Pennod 8 Sgorio

-Subtitles

-Subtitles

-A big show on the last day

-of the shortest month.

-The best from

-the Welsh Premier League.

-A Welshman running things

-a long way away from home.

-Romance with Penydarren as they

-gear up for their biggest game ever.

-Hello and welcome to Mwy o Sgorio.

-There is no snow in the studio.

-Joining me on the sofa

-are two old Welsh strikers.

-Welcome to Malcolm Allen

-and Iwan Roberts.

-Do you remember your first meeting?

-We became good friends

-when I moved to Watford.

-I remember playing against

-him when he was 16.

-His team always beat mine.

-You didn't meet me then. All

-you saw was the number on my back.

-Before we talk anymore...

-..let's look back at

-an exciting weekend of soccer.

-It's accompanied by

-Omaloma's new track Bubblegum.

-# Counting down from ten

-# Blowing bubbles around the world

-# Bubblegum

-# Bubblegum

-# Bubblegum

-# Counting down from ten

-# Blowing bubbles around the world

-# Bubblegum

-# Bubblegum

-# Bubblegum

-# Counting down from ten

-# Blowing bubbles around the world

-# Bubblegum

-# Bubblegum #

-We have to start with that bonkers

-conclusion at Richmond Park.

-Only Aberystwyth could manage to

-blow a two goal lead in added time.

-The fans didn't react much

-to Dwayne Coultress's goal.

-Lee Surman then equalised. They

-could even have won it.

-Fans should never go home

-after 90 minutes.

-It was a magnificent recovery

-from Carmarthen Town.

-Luke Bowen had a chance to win it.

-That's been the story for

-Aberystwyth all season.

-Can you remember something

-like that happening.

-I remember something

-similar happening...

-..when I was at Huddersfield

-and playing Hull.

-We were behind by four goals after

-25 minutes but we fought back.

-It changed the season

-for both sides.

-Hull went from a top

-four position to being relegated.

-We climbed into the top half

-from a lowly position.

-When did the Carmarthen players

-think there was a chance?

-It's natural for a player

-to accept the score...

-..when it is 3-1 going

-into added time.

-The Aberystwyth

-concentration lapsed.

-We have one more match to discuss.

-Llandegfan lost 1-17 to Mynydd

-Tigers in the Anglesey league.

-Herbie Hoffsted scored 7 goals.

-Hywel Huws was the unlucky keeper

-fetching the ball seventeen times.

-However, he did score

-his team's only goal too.

-That will give them

-confidence for next week!

-Who am I describing?

-A Welshman in charge abroad. It's

-not Toshack, Coleman or Robinson.

-He has coached with Celtic,

-Rangers and both Sheffield sides.

-He's been in the

-Welsh set-up for a decade...

-..but he's now taking on

-a management job in Poland.

-Here's Adam Owen's story.

-Owain Tudur Jones donned

-a fur coat to go and meet him.

-Welcome to Gdansk. A city

-of almost half a million people.

-Here, in Westerplatte, World War II

-broke out in September 1939.

-German Troops

-attacked a Polish garrison.

-Gdansk ship port witnessed the

-Solidarnosc union strike in 1980.

-The strike led to the

-Nobel Peace Prize for Lech Walesa...

-..and triggered the end

-of the Iron Curtain.

-Today in Gdansk, a Wrexham man hopes

-to leave his mark as a manager...

-..in the Ekstraklasa, the

-highest tier of Polish football.

-I'm here to meet Adam Owen.

-I really wanted to work abroad.

-It's something I wanted to do.

-It's been a really long, hard road.

-I've made a lot of sacrifices

-along the way.

-I moved away from home at

-an early age and never moved back.

-I moved around different cities,

-clubs, environments, countries.

-I think I do pinch myself

-in some respects to where it's led.

-It felt at the time when I got the

-opportunity to take over the team...

-..it was a natural progression

-for me.

-I don't know if you're ready to

-manage but it was now or never.

-For me, it's important

-that there's stability imposed...

-..within the background

-of the club and infrastructure.

-I'm trying

-to pass my experience on...

-..from working

-through the academy structure...

-..from the performance set-up

-behind the scenes.

-Hopefully,

-that will impact on the pitch.

-I'm hoping that aspect happens

-while I'm with the club.

