Welsh Cup Semi
I see this as an easy Bangor win ,Newport YMCA not having a good season in the Welsh League which is at a lower tier and lower class/ability than Bangor who ned this Cup win for any chance of European football , which has been their target all season , i'll be surprised if Bangor do not score 3 or 4
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NEWPORT YMCA manager Mark Coldrick says Bangor City hold no fears for his Welsh League minnows in Saturday's Welsh Cup semi-final.
The Gwent outfit have already claimed the scalps of holders Carmarthen, Llangefni and Welshpool in previous rounds and, after watching Bangor lose at Carmarthen on Sunday, the YM boss says: "We watched them and there's nothing for us to fear, they're a decent side with pace up front but nothing particularly stood out.
"Obviously we're the underdogs and we won't underestimate them but we believe we can get another Premier League scalp."
Beaten in two of their last five league games, YM will stay overnight in Newtown on Friday ahead of the Latham Park showdown and Coldrick admits his side have been distracted by their cup run.
"We lost at Afan Lido three days after the Welshpool game and it was a bit like after the Lord Mayor's Show," he added.
"And at Goytre on Tuesday we shuffled our pack a bit with Bangor in mind. The lads were a bit disappointed but it was easy to pick up their heads with such a massive game on the horizon."
With Alex Stewart definitely ruled out, Coldrick is keeping his fingers crossed that giant striker Lewis Sommers can overcome a tweaked hamstring to play.
Meanwhile, Bangor manager Nev Powell says he is looking forward to turning back the clock if his side can lift the trophy.
Powell was a player at Farrar Road when they took on Spanish giants Athletico Madrid in the 1985 European Cup Winners' Cup.
"It would be great to experience European football again," said Powell. "We've got a good chance of making it to the final and, if we do that, we're just one game from Europe."
28 March 2008
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