Aberystwyth Town - European Giant

January Transfer Window

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Ins

Martin ap Dafydd - A decent Welsh attacking midfielder signed from Championship side Liverpool for £6,000,000. Signed mainly for the fact he is one of, if not the best, Welsh player currently in the game and will provide real competition for places on both center midfield and attacking midfield. Will play a key role in the Wales team when I get the job (next time it becomes available hopefully)

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Outs

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These 3 sales brought in a combined £12,000,000 in transfer fees and saves the club around £60,000 a week on wages. Owain Humpreys was always a bit part player and after spending over 10 years at club I decided he deserved a chance to go to a club where he would be first choice. Still, another example of our academy producing decent players and hopefully he will be in my first Wales squad when I get the job! Javi Torres is a club legend but was pushed out of the first team squad so I allowed him to move back to South America. Helder was the biggest sale at £10,000,000, although he always performed when he played I didn't feel the need for 4 strikers in the first team squad when both of my new tactics only play one up front. Hopefully he wont come back to haunt me in the CL!


Welsh Premier League Transfers

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Nothing major in terms of the other teams really...



World Cup Group C

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We've been drawn against England, Serbia and Nigeria, which I would argue is a pretty hard draw! Also managed both Serbia and Nigeria which makes it even more interesting, even if my tenure in charge of Nigeria only lasted 3 days before I resigned :P How do you think we will get on in the group stage?


Next update will be our 1st Knockout Round Champions League tie against CSKA Moscow, I'm expecting us to secure a place in the Quarters!​
 
Think your'll struggle in that group with England and Serbia proving a stern test, need points off them.
 
Sam91 said:
Think your'll struggle in that group with England and Serbia proving a stern test, need points off them.
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Yeah I agree mate, every team can take points off each other! The world rankings of the teams in our group are Nigeria (4th), England (6th), South Korea (20th) and Serbia (21st), I have no idea how the seedings of the draw worked! haha
 
Champions League 1st Knockout Round


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1st Leg - CSKA Moscow 2 - 3 Aberystwyth Town

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This game was a little bit of a roller coaster! We went 1-0 up early on, however by the 53rd minute found ourselves 2-1 down. Luckily, the lads managed to rally and we find ourselves heading back to Wales with a 3-2 lead, and 3 important away goals!

Man of the Match - Yacine Olle-Nicolle (8.2 Match Rating)

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2nd Leg - Aberystwyth Town 1 - 0 CSKA Moscow

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Nice and safely through to the quarter finals! Being in the dominant position from the 1st leg I decided to opt for my more defensive formation and try to catch CSKA on the counter attack. It worked I suppose as they never really tested us and we ran out 4-2 winners on aggregate...

Man of the Match - Vitaly Vanyushin (7.9 Match Rating)

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TNS in Europa League

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1st Knockout Round 1st Leg - Bordeaux 1 - 2 TNS
1st Knockout Round 2nd Leg - TNS 3 - 3 Bordeaux

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2nd Knockout Round 1st Leg - SC Braga 1 - 0 TNS
2nd Knockout Round 2nd Leg - TNS 0 - 2 SC Braga

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Another great performance from TNS in Europe this year but they will need to get their act together in the league or they may not even qualify for Europe next year!


Champions League Quarter Final Draw

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Aberystwyth Town

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Not the worst draw available and not the best. If we play to the top of our abilities I think we can make it past them. The winners of this tie will play the winners of the AC Milan vs Tottenham quarter final...


Next update will be the Champions League Quarter Final against Juve!

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Champions League Quarter Final


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1st Leg - Aberystwyth Town 4 - 2 Juventus FC

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Great result from the 1st leg puts us in a good position heading to Turin for the 2nd leg! I was chuffed to get the 4th goal on the 88th minute as I knew it could turn out to be important with Juve getting 2 away goals, and that is how it turned out...

