Nomads are back on the home front
GAP Connah's Quay fans get the chance to see their new-look side in action on home soil for the first time on Tuesday.
The visit of Winsford United to the Deeside Stadium (7.30pm) follows tomorrow's trip to Shifnal (2.30pm), which come on the back of Saturday's 4-3 victory at Atherton Laburnum Rovers in which Aden Shannon fired a hat-trick and Danny Forde the winner.
Steve O'Shaughnessy's men then held practice matches at Gresford and Bala on Tuesday and Wednesday, Nomads winning the first 1-0 and losing the second 3-2, in which new midfielder Liam Loughlin impressed.
Boss O'Shaughnessy has tied up deals for striker Christian Courtney and winger Craig Davies, who was recently released by League Two's Morecambe, as well as re-signing influential midfielder Forde and Players' Player of the Year Tommy Baker.
Ex-Wrexham and Chester midfielder Roger Preece has joined as first-team coach and Malcolm Latter has returned as physio from Bangor.
Airbus UK Broughton continued their preparations on Tuesday night at Mynydd Isa, where they went down 3-2 with Mark Cadwallader and Paul Hallows getting their goals. Tom Rowlands (2) and Cadwallader were on target for the Wingmakers, who travel to Guilsfield on Tuesday (7pm), in their 3-3 draw at West Kirby on Saturday.
Along with the versatile Cadwallader from Nomads and striker Rowlands from Heswall, Airbus boss Craig Harrison has swooped for striker Jon Slater from Caersws, former Manchester United schoolboy Leigh Craven, who has played in America with LA Legends, fellow midfielder and ex-Manchester City trainee Ashley Williams from Vauxhall Motors, and striker Stephen Thorpe, who was on the books of Chester City. And in a further boost, defensive rock John Davies is on his way back from Colwyn Bay.
Isa, for whom Dean Hardstaff, Craig Goodwin and Stuart Wood netted on Tuesday and who have brought in goalkeeper Ben Jones from Castell Alun Colts, entertain Llanrwst tonight and Rhyl Reserves on Tuesday (both 7pm).
Flint Town United, who host Porthmadog tomorrow (2.30pm) and Cammell Laird on Wednesday (7.30pm), began their pre-season schedule on Saturday with a 4-0 triumph at Greenfield, given to them by Shaun Beck, Phil Lloyd, Paul Williams and Ian Parry, before drawing 1-1 at home to Winsford on Wednesday night, with Lloyd again on the scoresheet.
Flint boss Paul Davies has lost Steve Hughes to Caersws and Adam Renshaw to Buckley Town, but has re-signed goalkeeper Adam McGhee and recruited defenders Mike Parry from Caersws and Carl Rogers from Ellesmere Port, midfielders Chris Hogg from Llandudno and Leighton Griffiths from Llanrwst, as well as striker Robbie Chesters from Hawarden Rangers.
Buckley, who won 3-1 at Heswall on Saturday through Renshaw, Alan Dawson and Adam Langton, are at home to Lairds tomorrow (3pm) and Rhydymwyn on Tuesday (7pm). Rhyd, despite efforts from Lee Acott and Peter Hughes, went down 3-2 at home to Mold Alexandra on Tuesday night. Gary Burns (2) and David Gleave were the heroes for Mold, who won their first warm-up match 4-3 at Llanfyllin on Saturday thanks to Dave Bryant, Dave Pitson, Stuart Hayes and Burns.
Mold make their way to New Brighton tomorrow (2.30pm) and on Tuesday to Hawarden (7pm), who are at home to the Gap Connah's Quay Reserves tomorrow (3pm). Rhyd are away to Ellesmere Port (2.30pm) while Holywell Town host Y Glannau (3pm) and then NEWI Cefn Druids on Wednesday (6.45pm).
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Mynydd Isa
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