Earlier indications from the FA stated that we would be expelled from their cup competitions (FA Cup and FA Trophy) due to unlodged accounts to Companies House.
Due to the hard work of the Save The Martyrs campaign team and the payment of outstanding debts and fees to the FA (and FAW) we have now been accepted into the competitions.
The draws for the competitions are as follows:
FA Cup 1st Qualifying Round:
Taunton Town or Bishop Sutton or Bodmin Town v Merthyr Tydfil
This will be played 12th September
FA Trophy 1st Round:
Merthyr Tydfil v Marlow
This will be played 17th October
The Martyrs have announced their squad for preseason,
as Garry Shephard aims to shape his squad for the forthcoming season.
The squad is as follows:
Player Manager - Garry Shephard
Assistant Manager - Danny Carter
Coach - Les Barlow
Coach - David Gough
Paul Keddle
Ross Porter
Ryan Griffiths
Dean Clarke
Andrew Delve
Matthew Driscoll
Dafydd Brewer
Lee Hartshorn
Andrew Thomas
Marcus Griffiths
Ceri Morgan
Gareth Cullimore
Following a meeting between the Administrator of Merthyr Tydfil Football
Club and officials of the Southern League, the Administrator, Mr Mark Bowen of MB Insolvency has agreed in
principle to grant a license to the Merthyr Tydfil FC Supporters Society
(The Trust) to manage the football club's activities during the coming
months while the process of administration continues. It is hoped that the
license will be granted in the next week or so.
In the meantime Trust members continue to prepare for the coming season.
Garry Shephard, Danny Carter and the rest of the coaching team have put in a
great deal of work already into putting a squad together for the coming
season.
There are also plans for a clean up exercise at Penydarren Park on Saturday
July 4th. More details will be available soon.
There is a small army of other people working behind the scenes on other
projects, including the very important matter of fund raising, more details
of which will emerge shortly.
Travel Club
For Away Day travel news contact Richard Bennett on 07852950486 or Mark Thomas on 07908136892.
A history of the club will appear shortly.
Goalkeepers:
Ryan Griffiths
Andrew Delve
Defenders:
Paul Keddle
Ross Porter
Matthew Driscoll
Lee Hartshorn
Andrew Thomas
Midfielders:
Dean Clarke
Dafydd Brewer
Ceri Morgan
Strikers:
Marcus Griffiths
Gareth Cullimore
Garry Shephard
The management team for the forthcoming season will be Garry Shephard and Danny Carter,
alongside coaches Les Barlow and David Gough.
The management team worked wonders last season to get the best out of their squad under
increasingly strained circumstances which culminated in the team finishing just 3 points off a playoff place.
Merthyr Tydfil Football Club
Penydarren Park
Park Terrace
Merthyr Tydfil
CF47 8RF
E-mail:
Kevin Morgan, Website Editor: kevinmorgan1@yahoo.com
Academy news to follow.
In the near future the Football Club will be looking to build close ties with
the community as we aim to become a Community Interest Club in every sense of the word.
As we develop our aims and objectives more news of community events and activities
will appear here.
The current fundraising events are as follows:
14th July: Swansea 5k run. Sponsorship forms are available from
here
18th July: Day at the Races, Newbury.
Click here for a video of Penydarren Park on You Tube
Note: The Newport friendly will be played at Cwmbran, while the Taffs Well friendly will be played at The Grove, Aberfan.
The Gloucester friendly will be played at Cirencester.
July 2009
| Competition |
H/A |
Date |
Opposition |
KO |
Score |
Att |
Report |
| Friendly |
A |
14/7 |
Newport County |
7.00pm |
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| Friendly |
TG |
21/7 |
Taffs Well |
6.30pm |
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August 2009
| Competition |
H/A |
Date |
Opposition |
KO |
Score |
Att |
Report |
| Friendly |
A |
1/8 |
Gloucester |
3.00pm |
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| Friendly |
H |
8/8 |
Llanelli |
3.00pm |
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The current ticket prices are as follows
4 Year Season Ticket: £575 - Click
here for the form.
There are also 1 year season ticket options for £155
The form for this can be found
here
Form for Standing Order/Direct Debit option can be found
here
