Football: Cwmbran bid to go second in table

The Crows are flying high now thanks to three wins on the spin which have taken them into the league's top five - and a win tonight away to Port Talbot Town would see them jump into second place behind leaders Connah's Quay Nomads.

Former Cardiff City, Newport County and Tottenham Hotspur player Gibbins said: "We've got a nicely balanced side - we've got a bit of pace, a bit of skill and strength.

"But we just need to do it on a consistent basis, week in and week out. We just can't turn it on one week and not the next - consistency is the key.

"There is not a team in the League Of Wales this season that we should fear."

Gibbins is dead right. Coming second to Barry Town last season and starting this campaign well - five wins in seven games - is a great achievement bearing in mid that all Town's fixtures are away from home as Cwmbran Stadium is undergoing a £5 million redevelopment.

They have been in exile since February and have played home matches at Cardiff Athletic Stadium and Port Talbot's Victoria Road ground while now their temporary home is Merthyr Tydfil's Penydarren Park.

"None of the players have moaned about it at all," said Gibbins.

"It is not the best scenario, but to their credit they have just got on with the job."

Cwmbran have almost a full strength side for the visit to Port Talbot as centre-back Dean Philpott returns from suspension and striker Lee Brown returns to the squad after an ankle injury.

However, midfielder Nathan Wigg is still out with a thigh problem and is likely to miss the next couple of weeks.

Port Talbot have had a resurgence of form in recent weeks since the arrival of new manager Mark Jones, who has brought in many new players to bolster the squad. They go into tonight's game with two wins in a row.

Cwmbran Town (from) : P O'Hagan, R Carter, N Smothers, S Mainwaring, R David, P James, A Wright, A Moore, C Hughes, C Watkins, N Cotterrall, R Griffiths, M Pattimore, G Wager, S Wharton, L Brown, D Philpott