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Trust no one by Chairman Mao

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I’m hoping this article will provide a cathartic release from the whole Farnborough debacle, from the home club’s pathetic response to the attacks (there were notable exceptions of course), the initial reaction by the media, the ineffectual investigation by the Hampshire Police and the realization that justice on this septic isle is out of the reach of the working classes. I also want to put the record straight for those if you who choose to read this. What really happened on December 4th 2021. The annual “Christmas Jumper” trip was one of the highlights for Martyrs fans in any season; a chance to be silly, wear daft festive fashions, meet exiled fans and lately raise money for local charities. Some of the toys donated by Merthyr fans at Harrow in 2020 In 2020 hundreds of Merthyr fans donated toys for the fans on the Christmas Jumper to take to Harrow Borough to distribute to children affected by the Grenfell Tower disaster. As usual the people of Merthyr Tydfil rose to the occasio
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The state we were in

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This is how a matchday at PP looked after the businessmen who owned our club ran it into the ground back 2008.
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Onward

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Another crisis at the park

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Crisis at the Park

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A century ago and we nearly made it “four times” by Marc ap Dafydd

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It’s the 30 th April 1924 and Merthyr Town are in the Welsh Cup Final for the first time.   A 2-1 semi-final victory at Penydarren Park in front of 10,000 fans over local rivals and fellow Football League members Aberdare Athletic means that the Red & Greens faced Wales’s oldest club and the Welsh Cup’s perennial winners Wrexham AFC in the Final tie to be played at Taff Vale Park near Pontypridd.   Taff Vale Park was the home of Pontypridd FC at that time and had hosted a previous Welsh Cup Final two years earlier when Cardiff City had hoisted the famous trophy after a 2-0 win over Ton Pentre. Pontypridd FC were members of the Southern League from 1911 until their demise in 1926 (their first game at Taff Vale Park had been for the visit of Queen’s Park Rangers). The venue though had been a multi-sports arena from the 1890s when it was built for Pontypridd RFC. Sports such as athletics, greyhound racing, speedway, cycling, rugby league, boxing contests and even baseball would
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Great Expectations by Guardy

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I’m probably being a bit harsh with the title, as at the beginning of the 2022/23 I would have taken a mid table spot. Unfortunately, due to this new manager in charge, a certain Mr Paul Michael, he has definitely changed supporters expectations, and not making the play offs seemed strangely disappointing. Something I don’t think any of us were thinking about in August 2022. I’ll let you into a little secret, after the year when the club mothballed due to the pandemic, I was thinking of jacking it in. The message came from nowhere, and as an owner, at the time I was really narked that no one had given me the chance to have a say, what is the point of being an owner? Looking back, it was obviously the right decision, at the time being stuck in, no pubs open and Pingus zoom quizzes had an adverse impact on my mental health, and looking forward to watching a bit of football was a light at the end of the tunnel. So, no football for a few months, well albeit there are some international gam
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Hooked by The Wandering Martyr

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The recent resurgence of the club has attracted over two hundred Under 16’s who attend on a regular basis and have become part of the massively important match-day atmosphere generated by the CTM stand.   An important part of our community engagement programme is to engage with grass-roots clubs and local schools, who benefit from complimentary match-day tickets. The look on the faces of the young children as they cautiously push their way through the turnstiles, many for the very first time, walk down the Lyn Jones Grandstand spectator tunnel and see the vastness of the stadium that brings joy and a wide smile to their face is just worth the time and effort to try to engage with our potential fans of tomorrow.   Most will have persuaded their parents to take them after proudly bringing the laminated complimentary ‘golden’ ticket home with them. They may have noticed the mention of the team we are playing and if they have nothing planned for the family that Saturday perhaps a p
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