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North Wales Live
a day ago
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- North Wales Live
Top North Wales football club braced for sweeping cuts after bombshell news
A Welsh Premier League football team is braced to make sweeping financial cuts to balance the books. Bala Town are currently looking for a new manager after the shock resignation of Colin Caton this week. In a club statement, the Lakesiders said the resignation followed a 'hugely difficult and challenging 12 months' which had left their long-serving manager 'facing an almost impossible task". Club secretary Ruth Crump told BBC Radio Cymru's Ar y Marc that Bala are now assessing all aspects of their expenditure amid ongoing financial turmoil at the Gwynedd outfit. This could result in cuts of up to 30% to ensure stability. She said: 'We're looking into everything at the club in terms of our spending, facilities, training, we're looking at cuts everywhere. We're looking at between 20% and 30% (in cuts).' Following the manager's departure on Tuesday, June 3, the club rapidly launched a hunt for his successor. Candidates are being sought with a 'proven experience as a football manager or head coach at a professional or semi-professional level'. In a statement, Bala Town said: 'The issues which we as a small club within the JD Cymru Premier League have been widely discussed but there has been no assistance or resolution regarding the concerns raised. 'The challenges have had a personal affect on many involved in our club but we remain resolute in our determination to continue our journey at the very highest level of domestic football in Wales.' Colin was the Cymru Premier's longest serving manager, having been in charge at Maes Tegid for 22 years and 880 games. The club said he had 'transformed us from a team languishing at a low level in Tier 3 to the very top of Welsh domestic football'. After achieving promotion in his first season to the Cymru Alliance, then to the Welsh Premier League, he'd kept them in the top-tier for 16 years – the second longest running team in the league. A highlight was an historic Welsh Senior Cup victory. The club said Colin has been an 'unbelievable servant' and he departs with their 'admiration, respect and gratitude'. Sign up for the North Wales Live newsletter sent twice daily to your inbox Its statement concluded: 'The club will now take the necessary steps to safeguard the future of football at Bala Town.' Deadline for managerial applications is midnight on Thursday, June 12.
Yahoo
a day ago
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- Yahoo
Bala Town facing cuts of 'up to 30%'
Bala Town are facing cuts of up to 30% following a "hugely difficult and challenging 12 months" for the club. Earlier this month, the Lakesiders announced Colin Caton, the Cymru Premier's longest serving manager, had resigned after 22 years and 880 games in charge at Maes Tegid. Advertisement "The club will be forever grateful to Colin for his outstanding service, his complete commitment to the position, his dedication, his enthusiasm, his determination, his professionalism and his outstanding achievements," Bala said in a statement. And club secretary Ruth Crump says Bala are assessing their expenditure in full amid a major financial struggle at the Gwynedd outfit. "We're looking into everything at the club in terms of our spending, facilities, training, we're looking at cuts everywhere," Crump told BBC Radio Cymru's Ar y Marc. "We're looking at between 20% and 30% (in cuts)." Advertisement Crump added: "The challenges that we as a small club face within the Cymru Premier have been discussed extensively, but no help or solutions have come to help alleviate those concerns. "The challenges have had a personal impact on a number of people involved with the club, but we are determined to continue our journey at the highest level of football in Wales." Caton guided Bala to a first ever Welsh Cup in 2017 and led the Lakesiders to Nathaniel MG Cup glory in 2023. Discussing Caton's exit, Crump added: "I've been in shock over these past few days, I wasn't expecting it at all. "I thought Colin was carrying on for at least another year. It's really sad and I've been very upset by it all."