Man of the Match - Kieran Pringle (2 Goals, 8.6 Match Rating)

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2nd Leg - Juventus FC 2 - 1 Aberystwyth Town

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We got beat but I don't care, we're back into the Champions League Semi Final! I was a bit nervous when they got the early goal but once we got one back I had a feeling we would go through. Paul Araujo picked up his third yellow of the tournament and will miss the third leg of the semi final which is a big disappointment, we also have 2 or 3 of our better players 1 yellow away from a suspension which is worrying! AC Milan beat Tottenham 6-2 on aggregate so we will meet them in the Semis...

Man of the Match - Neven Peric (1 Goal, 8.3 Match Rating)

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Next update will be our Champions League Semi Final against AC Milan, can we book our place in the final in Greece???



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Champions League Semi Final


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1st Leg - AC Milan 0 - 1 Aberystwyth Town

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Great result! Kieran Pringle pounced on a mistake in the AC Milan back line to put us up 1-0 after just 5 minutes and from then on we have our long serving keeper Alan Gannon to thank for keeping Milan at bay. He made 3 or 4 great saves from close range and this allowed us to take a lead back to Wales. The bad news is our key man Paul Godoy picked up a yellow and is suspended for the second leg, whilst Kazimir Cigrovski (Wonderkid Right back) got a knock and will also miss the 2nd leg...

Man of the Match - Joakim Frojd (8.7 Rating)

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2nd Leg - Aberystwyth Town 3 - 2 AC Milan

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We're on our way to the Champions League Final for a 3rd time! I was worried at half time as they had leveled the tie at 1-1 on aggregate and I knew if they were to get another goal it would leave us with a mountain to climb. So, I decided to sacrifice a midfielder and chuck Roy Watson on up front with Kieran Pringle and it had a devastating effect. Watson quickly bagged himself a brace which put us in a commanding position and although Milan gave us a scare by pulling one back with 10 minutes to go, we were able to hold out for the win with Pringle securing a 3-2 victory on the night with a 92nd minute goal! Arsenal beat Manchester United in the other Semi Final to set up an all British final in Greece...

Man of the Match - Thomas Msafariri (8.8 Match Rating)

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Next update will be our third Champions League Final, can we keep our 100% record in the final of the tournament or will we suffer the heartbreak of a Champions League Final loss?...




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Champions League Final 2034


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Aberystwyth Town

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Arsenal FC


Pre-Match

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Runs to the Final

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We have tasted defeat twice less on the way to the final, and for that reason I think we will be the deserving winners if we win!


Preview + Line Ups

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Both teams are at pretty much full strength, however Dom Hignett is under a course of injections to be able to play! Hope my national team star Kim Woong-Ki has an off day, as he has the potential to destroy any team!


The Match

5 - Goal - 1-0 to the Arsenal as Swedish striker Abbas drives a low shot into the bottom corner past Alan Gannon. A disastrous start for the Welsh side...

21 - Goal - Arsenal catch Aberystwyth on the break and go 2-0 up thorugh Enevoldson! Long way back now...

77 - Goal - Arsenal tie up their victory with a third through John Hulse. Aberystwyth haven't even created a chance...

90 - Goal - Arsenal kick Aberystwyth while they are down and add a 4th goal to confirm their 3rd Champions League in 4 years!

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Post Match

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Disappointing final but I suppose reaching the final is still a very good achievement given the stature and finances of the league we play in...

Next Update will be an end of season review, before we head to America for the World Cup with South Korea!

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Aberystwyth Town
Season Review 2033-2034

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Welsh Premier League - Winners (31 Wins, 1 Draw)

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Welsh Cup - Winners

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Welsh Premier League Cup - Winners

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Champions League - Runners Up

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Club and Competition Rankings:

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Some more nice improvements here, especially the Welsh League's move up to 9th in the competition rankings, meaning it is now a 3 and a half star competition. Straight away this meant all of my players more than doubled in the values they had during the season, which has resulted in some massive offers for players during the summer which have all been rejected so far, including a £45,000,000 offer for Kieran Pringle from Manchester United...



