Hey folks! New Saturday, new episode. Settle in.

We begin the episode with our match against Wolverhampton

Game 12

Colwyn Bay 4 – Wolves 1

After a shaky start which saw us draw at halftime, we released the hounds on the second half and we absolutely ran the show. Great win

League Cup 2^nd Round Leg 2

Chesterfield 0 – Colwyn Bay 1

Dominance was pretty much on the home team side but we made the first impression after Wright scored from a corner kick. Unfortunately, seven minutes later he picked up an injury and I brought in Van Der Hauwe. From then on, we basically retreated with a brief momentum towards the end of the game where we recaptured our essence and we attempted to net another goal to secure the result. Didn’t happen but anyway picked up the win and we’re through to the next round.

Let’s see about Mark then..

No big worries.

Game 13

Reading 2 – Colwyn Bay 2

Lineup changes:

Marc Williams for Mark Wright

Gritty affair against the third placed team in the standings. We managed to get ahold of the match in the second half but unfortunately we messed it up towards the end and Maguire tripped Ardley in the box which of course resulted in a penalty. Reading tied it up and we picked up a point instead of three. Bittersweet feelings.

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Oh snap. Well, we’ll have a few players ready

Game 14

Manchester City 1 – Colwyn Bay 1

Lots of changes due to International U-21 call-ups

Lineup changes:

Riccardo Gabbiadini for Andy Legg
Marcus Browning for Barry O’Leary
Eric Young for Gavin Maguire
Russell Coughlin for Jason Goss
Mark Cross for Aled Griffiths

Due to not having a natural right back available, I chose to improvise something like this:

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Well, it’s a point after all so I’m not terribly bothered by the result. Fairly even game for both of the teams.

More injuries.. SMH

Game 15

Colwyn Bay 1 – Port Vale 0

A bit of a meek display in front of our opposition who goes last in Division 1. The lone goal was converted by our friend who was making his return to the starting 11, Chris Pike. That was just enough to clinch us the 3 points

Game 16

Plymouth Argyle 1 – Colwyn Bay 2

We dominated the first half hour thanks to Nathan Wigg. In the second half the home team came back alive and started to pound at our doorstep, eventually finding the draw. But just as play resumed, long pass from Wigg to Griffiths and he scores!!!!!!. Home supporters were left stunned and in desbelief. It was just a matter of hanging on to the narrow score and it’s 3 more in the bag

Game 17

WBA 0 – Colwyn Bay 2

Lineup changes:

Damien Felgate for Chris Pike

A great start to this match. Wigg to Pike and we found ourselves in advantage barely a minute into the game. That wasn’t all though. Still in the first half, a left hand side cross from Mark Cross (LOL) finds Pike open and he beats Miller. 2-0 and all the second half yet to go. We kept the foot on the throttle with WBA shyly emerging and attempting to reach our goal to no avail. It’s OUR victory.

Game 18

Colwyn Bay 1 – Coventry City  0

Toughest match of the fixture, against the leaders of the division who have only lost 2 matches so far.

Under the roar of almost 15.000 fans who went to The Drill Field, we took a massive win against Coventry City. Our lads weren’t in the mood of hiding and displayed pieces of very good football in the first half when Pike scored. In the second, Coventry pushed back in order to at least take a point from our humble stadium but they failed to deliver (and also Brian Thomas had a great night). 1-0. Well done!

Before finishing the episode, let’s take a look at the standings:

Looking pretty good! From playoff contention to 2^nd place and 5 points clear of the 3^rd placed team. If we keep the rhythm we can get a direct promotion this year. Fingers crossed!

That’s it for this update, folks

Join me again the following week for episode number four of this series. Cheers 🙂