CLUB STATEMENT: RELEGATION FROM THE JD CYMRU PREMIER
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- Mar 22
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A statement from Aberystwyth Town Football Club's Board of Directors:
Sadly, after 33 years of continuous membership, our Men's First Team have been relegated from the First Tier of Welsh Football.
As Club Directors, we recognise the devastation this will cause our loyal supporters and we would like to reassure our followers that we share your devastation.
We are enormously grateful to our supporters who have stuck with us throughout this most difficult season, ensuring an average Cymru Premier crowd of 365 — despite the disappointing campaign.
Our amazing following at the Nathaniel MG Cup Final gave a glimpse of the potential of our Football Club. We remain wholly committed to the development of the Club — both on and off the pitch — and are hugely excited by the opportunities of the upcoming years.
We would like to reassure supporters that we are already planning for a successful campaign next season in Tier 2, and will do everything in our power to ensure the Black and Greens return to the Cymru Premier at the earliest opportunity.
Fe godwn ni eto! / We'll be back!
It's been on the cards for several years ever since the likes of Harry Franklin and Lee Jenkins left, and the directors have done nothing to stop the rot. The warning signs were all there for everyone to see at the start of the season when Taff Williams announced that he had signed the ten players that he most wanted - ten of those who had let the club down the previous season. Taff's desperate plea on live television at the end of last season "anyone who wants a trial, please come down" shows just how bad the situation really was The Welsh Cup game against Rhydaman shows that the current team can't hold its own against Second-tier opposition so unless…