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Football News for 3 March 2008

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Minnows cup glory thrills boss Coldrick

Mar 3 2008

WELSH League giant-killers Newport YMCA staged a remarkable late comeback to seal a historic place in the semi final of the Welsh Cup....

Big step for Prestatyn ambitions

Mar 3 2008

PRESTATYN took another gigantic stride towards the Cymru Alliance title and elevation to the Welsh Premier league when they won 2-0 at battling Denbigh....

Ton Pentre stay clear at top

Mar 3 2008

TON PENTRE swept to a 3-0 weekend victory at Taffs Well to stay clear at the top of the Welsh League....

Reds run riot in extra-time

Mar 3 2008

LLANELLI ran riot in extra-time, scoring four times to beat a gallant Druids team who looked capable for long periods of causing an upset....

Bangor end cup dream

Mar 3 2008

HAVING disposed of Connah’s Quay, Airbus UK and Caernarfon Town in previous rounds, Guilsfield’s glorious cup journey was terminated in emphatic style by a Bangor side seeking their third final spot in three years....

Rhyl’s Sharp ends GAP’s Welsh Cup resistance

Mar 3 2008

THE Cymru Alliance visitors Queens Park put up a brave display at Belle Vue but there was never a chance that they could overcome the gap in class to progress to the last four....

Comfortable win for Newport County

Mar 3 2008

THE match lacked the thrills expected of a clash between two of the top teams in Conference South in each of the last two seasons, but, despite the slender margin of the score, this was a very comfortable victory for County....

Vital win for Martyrs

Mar 3 2008

THE Martyrs gained what could be a crucial away victory at fellow strugglers Mangotsfield, a goal in each half earning Merthyr a deserved three points....

Bluebirds put FA Cup ticket allocation on sale

Mar 3 2008

AWAY travel for Cardiff City’s FA Cup quarter-final against Middlesbrough is in full swing and for further details telephone 029 2056 6793 or 078 1477 9441....

Loovens set for City return against Palace at the expense of Purse

Mar 3 2008

DUTCH defender Glenn Loovens will go straight back into the Cardiff City team after completing his two-match suspension....

Forde set to get a reserve team run-out against City

Mar 3 2008

CARDIFF City take on Bristol City in a reserve team football friendly on Wednesday....

‘It did cross my mind I might not play again’

Mar 3 2008

RICCY Scimeca is back playing Championship football and admits: “It did cross my mind I might not play again.”...

Purse issues apology for Bluebirds’ own goal

Mar 3 2008

DARREN Purse apologised to his Cardiff City team-mates after volleying home a remarkable own goal to hand Leicester City all three points at Ninian Park....

‘I have never seen such a bizarre goal in my life’

Mar 3 2008

“I ASKED my players to be brave....

Stroll in Park for Chelsea

Mar 3 2008

AVRAM GRANT hailed his side as ‘top professionals’ following a 4-0 demolition job on West Ham kept their title challenge on course....

Gunners show mental strength

Mar 3 2008

CESC FABREGAS insists Arsenal have the mental strength to overcome the loss of Eduardo da Silva and lift the Premier title....

Forssell happy he stayed

Mar 3 2008

BIRMINGHAM hat-trick hero Mikael Forssell admitted he came close to quitting the club last summer because he felt unwanted by then boss Steve Bruce....

We can survive, insists Owen

Mar 3 2008

MICHAEL OWEN is convinced Newcastle have what it will take to stave off relegation after accepting responsibility for their slip to the brink of the fight for survival....

Stalemate sparks Sven rethink

Mar 3 2008

MANCHESTER City manager Sven-Goran Eriksson admits opposition teams have worked out how to play against his side and he will have to think about changing tactics if they are to remain in the hunt for a European place....

United’s Cottage of content

Mar 3 2008

OWEN HARGREAVES knows he is not guaranteed a starting spot for Manchester United’s Champions League clash with Lyon tomorrow after firing his first goal for the club at Fulham....

