing on the counter-attack and ruthless in front […]

The New Saints, Connah’s Quay, Bangor City and Bala Town – all four of the Welsh Premier League’s European entrants for 2017/18 – go into first qualifying round, first leg ties this week. Two from four progressed from this stage last season, the same the year before, but there is no certainty of a repeat […]