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We dnesday 2nd October 2019 New Manager: Josh Evans Aberdare Town are pleased to announce that Josh Evans has agreed to become the clubs new manager. Josh has previously managed Merthyr Saints and more recently Pontlottyn while this season he returned to the Saints helping off the pitch but now moves across to Aberaman Park. Garry Williams, Club Chair, commented on the appointment: "We are delighted to welcome Josh to Aberdare. The committee were impressed with Josh's thoughts on the task ahead and although we all know the rebuilding job will continue and be a long one, both on and off the pitch, we feel that Josh was the right appointment to help turn our fortunes around due to his passion, contacts and knowledge of Welsh League football. Hes a young manager and full of enthusiasm to take us forward. We look forward to working together" The squad were informed at a team meeting on Tuesday evening and work is already underway to increase the squad size and details of any new signings will be available as soon as they are confirmed as will appointments to his back room staff. Welcome aboard Josh Mo nday 16th September 2019 Town drawn at home in Trophy Following Saturday’s win in the FAW Trophy the Club have been handed another home tie in the next round. In the third round Aber will play host to Welsh League Division One side Penydarren BGC from Merthyr. It is set to be a great encounter and a real local derby. The game is currently set to be played on the 26th October. Mon day 9th September 2019 Club Statement: Simon Jones Aberdare Town have parted company with manager Simon Jones with immediate effect. The Club wish to thank Simon for his efforts while with the Club over many years including his work with the Reserve team squad and more lately with the first team over the last 15 months. Mon day 26th August 2019 Club announce U18 side Aberdare Town are delighted to announce that they now have an Under 18 side back at the Club with immediate effect. The team will be competing in the South Wales Youth League and will be managed by Carwyn Speck and Damien Pinch who have already set about assembling a squad ready for the start of the new season. Speaking of joining the Club Carwyn said: “We are thrilled with the chance of joining Aberdare and have been made to feel so welcome already. We just want the lads to be able to play football and with the Club already stating its desire to develop players from within its own structure this is a great opportunity for local players to progress into adult Welsh League football. Both Damien and myself can’t wait to get started”. Director of Football Martyn Phillips was also pleased with the new additions to the Club: “We have a long term plan of where we want the Club to go and an Under 18 side fell part of that. We thought we would need to let that grow organically by using the teams we already had but the introduction of a whole new team of players now puts us two years ahead of our schedule and is a welcome bonus for us all. We will work with Carwyn and Damien to help them settle in to the way we do things as a Club”. The Club now urgently require a new kit for the team and already have secured a sponsor for the front of the kits but also require a back of kit and sleeve sponsor too. If you can help the Club please contact IAN by emailing website@aberdaretownfc.co.uk or phoning 07811511222 Mon day 19th August 2019 Town get home tie in FAW Trophy Aberdare Town have entered the FA Wales Trophy for the first time this season - and we have been handed a home tie in our first game. In the Second Round Aber will play host to Llandrindod Wells from the Mid Wales League on Saturday 14th September instead of the league game with Treharris on Friday 13th. We dnesday 7th August 2019 Four more almost complete squad Aberdare Town are pleased to have completed four more signings ahead of the seasons kick off on Saturday when we start with a trip to Pontyclun. Of the four players signing on are three more returning to the Club while there is another young new recruit added to the mix as well. Coming back to the Club are defenders Aaron Moreton and Andrew Fenaroli along with striker Adam Jones. The new addition is young wide player Ethan Derrick who is full of potential and will mix playing for the Club along with his studies in England. With the big kick off just days away the Club continue to look to assess all options and hope to complete one more signing before the league starts as the management team of Simon Jones and Terry Fitzpatrick look to finalise their squad. Mo nday 5th August 2019 New kit and sponsors for ATFC Aberdare Town are delighted to announce that following successful discussions they have agreed a deal with Valley Times to feature on the front of the playing kit of the mens and ladies teams for season 2019/20. Valley Times, run by Brett Salway, is an online guide to all thats going on in South Wales with entertainment, places to go and things to see while there are great