Leggy to play for City again!

Mar 29 2008 by Terry Phillips, South Wales Echo

ANDY Legg and Mike Ford are ready to play for Cardiff City again.

Both are in the Bluebirds squad for the Western Masters Five-a-side football championship at the Cardiff Bay ice rink to be held during June.

A temporary floor will be installed over the ice for the championships which will see Cardiff City, Swansea City, Bristol Rovers and Bristol City compete for the Western title.

Among the players likely to be in the Bluebirds squad are Andy Legg, Damon Searle, Kurt Nogan, Steve Jenkins, Paul Bodin, Mike Ford, Jason Bowen and keeper Gavin Ward.

Those confirmed so far for the other teams are:

Swansea City: Roger Freestone (gk), Colin Pascoe, Andy Melville, Kevin Nugent.

Bristol Rovers: Michael Meaker, Nick Tanner, Geoff Twentyman, David Mehew, Andy Tillson, Tony Pounder, Jeff Meacham.

Bristol City: Marcus Stewart, Clayton Blackmore, Rob Newman, Alex Russell, Martin Kuhl, Sean McCarthy, Gary Owers.

The Western Masters will be held on Sunday, June 22, from 2.30pm.

Ticket prices are £14 adults, concessions £12 and children £10. The Masters Cup 2008, televised live on Sky Sports, is in Cardiff for the first time.

BLUEBIRD Andrew Legg is ready to play for City again.

Ex-Martyrs’ big day

MERTHYR Tydfil FC are holding an ex-players’ day at Penydarren Park next Saturday (April 5). All former players are welcome to attend from 12.30pm. They will be able to catch up with old friends, have a drink and watch the Martyrs play Corby Town in a league match.

Llanelli closing in on first title

LLANELLI are closing in on their first-ever Principality Welsh Premier League title.

They are top of the table with four matches left – against Airbus UK (home), Connah’s Quay Nomads (away), Newtown (home) and The New Saints (away).

Tomorrow (Sunday), though, Llanelli put league hopes out of their minds when they face Rhyl in their Welsh Cup semi-final at Park Avenue, Aberystwyth, (3.10pm).

Newport YMCA, from the MacWhirter Welsh League, and Bangor City meet in the first semi-final at Newtown today.

Manager Peter Nicholas and his Llanelli team are still chasing four trophies. This week, Llanelli strengthened their position at the top of the Welsh Premier. They came from behind to beat Aberystwyth Town at Park Avenue. Portuguese striker Tiago da Silva scored his first league goal to put Aberystwyth in front with Mark Pritchard and Antonio Corbisiero replying. The 2-1 win extended Llanelli’s unbeaten league run to 17 matches.

Four young Bluebirds in Wales squad

CARDIFF City have four players in the Wales Under-16 national development squad for two fixtures next week.

They play Slovakia twice – at Dolny Ohaj on Tuesday and then Komjatice on Thursday (both 11am kick-offs, local time).

The young Bluebirds in the Football Association of Wales Trust squad are Adam Davies, from Bishop Hedley School, Neath, Brandon Davies, from Olchfa Comprehensive, Swansea, Kurtis March, from Pentrahafod, Swansea, and Connor Wickham, from Blaengwawr Comprehensive, Cwmaman.

Wales Under-16 squad: Thomas Bender (St Marks RC School, Colchester United), Richard Caine (South Axholme, Doncaster Rovers), George Colson (Sandown High, Portsmouth), Adam Davies (Bishop Hedley, Cardiff City), Brandon Davies (Olchfa Comp, Cardiff City), Iain Edmunds (Llanfyllin High, Shrewsbury Town), Ashley Elsey (Penyrheol Comp, Swansea City), Jonathan Evans (Penglais School, Aberystwyth Town), Jonathan Williams (Bennett Memorial, Crystal Palace), Ryan Connolly (Ysgol Friars, Tranmere Rovers), Kurtis March (Pentrehafod Comp, Cardiff City), Luke Mathias (Bennett Memorial, Charlton Athletic), Max Penk (Tarporley High, Wrexham), Joshua Roberts (Holywell, Mold Juniors), Nathan Saxby (Bishop of Winchester, AFC Bournemouth), Daniel Ward (Hawarden High, Wrexham), Josh Weeks (Monmouth Boys, Southampton), Connor Wickham (Blaengwawr Comp, Cardiff City).