-As a head coach, you're always

-deemed a success through results.

-You need the results

-on the pitch to stay in the job.

-Polish is the third hardest language

-in the world to learn.

-Thankfully, a lot of the players

-understand English.

-It makes life a lot easier.

-Do you know when they talk about you

-behind your back?

-No, but I can sense it!

-Your role in the Welsh set-up,

-explain what you've been doing.

-I've been fitness coach for eight

-years with the senior national team.

-To be involved

-with my country's national team...

-..is a fantastic thing

-for me personally.

-I'm very honoured and proud

-to do that.

-As long as I'm needed,

-I'll always be there.

-Are you hoping to stay out in Europe

-or is your ambition to come home?

-I'd be lying if I said

-I never wanted to go back...

-..but I'm really enjoying living in

-Europe, enjoying different cultures.

-It's more than just the football,

-it's more than just the job.

-It's something

-I always wanted to do.

-I've done it for a time and

-it's something I'll continue doing.

-Adam, thank you.

-Thank you.

-Owain Tudur Jones brought the

-cold weather back with him.

-Dr Adam Owen, no less.

-He's only 37 years old.

-He wasn't getting the

-opportunities in this country.

-Going abroad opens up new vistas.

-We had to go to Watford to get a

-professional contract.

-He looked very happy there.

-He's been with the

-Welsh set-up for eight years.

-The fans won't have heard of him.

-He has experience

-we can make use of.

-He will bring in new ideas.

-Wales U15s have been playing

-games in Brittany this week.

-It's a connection made during

-Wales' Euro16 sojourn in Dinard.

-They lost 3-2 the other day

-but a goal by N'tazana Meyembe.

-This is the first legacy

-of the Euro 16 success.

-We had a fantastic

-welcome from the locals.

-I took the wife back

-there this summer.

-It was a fantastic summer for us.

-Wales have left a lot behind

-them in that area of France.

-I think they picked up a

-bit of our style.

-The Welsh Women continued their

-recent success this lunchtime.

-They beat Finland by a single goal

-scored by Kayleigh Green.

-These are warm-up games for the

-continuing World Cup qualifying.

-That's all for now.

-We'll be back in two with Wales

-C picks, Pendro and Penydarren.

-Subtitles

-Subtitles

-Welcome back to Mwy o Sgorio.

-You are old friends.

-Here's footage of you back in 1986.

-Why did you both end up in Watford?

-It was great to have a Welsh

-speaker there already.

-There was a scout who got

-us both over there.

-His parents were offered 4000 for

-him to go to Manchester United.

-They turned it down and allowed him

-to do what he wanted to do.

-It was great to have him in

-the same second-team...

-..and then the same first team.

-Norwich City was the one

-where you settled down.

-And Malcs turned up there too!

-It's a great club.

-I wanted to help them back

-into the premiership.

-We managed to win the Championship

-in my final season and I left.

-He scored 239 goals in his career.

-Ian Rush is the only Welsh man...

-..with more goals

-in the English leagues.

-Only five players overall

-have scored more than 200.

-Time now for Pendro.

-The women are having a go tonight.

-Bethel Ladies FC's Pendro Challenge.

-Great shot.

-Terrible!

-That was hopeless.

-There's no other word for it.

-What a terrible kick.

-Nain could've saved that one.

-These are hopeless.

-That's still on its way to Ireland.

-Look at that one. That was special.

-That's on its way to Snowdon.

-Here is the current Pendro table.

-The girls are near the bottom.

-The Wales C Squad was announced

-earlier for a big game with England.

-Mark Jones and our very own

-Owain Tudur Jones are in charge.

-Here's what they had to say.

-90% of their team

-will be full-time professionals.

-Most probably 90%

-of our team will be part-time.

-We're representing a league

-that's on the up.

-It's Wales against England. We're

-looking forward to the contest.

-We're happy with who

-we were able to select.

-We have a team in mind,

-11 players to start against England.

-It's up to the squad players

-to work their way into our plans.

-Here is the squad.

-The Welsh squad has been chosen

-from the Welsh Premier League.

-The English will select from

-the Conference teams downwards.

-Barry have the most players.

-That game will be live

-on our Twitter Feed.

-Malcs, you've selected

-your starting eleven.

-I think this is

-quite an exciting team.

