WHO’S WHO Honorary Patrons Lord Barry Jones, Roger Speed
Life Presidents Richard Jones, Bill Dudley
Vice Chairman John Gray
Secretary
BELLE VUE STADIUM Grange Road Rhyl Denbighshire LL18 4BY Ground Capacity 3000
Trevor Green
First Team Manager Andy Morrison
Assistant Manager Jay Catton
Club Doctor Brian Johnson
Club Consultant Chartered Physio Ashley James
Goalkeeping Coach Neil Ebbrell
Head of Logistics Mal Latter
Emergency Aid Officer
Colin McGivern (Events Medical Team)
Sports Therapist Gemma Bamford
Media Officer Nik Mesney Supporters Liaison Officer Will Catterall
MATCHDAY PARKING Players, playing staff, matchday staff and fans are allowed to park on the Belle Vue Stadium grounds where designated parking spaces are outlined. Please note that vehicles parked in non-allocated parking spaces may be subject to a fine or clamping.
EVACUATION PROCEDURE In the event of an emergency requiring the evacuation of the whole or part of the stadium, spectators are requested to leave the stadium by the identified exits. These will be identified in the evacuation announcement. Stewards will assist the evacuation.
Hospitality Roma Gray
CLUB HONOURS WPL Europa League Play-Off Winners 2016 League of Wales League Cup 1996 Welsh Intermediate Cup 1981 Welsh Amateur Cup 1953 North Wales Coast FA Cup 1994 North Wales Intermediate Cup 1981 North Wales Amateur Cup 1952, 1953, 1955 Welsh Youth Cup 1948 North Wales Coast FA Youth Cup 1986, 2009 Cookson Cup 1988 Barritt Cup 1995 Clwyd League 1980, 1981
GROUND SAFETY In the interest of safety, spectators are asked to co-operate with the Club Stewards in keeping all gangways and emergency exits clear. Spectators are reminded that they must observe all ground regulations. Persistently ignoring these regulations may lead to possible further action by the club, including, but not limited to, the withdrawal of any ticket (without reimbursement) and other benefits.
P.A. SYSTEM (Ground Safety Announcements) All ground safety announcements will be made on the public address system. Spectators are asked to listen carefully to those announcements and follow any instructions given.
EDITOR’S WELCOME Welcome to Belle Vue Stadium for an historic day in The Nomads’ club history. Today we take our first footsteps in european competition as we welcome our friends from Stabæk. I was lucky enough to meet their Managing Director and Sporting Director at UEFA Headquarters earlier in the month and I look forward to meeting them again today along with the rest of their club’s representatives. Back in November, I would have never thought we would have been in with a chance of even reaching Europe, let alone heading to Norway next week having first hosted our opponents today. Andy has done a fantastic job and it was a pleasure to spend a few days with him in Geneva recently. Today we welcome a number of new faces for their first competitive games at The Nomads and I look forward to where this season can take us. In regards to today’s programme, we have given it a slight “souvenir” feel with a nice front and back cover along with our usual great content from Will Catterall, Trevor Green and Dave Rapson along with match reports from our preseason friendlies at Llandudno and Cliftonville. I’m excited to see where today’s game takes us as well as the rest of this season, so come on The Nomads! Nik
Editor and Designer Nik Mesney Contributors Andy Morrison Jay Catton Will Catterall Trevor Green Nik Mesney Mark Rowlands Gary Dewhurst David Rapson
Clwyd League Challenge Cup 1981 President’s Cup 1981 Huws Gray Alliance League 2011, 2012 Welsh Premier League U19 2013 U19 National College Champions 2015, 2016
The Nomads vs Stabæk Fotball
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