Squad Stats:

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Best 11:

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Fans Player of the Year - Joakim Frojd:

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Top Goalscorer - Kieran Pringle:

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Other News:

1) Stadium to be expanded by 3000 odd seats, we will play at Park Avenue until January or February. We should be able to use the stadium for the knockout rounds of the Champions League which will be nice!
2) Training facilities are also being upgraded slightly, just to keep them up there with the best.
3) As previously mentioned, we have been getting quite a few bids for some our of quality youngsters which in a major league I may have considered accepting. However, I feel as though in this league I can only buy players with high potential so if I sell them now I will only be weakening my team massively for the next couple of years at least, which is not worth it in my opinion. I really want another Champions League trophy!



Next Update will be a World Cup Update with South Korea!
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World Cup 2034

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Group C

South Korea 1 - 0 Serbia

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Great start with a victory over the Serbians!

South Korea 3 - 2 Nigeria

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Another victory sees us qualify for the 2nd round after just two games, perfect! Kim-Woong Ki with a devastating hatrick.

South Korea 2 - 1 England

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Statement of intent, as we beat world giants England! Hopefully we will carry this into the second round where we will play Ecuador, who have 2 Aberystwyth players...

Final Standings:

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Second Round:

South Korea 3 - 2 Ecuador (AET)

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Phew, this game seemed destined for penalties before we snook an 118th minute winners. It was more than we deserved after twice taking the lead earlier in the game only to be pulled back. Portugal await in the quarters...


Quarter Final:

South Korea 1 - 1 Portugal (Portugal win 4-2 on penalties)

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Well, a good run for South Korea comes to an end in the quarter finals in the worst way possible, a penalty shoot out. Still, I can't be too disappointed and the FA were very happy with our performances thoughout the tournament. I will probably stay with Korea until the Asain Cup in January but if the Welsh job becomes available before that then I'll probably take it...


World Cup News]

1) Portugal go on to win the World Cup, beating Turkey in the final.

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2) Korean attacking midfielder Kim Woong-Ki wins player of the tournament.

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3) Aberystwyth Town left back Dom Hignett wins young player of the tournament.

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4) Aberystwyth Town Winger Paul Godoy manages to make it into the team of the tournament, which unlocked me an achievement on steam.

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Next update will be an Aberystwyth Town season 2034/2035 preview, including a lot of money going out of the club on incoming transfers and a lot coming in from outgoing transfers...



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Aberystwyth Town
Season 2034/2035 Preview

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Transfers

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Plenty on the ins and outs here, I will go into the important transfers in more detail down below...


Ins

Steve Bigot - A very nice young Belgian right back who will hopefully develop into a world class right back who will play back up to Cigrovski for many years to come and will be a ready made replacement for Cigrovski should we ever be forced to sell. Will spend at least 1 season in the under 19's , but more than likely two. £8,000,000 is hefty for his current ability but is more than fair considering his potential.

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Dominique Pierre - When I got the massive £33,000,000 pound bid for Hignett and knew I could get this lad for £13,000,000 it just made great financial sense to go ahead with both deals. He has plenty of potential to fill and will be just as good, if not better, than Hignett when he fulfills his potential.

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Anselmo Aguilar - Another player who will spend the season in the under 19's but I feel he also has the potential to be world class, I also wanted to reinvest some of the incoming money from transfers. I see his future in center midfield and he cost £11,500,000 from Real Madrid.

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Steve Young - Back up right back brought in on loan for the season, nothing much else to say about him really.

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Franco Guirado - An actual signing who goes straight into my 1st team :O I was quoted £38,000,000 for him at first but after some true Harry Redknapp style unsettling of him in the press he put in a transfer request and I got him for £20,000,000, whilst selling Polverino for £23,500,000 and I think Guirado is better. At 23 I still think he has scope for improvement as well. He will partner Frojd for the next couple of seasons and he seems the natural successor to Frojd in the long run!

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Outs

Glyndwyr Lewis - I feel like he needs more game time to be on fire for the Welsh national team and needed to create a space in the squad for Iwan Bell. Got £5,250,000 from Swansea for him, good deal for all parties involved.

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Dom Hignett - He's had a great couple of seasons at the club but I felt £33,500,000 was too much to turn down when I knew I could get Pierre for £13,000,000. Hope he doesn't come back to haunt me in the CL!