reviews of some of the amazing shows that are on in the area. Speaking of the deal Brett said "I am thrilled to have this chance to start a partnership with the Club. I liked the way they went about things and how its changing and wanted to be part of that. I especially liked the fact this also covers the ladies team too. They are just starting out on a new journey and that is very similar to Valley Times as we have only been around for a few months as an online guide but we have plans to grow in the future to take the guide into print as well. I hope this is the start of a long relationship". Aber are also delighted that Harrent Properties will feature on the back of the shirts with Local Medical Services appearing on the sleeve of both kits. The Club continues to change the way that it operates and this deal helps with a key part of that with Ian Pearce from the Club commenting "We are really pleased to complete these three agreements and we aim to help them all as much as possible with exposure through our social media channels and obviously on matchdays. We hope that by working together we can continue grow. A big change is the fact that this deal sees the same sponsor on the mens and ladies kit as we aim to bring the whole Club together and this is just the start" Tu esday 23rd July 2019 Cup draws see Town teams away The FAW have released the draws for the opening rounds of this seasons FAW Cup and FAW Womens Cup with both our teams facing away ties. The first game will be the mens team who enter at the 1st Qualifying Round stage of the Cup away to Penlan Club who play in the Swansea League and come into this year fresh from completing a league and cups treble. The game will be played on Saturday 31st August. The ladies team will also be on the road as they visit fellow league team Tredegar with the game set for 20th October. W ednesday 17th July 2019 BT Sport to be available at ATFC With the new season only a matter of weeks away the Club have now completed a deal for BT Sport to be available at the ground. The Club will be showing matches in the Premier League, Champions League, Europa League and FA Cup and is another step in the ongoing changes being made within the Club as General Manager Ian Pearce commented: “This is a massive move for us and gives us many more options to be able to open our doors for people - we have underused our facilities for too long and we can’t rely simply on match days and the occasional function - we hope that people will come along and use the bar on a regular basis and we will be advertising our openings so people can make sure they come down. Our first game on TV is set to be the Community Shield on Sunday 4th August and by then we hope to also have a new pricing structure in place for our brands at the bar too”. As well as BT Sport and the new pricing the Club also will have a full calender of events in place with one function each month on a Saturday ranging from music event to comedy and charity nights. We will also be opening more often including each Friday night. Frid ay 12th July 2019 Another eight commit to Town Ahead of tomorrow’s friendly Aberdare Town are pleased to confirm that another eight players have committed themselves to the Club for the new season. Of the eight players six are those returning to the Club while there are also two new faces as well. Re-signing are defenders Ryan Davies and Steve Lane, midfielders Travis John and Levi Jones and strikers Cory Thomas and Brad Lewis. The two new players to join is goalkeeper Mike Thomas who links up with the Club having played for Cardiff Corries and former Cardiff City Academy player Dylan Jones who impressed in last weekends 4-0 win in the opening friendly against FC Tredegar. We welcome all eight players to the Club and hope they have a successful and enjoyable season at Aberaman Park. Sunday 7th July 2019 T own start at Pontyclun in WL2 Aberdare Town will start life in Welsh League Division Two with a tough opening day fixture away to last years promotion chasing Pontyclun. Having finished fourth last season they will no doubt be looking for a good start to this campaign while Aber will be looking to try and get off to an equally good start to put the disappointment of relegation behind them and set their stall for an immediate return back up the leagues. Aberdare have reached agreement with several sides to move their fixtures to Friday nights - something that proved very popular last season. Our full fixture list can be seen HERE Match and Match balls sponsorships are available again this season and there are currently only 8 matches and 7 balls remain available. If you are interested in sponsoring one of the games please get in touch by emailing IAN at website@aberdaretownfc.co.uk or phoning 07811511222 Fri day 5th July 2019 Drew and Scott next to sign up The Club are delighted to have confirmed the re-signings of two of last seasons top performers with Drew Langdon and Scott Griffiths both committing.

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