Carmarthen to seek prisoner release
July 28, 2005
Welsh Cup winners Carmarthen Town will again seek the release of jailed football thug Craig Hughes today (Thursday) for this evening’s Uefa Cup first qualifying round second leg clash with FAI Carlsberg Cup holders Longford Town at Newtown AFC’s Latham Park ground.
Cardiff City fan Hughes is serving a three-year sentence for his part in football violence involving West Ham United supporters at Ninian Park in 2003.
Carmarthen failed in their initial attempt to have him handed a temporary release earlier this week, but they will make a last-ditch attempt again today.
The club’s manager Mark Jones said: “He is 99 per cent certain to be playing. He is a good player and with him in the side we’ve every chance of beating Longford.”
Longford manager Alan Matthews, on the other hand, feels that he will be unable to make an impression on the Town defence.
He said: “I think if he does get out and play, our skipper Barry Ferguson will be fairly quick about telling him he should have stayed where he was.
“I’m not sure how fit you could be after spending a lot of time in the nick. He could be doing plenty weights but he won’t have done much training.”
:eek: Seriously this man gets funnier and funnier what is he on!!!???
