Local experts tip TNS, Rhyl

12/08/2010 @ 02:41

As the season kicks off this weekend, the New Saints and Rhyl will reign victorious according to a panel of local football experts asembled by mywelshpool.

We asked seven local managers for their tips for success in this season's top three leagues with an almost unanimous decision for The New Saints to win the newly-created Super 12 and Rhyl to walk off with the Huws Gray Alliance. It was a mixed bag for the Spar One and Two divisions.

Waterloo Rovers manager Dave Proctor was the only one to disagree, he felt that Llanelli may well pip TNS to the top prize but agreed with the majority on Rhyl.

See how your picks compare to our experts’s views:

Chris Roberts (Dyffryn Banw player-manager)

Super 12 winner: The New Saints
Super 12 runner-up: Llanelli
Cymru Alliance winner: Rhyl
Cymru Alliance runner-up: Cefn Druids
Spar Mid Wales 1 winner: Berriew
Spar Mid Wales 2 winner: Montgomery

Steve Andrew (Llanfair player-comanager)

Super 12 winner: The New Saints
Super 12 runner-up: Llanelli
Cymru Alliance winner: Rhyl
Cymru Alliance runner-up: Caersws
Spar Mid Wales 1 winner: Llanidloes Town
Spar Mid Wales 2 winner: Llanfair United (I would have to say that!)

Clive McNamee (Montgomery Manager)

Super 12 Winner: The New Saints
Super 12 runner-up: Neath
Cymru Alliance Winners: Rhyl
Cymru Alliance runner-up: Llangefni (Guilsfield top six)
Spar Mid 1 Winners: Llanidloes (Berriew will go close if they sign a good keeper)

Spar Mid Wales 2 winner: Montgomery

Mike Barton (Guilsfield Manager)

Super 12 winner: The New Saints
Super 12 runner-up: Bangor City
Cymru Alliance winner: Rhyl
Cymru Alliance runner-up: Connah’s Quay
Spar Mid Wales 1 winner: Llanidloes Town/Penparcau – difficult to choose
Spar Mid Wales 2 winner: Not too sure of the sides so can’t commit!

Dave Proctor (Waterloo Rovers Manager)

Super 12 winner: Llanelli
Super 12 runner-up: The New Saints
Cymru Alliance winner: Rhyl
Cymru Alliance runner-up: Cefn Druids
Spar Mid Wales 1 winner: Bow Street
Spar Mid Wales 2 winner: A tough call but Montgomery will do well

Russell Cadwallader (Berriew Manager)

Super 12 winner: The New Saints
Super 12 runner-up: Neath
Cymru Alliance winner: Rhyl
Cymru Alliance runner-up: Cefn Druids
Spar Mid Wales 1 winner: Berriew with Bow Street second
Spar Mid Wales 2 winner: Llandrindod Wells

Graham Evans (Technogroup Welshpool)

Super 12 winner: The New Saints
Super 12 runner-up: Llanelli
Cymru Alliance winner: Rhyl
Cymru Alliance runner-up: Connah’s Quay
Spar Mid Wales 1 winner: Berriew
Spar Mid Wales 2 winner: Llandrindod or Montgomery

Nick Popyk (Four Crosses)

Super 12 winner: The New Saints
Super 12 runner-up: Neath
Cymru Alliance winner: Rhyl
Cymru Alliance runner-up: Tough call between Caersws, Cefn Druids, Connah’s Quay
Spar Mid Wales 1 winner: Llansantffraid Village
Spar Mid Wales 2 winner: Montgomery/Llandrindod Wells – tough to decide