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Barry await further developments as owner Lovering turns down offer to buy struggling Jenner Park outfit.


A FORMAL offer has been made to buy Barry Town FC, thought to be at the asking price of pounds 195,000, but owner Stuart Lovering has turned it down.

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 Aberaman Athletic sponsor and manager Dai Morgan made the offer to buy Barry Town, although the deal meant payments would be spread over a number of years.

Morgan is one of two Welsh businessmen interested in buying Barry Town and the club remains up for sale.

There could well be developments over the next couple of weeks.

Manager Gavin Chesterfield is disappointed with his team's start to the new MacWhirter Welsh League season. They have won one, drawn two and lost one so far and are at home to Taffs Well at Jenner Park Jenner Park was the home to Welsh football club Barry Town until they were forced out of the ground, but it is still in use as it provides a full sized football pitch and atheltics track on the outside, whilst 'breakaway' club Barry FC plays several home matches at the venue.  today.

Former Cardiff City defender Damon Searle Damon Searle (born October 26, 1971) is a Welsh footballer. He currently plays for Newport County in the English Conference South. He is a left-sided defender and midfielder who signed for Newport County on May 21, 2006 for an undisclosed fee.  has moved on, making the switch from Barry to Welsh Premier League club Haverfordwest County.

Barry have also been rocked by injuries to central defenders Kurt Bettles, who suffered a broken arm, and Kirk Huggins, ruled out by a hamstring injury hamstring injury Sports medicine A muscle injury of biceps femoris, seen in sprinters and runners, when a contracted muscle meets a lengthening force, overpowering intrinsic muscle resiliency Management RICE, NSAIDs, gradual ↑ of pain-free activity–eg, .

Centre-forward Zak Misbah is back with Barry, though, and that's a big lift for the Jenner Park club. FORMER Cardiff City winger Jonathan Brown is now playing for Welsh League outfit Bryntirion Athletic.

Teenager Brown, a first year senior professional with the Bluebirds before he was released last summer, had a spell on loan with Conference club Wrexham and has now returned home Bridgend.

Bryntirion Athletic have made a solid start to the new season with seven points from three Division One matches.

Brown made his debut in their latest clash, a 2-1 win against Afan Lido thanks to goals from Adam Carpenter and Anthony Rawlings.

Former Archbishop McGrath School pupil Brown signed for Cardiff City after Liverpool watched the South Wales schoolboy - and tipped off the Bluebirds!

He appeared for Bridgend Town as a schoolboy, while he played rugby union and was Welsh schools 100 metres champion in the 12-14 year age group with a time of 11.3 seconds in championships at Cardiff Athletic Stadium. BRIDGEND footballer John-Paul Budd has signed for Hereford United.

Budd, aged 16, will play for Hereford's youth team and continue his education as he takes up a two-year course in Sports Science.

PHIL Pritchard is the new Football Association of Wales President, while MacWhirter Welsh League secretary Ken Tucker is a Vice-President.

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 are: President - Philip Pritchard; Vice-Presidents - Trefor Lloyd Hughes & Ken Tucker; Treasurer - David Griffiths.

Peter Rees was elected life Vice-President and Terry Harris a life Councillor.
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Publication:South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
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Date:Aug 29, 2009
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