Football: Bay need Pope to answer prayers; UNIBOND LEAGUE.Byline: By MIKE McEVOY NEW signing Steve Pope is set to make his debut today for a Colwyn Bay Colwyn Bay (kôl`wĭn), Welsh Bae Colwyn, town (1991 pop. 27,002), Conwy, N Wales. It is a popular seaside resort. Colwyn Bay has an amusement park, several theaters, a zoo, a botanic garden, and the Pwllychrochan Woods. side struggling with injuries ahead of their Unibond Division One South clash with bottom of the table Brigg Town (3pm). Defender Pope, 31, joins the Seagulls from Kidsgrove Athletic, having also been a former captain of Telford United and an ex-Crewe, Kidderminster and Evesham United player. He is in the squad for this afternoon's tussle at Llanelian Road Llanelian Road is a multi-use stadium in Colwyn Bay, Wales. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Colwyn Bay F.C.. The stadium holds 2,500 people and was built in 1984 after the club moved from their former home in Eirias Park. , but the Bay will be without injured top scorer Neil Black Neil Black is an internationally known oboist and a professor at London's Guildhall School of Music & Drama. Starting on the oboe at age 11, Black did not initially consider music as a career. He attended Oxford University and earned a degree in History. (broken hand) and Paul Williams Paul Williams is the name of several musicians:
Rock-bottom Brigg have won just one game all season and Colwyn manager Gary Finley stressed the need for three points to improve his side's league position. "If you're going to do anything at this level you've got to beat the teams near the bottom," he said "But there are no gimmes in football; we won't be taking anything for granted, but if we play as well as we can there's no reason why we can't get a positive result." Finley has worse headaches ahead for Bay's glamour FA Trophy tie with Conference Premier side Burton Albion next Saturday. Player-coach Mark Quayle is suspended, while skipper James Olsen and strikers John Lawless and Anthony Murt could also be banned after accumulating five bookings. Their suspensions are expected to come in next week - although the club are still awaiting confirmation from the Welsh FA. Black is hoping to get permission to play against Burton, who face a testing FA Cup replay at League Two side Barnet four days earlier, with a light cast on his wrist and hand. CAPTION(S): Colwyn Bay signing Steve Pope |
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