-We have some very good defenders

-in the Welsh Premier League.

-Danny Gosset is excellent

-in the holding role.

-He will release

-Chris Venables and Aeron Edwards.

-John Owen might be the

-debatable selection.

-I think he's a good player who runs

-good angles and is very powerful.

-He also has plenty of pace.

-Nathan Craig from Caernarfon

-is one player...

-..who could have challenged Danny

-Gosset in that holding position.

-It would be a big evening for

-them representing Wales.

-Putting that red shirt on

-is always special.

-Next we turn our attention to the

-quarter-finals of the Welsh Cup.

-Bangor are taking on Penydarren

-who play in the Welsh fifth tier.

-They only entered the competition

-for the first time this season.

-Well, I think it was 1985.

-There was a definite need

-in the town.

-There was nothing for the

-local children to get involved with.

-We used the church hall.

-That was the venue

-for the evenings...

-..playing table tennis,

-darts and that sort of thing.

-Then football on the weekends

-and it grew from there.

-I first started with the club

-at seven, eight years of age.

-Playing, and continued playing

-until senior football.

-Now involved with the coaching,

-via me and Andrew's children.

-My three boys and his son

-all play football for the club.

-I remember coming here at the age

-of 10, my father brought me along.

-When my son was three, four...

-..he was kicking the ball

-on the side of the pitch.

-They all keep coming back.

-You can't get rid of them.

-You think you've done your job

-when they grow up and get married.

-You lose them for a few years and

-they're back with their children.

-It's really built the community.

-Even though we're a football club...

-..it's more important

-to develop the children.

-If we can help the children

-develop skills...

-..the importance

-of healthy living and fitness...

-..and looking ahead to the future,

-that's what we really want to do.

-There's a lot of bad press about

-Merthyr but a lot of positives too.

-They're attacking again.

-Colvin-Owens. He's scored again!

-They're in the lead. They're heading

-to the quarter-finals. What a story.

-I've seen things happening this year

-that I never thought I'd ever see.

-For every team they play and you

-think this is the end of the road...

-..they've been the better side

-in every game.

-They're moving up

-two divisions higher.

-And I wouldn't write off Bangor.

-We entered the Welsh Cup to

-pit ourselves against Welsh teams...

-..to see what standard we were.

-Welsh league is more important

-but when you get to this stage...

-..you want to win it.

-We watched TNS and Bangor

-to see what we're up against.

-No disrespect to the other sides

-we play, this is the elite level.

-Everyone's talking

-about the fairy-tale ending.

-If we get a result against Bangor,

-we'll re-write the Mabinogion!

-It's as important

-as that to us in Wales.

-The club is incredible,

-the town is buzzing.

-I remember the old referee,

-Howard King...

-..I used to say to Howard

-when I first did the ground...

-.."I'll make sure the width is right

-in case we draw Real Madrid."

-He laughed! He's not laughing now.

-They certainly are

-a set of characters.

-Could they do the unthinkable?

-They have a better chance

-of playing Real Madras.

-They have done very, very well.

-This is their big final.

-They haven't lost a game

-yet this season.

-They have a good habit of

-winning games this season.

-They have put Penydarren on the map.

-Swansea City are into

-the last eight of the FA Cup.

-They play West Ham in the

-league on the weekend.

-Carlos Carvalhal has been a mighty

-breath of fresh air down there.

-He's a miracle-worker.

-I thought they were goners.

-He has put a smile

-back on the faces of the fans.

-They've won their last

-six games at the Liberty Stadium.

-They have two huge games coming up

-against West Ham and Huddersfield.

-They need four points

-from those two games.

-Will Swansea stay up and are

-Cardiff City going to join them?

-They have momentum and Neil Warnock.

-He's looking for his 8th promotion.

-They are only six points

-behind Wolves now.

-You a lot of both of them.

-This will be an another

-amazing finish to the season.

-Cardiff City aren't at their best

-but they are still winning.

-They aren't conceding any goals.

-I think Swansea will survive.

-It's great to have the old

-mates back together.

-Don't forget, Bangor

-versus Penydarren is live on S4C.

-Weather permitting, we're on air

-at 2.30pm on Sunday for that game.

-We leave you with shots of Bangor

-doing what they like most...

-..lifting trophies.