The draws have been announced for both the Aspidistra Radnorshire Cup and the Mid Wales League (South) and Presteigne St Andrews FC’s players and management could be forgiven for thinking someone up there doesn’t like us very much.
The Radnorshire Cup tie will see us head to Cymru Alliance club Llanidloes Town for a first-round tie – so, a nice easy game there, then!
To compound our problems with this one, this game has been arranged for a Tuesday night (23 September) and, while it will no doubt kick off at 7.30pm, there is always the chance some players might struggle to get there after work.
The Reserves have fared little better in terms of the draw for the Pip Samuels (Electrical) Mid Wales League (South) Cup as they, too, will be off to Llanidloes.
They will head to Llanidloes Reserves for a first-round tie that is scheduled to be played on Saturday, 11 October.
Llanidloes Reserves looked odds-on to win the Mid Wales League (South) last season only to surprisingly lose their final match of the season at home to Radnor Valley.
This allowed Rhayader Town Reserves to take the title by winning their matches in hand while Llani could only watch from the sidelines.
So, two tough draws in these cups but then, as someone once said, ‘To be the best, you have to beat the best’.
The draws in full::
Aspidistra Radnorshire Challenge Cup – round one:
Hay St Marys v Rhosgoch
Knighton Town v Sennybridge
Llanidloes Town v Presteigne
Newbridge v Carno
Penybont v Radnor Valley
St Harmon v Llandrindod Wells
Talgarth Town v Builth Wells
Bye – Rhayader Town
Conference Date for the first Round is Sunday September 28.
The Llanidloes Town v Presteigne and Hay St Marys v Rhosgoch ties will be played on Tuesday, 23 September.
Pip Samuel (Electrical) Mid Wales (South) Cuop – round one:
Hay St Marys Res v Brecon Northcote
Knighton Town Res v Sennybridge
Llanidloes Town Res v Presteigne Res
Rhayader Town Res v Radnor Valley
St Harmon v Newcastle
Talgarth Town Res v Llandrindod Wells Res
Byes: Builth Wells Res and Carno Res
Conference Date for the first Round is Saturday October 11 and ties will be played on that date wherever possible.