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Antonio Polverino - Sold him for £23.5 million whilst bringing in a better center half of a similar age for just £20 million, no brainer really! Also made a £15 million pound profit on him...

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Welsh Premier League Transfers

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Our deals are the only major ones although some teams picked up some decent free transfers...

Welsh Teams in Europe

Aberystwyth Town - Champions League Group G

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A decent group which has some challenging games, but I think I should be able to get through the group...

Llanelli AFC - Champions League Group C

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Ouch! A very tough group for Llanelli but the financial rewards from reaching the group stage will be great for them...

Other Welsh Teams

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4 teams go out in the Europa League playoff round! Disappointing but they all had hard games...



First Choice X11:

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Back Up X11:

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Next update will be a Champions League Group stage update for both us and Llanelli, how do you think we will both get on?

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Brilliant to see Llanelli joining you in European hunt. Have they made big strides like you? or is it a case of those teams always changing? Sounds very exciting i enjoy these updates
 
MrStu01 said:
Brilliant to see Llanelli joining you in European hunt. Have they made big strides like you? or is it a case of those teams always changing? Sounds very exciting i enjoy these updates
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They are improving to be fair, but I don't think they are at the stage yet where they will qualify most years. I'm hoping with the fact the league has jumped up to 3 and a half stars in competition rankings that other teams will start to attract better players.
 
Holy ****, the **** are Man United doing in the Europa League and who did the Welsh FA Annoy for their teams to get slaughtered. (Saints were the only meh team.)
 
Champions League Group G

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Match Day 1 - Aberystwyth Town 3 - 2 Inter Milan

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Great start to the group with a victory over our closest rivals, with Guirado bagging a brace on his CL debut. Only bad news is Paul Godoy is out for 6-7 weeks...

Man of the Match - Franco Guirado (2 Goals, 9.2 Match Rating)

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Match Day 2 - MSK Zilina 2 - 4 Aberystwyth Town

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Great first half, unacceptable second half! I expect more goals against them when we play them at home...

Man of the Match - Serge Fontaine (2 Goals, 9.0 Match Rating)

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Match Day 3 - Aberystwyth Town 5 - 1 Olympique Marseille

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A dominant victory over Marseille puts us in a very commanding position in the group, with Kieran Pringle proving why he is one of the best strikers in the world...

Man of the Match - Kieran Pringle (4 Goals, 9.8 Match Rating)

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Match Day 4 - Olympique Marseille 1 - 8 Aberystwyth Town

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Now this was a great result! To put 8 goals past Marseille in their own stadium is a great signal of intent for the rest of the tournament...

Man of the Match - Kieran Pringle (4 Goals, 9.8 Match Rating)

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Match Day 5 - Inter Milan 2 - 3 Aberystwyth Town

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Definitely thought we were going to lose our 100% start here after falling 2-1 behind in Milan, however Argentinian winger Vigna came of the bench to bag a brace and make it 5 wins from 5!

Man of the Match - Leandro Vigna (2 Goals, 8.5 Match Rating)

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Match Day 6 - Aberystwyth Town 8 - 0 MSK Zilina

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Second time in the group we have managed to put 8 goals past a team! Youth academy graduate Iwan Bell continued his amazing domestic form on his first European start and was awarded man of the match. Howard Newman also got his first European start and will be promoted to backup right winger in January as I plan on selling Koleno, even though Newman is probably not ready to be backup yet...

Man of the Match - Iwan Bell (3 Goals, 1 Assist, 9.7 Match Rating)

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Final Standings:

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6 wins out of 6 and a goal difference of +23 goes down as a very good effort in my opinion!



Llanelli AFC in Europe

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A decent showing considering the group they had, we're clinging onto our current position in the coefficient rankings as it stands...

​Next Update will either be the Asian Cup with South Korea or a January Transfer Window update...


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Other News:

1) Paul Godoy comes second in World Player of the Year...

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2) Paul Godoy named in World Team of the year whilst Kieran Pringle is amongst the substitutes...

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3) Mathieu Le Meur named European Golden Boy...

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4) Martin ap Dafyyd wins Welsh footballer of the year...

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5) Iwan Bell wins young Welsh player of the year...

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