Yakubu fires Toffees back to fourth

Mar 3 2008

AYEGBENI YAKUBU took his goal tally for the season to 18 with two against his former club to make sure Everton reclaimed fourth spot from Liverpool....

Reading skipper hopes for upturn

Mar 3 2008

READING captain Ivar Ingimarsson hopes James Harper’s dramatic last-minute winner over Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium can mark the turning point in his side’s battle to beat the drop....

Keane wants change of luck

Mar 3 2008

SUNDERLAND manager Roy Keane is hoping for some divine intervention between now and the end of a season he is convinced will go down to the wire....

Benitez: We’re on course for Champions League spot

Mar 3 2008

RAFAEL BENITEZ believes Liverpool are right in the frame to clinch a Champions League place after following up last week’s Premier League win against Middlesbrough by beating Bolton 3-1 at the Reebok Stadium yesterday....

Proctor throws down challenge to Dragons

Mar 3 2008

WREXHAM striker Michael Proctor challenged his teammates to rediscover the spirit that kept them in the league last season after labouring in their biggest game of this campaign....

Scotland boost lifts happy Swans

Mar 3 2008

RECORDS set to be broken, hoodoos ended, a 14-point lead in the league and now broken bones are miraculously healing themselves, life is good for Swansea City....

I feared the worst, says Scotland

Mar 3 2008

STAR striker Jason Scotland last night admitted he feared for his season after being stretchered off against Huddersfield with a suspected broken toe....

Cardiff fans: 'We are sick of it'

Mar 3 2008

NEARLY 200 angry Cardiff City fans gathered outside Ninian Park after the dreadful 1-0 home defeat against Leicester City and demanded to see chairman Peter Ridsdale....

The surreal world of Ian Holloway

Mar 3 2008

LADIES and gentleman welcome to the weird and wonderful world of Leicester City boss Ian Holloway....

Toshack ready for shock Wales calls

Mar 3 2008

WALES boss John Toshack could be set to spring another surprise by picking uncapped Ashley Williams of Stockport in his next squad....

Pitiful display by Bluebirds

Mar 3 2008

AS far as public relations exercises go it was right up there with that bloke bragging about how the Titanic was unsinkable....

Hartson considers move into management

Mar 3 2008

FORMER Wales idol John Hartson could be announced as the new manager of Scottish minnows East Stirling this week....

‘I don’t think any of us were able to pass water’

Mar 3 2008

“THE goal summed up our day....

Bluebirds' Ninian Park horror show

Mar 3 2008

ABSOLUTELY dire! That’s the damning verdict of Saturday’s Ninian Park horror show and after a pathetic tally of one point from a possible 15, it’s rocket up the backside time for Dave Jones’ Bluebirds....

Bowen’s corner puts the wind up Stortford

Mar 3 2008

IT was all quite comfortable for County with only the goals missing to emphasis their superiority over a Bishop’s Stortford side they leapfrogged in the table to strengthen their claim for a play-off place....

Merthyr are well clear of drop zone

Mar 3 2008

THE Martyrs gained only their second away win of the season to haul themselves six points clear of the BGB Premier Division relegation zone....

Lifeline for Llangefni

Mar 3 2008

FOLLOWING six successive league defeats, bottom club Llangefni sparked thoughts of a Houdini escape with this impressive victory over Euro hopefuls Port Talbot....

Fightback boost for Porthmadog

Mar 3 2008

WITH Llangefni triumphant against Port Talbot, struggling Porthmadog’s revival in the final 15 minutes, to earn themselves only their second home point of the campaign, could prove crucial....

Thanks to Tosh from Fletcher

Mar 3 2008

CARL FLETCHER has thanked Wales for helping him get his club career back on track....

Coyne enjoys happy return

Mar 3 2008

ABERYSTWYTH manager Brian Coyne enjoyed a decade of happy memories in charge of Newtown, including leading them into Europe, but his return was equally successful....

Christopher to the rescue for Brazil's Bluebirds

Mar 3 2008

AN 82nd-minute Jack Christopher goal rescued Haverfordwest, although the relegation-troubled Nomads will also rue a missed penalty two minutes earlier....

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