TRIO ON ALERT WITH A MARCH DATE ON TABLE
THE three West Wales clubs in JD Cymru South are on alert for a return to action.
Llanelli Town, Carmarthen Town and AFC Ammanford could all be back playing competitive football towards the end of March.
The teams playing in the JD Cymru North and South divisions have been given a proposed start date of March 20, with the season set to end on May
29. The Nathaniel MG Cup ties will also be fitted into the same threemonth period.
A statement issued by the Football Association of Wales read: “The JD Cymru Leagues and the Orchard Welsh Premier Women’s League will return when the country either returns to Alert Level 3 in accordance with the Welsh Government Covid-19 Control Plan or when the ‘Elite Status’ as defined by Sport Wales is redesignated to that competition, whichever is the sooner.”
Should coronavirus cases in Wales continue falling, it is hoped the JD Cymru Premier will restart on March
5. The JD Welsh Cup will be restricted to the 44 teams playing in Tiers 1 and 2 and will be played between April 20 and June 5.
The Welsh Premier Women’s League Cup will be played between March 23 and May 23.
It had been hoped that Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford could have started their league seasons back in December.
Llanelli and Ammanford both played Nathaniel Cup ties, but their league campaigns were halted just before they were due to start because of a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases.
It remains to be seen how the fixtures pan out, though it seems highly unlikely matches will be played home and away.
All three Carmarthenshire clubs will have reshaped squads.
Llanelli, now under the stewardship of former boss Any Legg, have re-signed former striker Jordan Follows, while ex-Ipswich Town academy product Lewis Reed is another to have switched to Stebonheath.
Carmarthen have brought in the likes of Matthew Delaney and Cameron Berry as they begin the process of regaining their place in the JD Cymru Premier.
But it is Ammanford who have made the headline signing of the winter. They have captured Swansea City legend Leon Britton. He will join up with former Liberty team-mates Lee Trundle and Andy Robinson.