BBC News
2 days ago
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- BBC News
Bala Town facing cuts of 'up to 30%'
Bala Town are facing cuts of up to 30% following a "hugely difficult and challenging 12 months" for the this month, the Lakesiders announced Colin Caton, the Cymru Premier's longest serving manager, had resigned after 22 years and 880 games in charge at Maes Tegid."The club will be forever grateful to Colin for his outstanding service, his complete commitment to the position, his dedication, his enthusiasm, his determination, his professionalism and his outstanding achievements," Bala said in a club secretary Ruth Crump says Bala are assessing their expenditure in full amid a major financial struggle at the Gwynedd outfit."We're looking into everything at the club in terms of our spending, facilities, training, we're looking at cuts everywhere," Crump told BBC Radio Cymru's Ar y Marc."We're looking at between 20% and 30% (in cuts)." Crump added: "The challenges that we as a small club face within the Cymru Premier have been discussed extensively, but no help or solutions have come to help alleviate those concerns."The challenges have had a personal impact on a number of people involved with the club, but we are determined to continue our journey at the highest level of football in Wales."Caton guided Bala to a first ever Welsh Cup in 2017 and led the Lakesiders to Nathaniel MG Cup glory in Caton's exit, Crump added: "I've been in shock over these past few days, I wasn't expecting it at all."I thought Colin was carrying on for at least another year. It's really sad and I've been very upset by it all."
North Wales Chronicle
6 days ago
- Sport
- North Wales Chronicle
Bala Town FC manager resigns after 22-year spell with club
Colin Caton's resignation came 'with deep regret', the club said in a statement this morning (June 3). Caton was described as 'an unbelievable servant' of the club, which he had been associated with since 2003. He was praised for having 'transformed us from a team languishing at a low level in Tier 3 to the very top of Welsh domestic football'. A club statement read: 'The club have had a hugely difficult and challenging 12 months, and the culmination of this has resulted in Colin facing an almost impossible task to continue in his position. 'The issues which we, as a small club within the JD Cymru Premier League, (face) have been widely discussed, but there has been no assistance or resolution regarding the concerns raised.' Last month, Bala Town made the 'difficult' decision to withdraw from the Football Association of Wales' (FAW) National Academi programme. The club said it is no longer able to sustain a full player development pathway into its first team as a result of new academy licensing changes. In March 2023, Bala Town was awarded a category C license under the leadership of then-head of academy, Carwyn Edwards. But the club said this decision led to the 'immediate withdrawal of all financial support from the FAW over the past two years'. Bala Town said it has since had to self-fund its academy's continued operation. 'The challenges have had a personal effect on many involved in our club, but we remain resolute in our determination to continue our journey at the very highest level of domestic football in Wales. 'He leaves after 880 matches at the helm and an encyclopaedia of achievements: promotion in his first season to the Cymru Alliance, then three NEWFA Challenge Cup and three Cymru Alliance League Cup wins, then promotion at last after five seasons into the Welsh Premier League in 2009, and then 16 years consecutively in the Cymru Premier. 'The club will be forever grateful to Colin for his outstanding service, his complete commitment to the position, his dedication, his enthusiasm, his determination, his professionalism and his outstanding achievements. 'His resignation will not affect the bond of friendship and family which he has with so many within the club. 'His resignation will never lessen the wonderful memories and his resignation will certainly never dim the admiration, the respect and the gratitude which Bala Town holds for Colin.' Bala Town added that it will now 'take the necessary steps to safeguard the future' of the club.
BBC News
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Long-serving Caton steps down as Bala manager
Bala Town boss Colin Caton, the Cymru Premier's longest serving manager, has stepped down after 22 years and 880 games in charge at Maes 54, was appointed manager in 2003 and oversaw the club's rise from the Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) to the Cymru Premier, where they have spent the last 16 former Rhyl and Colwyn Bay defender guided Bala to a first ever Welsh Cup in 2017, defeating the New Saints 2-1 in the final, as well as the Nathaniel MG Cup in Caton, Bala finished runners-up in the Cymru Premier on three occasions and qualified for European competition nine times, facing Standard Liege in 2020. Bala finished sixth last season but failed to qualify for next season's Europa Conference League after losing to Cardiff Met in the play-offs."The club will be forever grateful to Colin for his outstanding service, his complete commitment to the position, his dedication, his enthusiasm, his determination, his professionalism and his outstanding achievements," Bala said in a statement."His resignation will not affect the bond of friendship and family which he has with so many within the club."His resignation will never lessen the wonderful memories and his resignation will certainly never dim the admiration, the respect and the gratitude which Bala Town holds for Colin."
