Re: new manager
Posted by:
deKorator (IP Logged)
Date: 22 May, 2007 07:33
"The League's highest ever goalscorer, Marc Lloyd Williams is set to be named as the new Manager of Connah's Quay Nomads. It is understood that 'Jiws' was offered the role today, which will be his first Managerial job after an illustrious playing career in the League. The hotshot, who was released by Bangor City last month, just before Steve Bleasdale also left Farrar Road, was looking for a club to remain in the Principality Welsh Premier and this provides a tremendous opportunity for the ex-Golden Boot winner to adopt a Player/Manager role.
The Nomads hot-seat became vacant when the long-serving Neville Powell left the Deesiders to ironically go in the other direction to Farrar Road. Alun Morgan, who was Powell's Assistant last year at the Nomads was then offered the vacant position but he opted to follow Powell to become his Number 2 at the Citizens. The club then issued a statement to say that they would fill the position as early as possible to provide security to their players and they appear to have been true to their word.
Jiws struck his 250th League goal this season after re-joining Bangor following a successful spell with TNS, winning the Welsh Premier twice and winning the Golden Boot in the Double winning 2004/05 season with 34 goals.
Marc's other Welsh Premier clubs include Porthmadog and Aberystwyth. He left Bangor to try his luck in the Football League with Stockport County and also played for Halifax and York City. He returned to Farrar Road and broke the league goal-scoring record with 47 in 2001/2 and would have won the European Golden Boot award had Wales enjoyed a higher UEFA coefficient.
A Wales 'B' and semi-professional international, Jiws became the first to score 200 Welsh Premier goals at Caernarfon in January 2005, also breaking the TNS club scoring record. He is currently undertaking his 'A' coaching Licence and his appointment at the Nomads is a tremendous opportunity for him and will be welcomed by Nomads fans."
Good luck to Jiws and Nomads