We   are   delighted   to   announce   that   Ryan   Betteney has    joined    the    Club    as    the    new    manager    of    our men’s team ahead of the 2022/23 campaign. The   33   year   old   arrives   at   Aberaman   Park   after   a   short stint at FC Porthcawl last season. Prior   to   this,   Ryan   spent   two   seasons   at   AFC   Porth   in the    old    Welsh    League    Division    Two,    retaining    their Welsh   League   status   and   guiding   them   to   a   ninth   placed finish, after a couple of difficult seasons for the Club. Before    stepping    up    to    senior    football    he    spent    three years    at    Ton    Pentre    as    their    youth    team    manager culminating in the youth league title in 2018. Upon    confirming    the    new    Manager,    Secretary    David Sweet   said:   “We   approached   Ryan   to   take   over   in   the summer   of   2020   but   the   stars   didn’t   align   for   us   back then.      When   we   heard   he   might   be   available   again   we moved   quickly   to   bring   him   on   board.      We   are   all   looking forward   to   working   with   Ryan   to   get   the   Club   back   where we all believe it should be”. The   new   manager   was   as   equally   looking   forward   to   the task   ahead:   “It’s   an   honour   to   become   the   manager   of   a Club   with   the   history   and   stature   of Aberdare Town.     This is   a   great   opportunity,   but   as   I   am   sure   everyone   will   be aware,   there   is   a   lot   of   work   ahead   of   us.     After   speaking to   the   Committee   again   this   summer,   it   was   clear   there   is no   doubt   the   ambition   of   the   Club   and   we   can’t   wait   to get started on our pre-season arrangements”. Ryan   replaces   Paul   Searl   and   Dai   Thomas   who   took charge   for   the   last   10   league   games   of   the   season   and have    decided    to    step    away    from    senior    coaching    for personal   reasons.      Chairman   Garry   Williams   said:   “We would   like   to   thank   Paul   and   Dai   for   their   efforts   and commitment   in   what   was   a   difficult   season   for   us   as   and ensuring    we    continued    to    field    a    full    squad    with    the utmost    professionalism    in    how    they    conducted    things and    we    look    forward    to    seeing    both    of    them    around Aberaman Park in the season ahead”.

Published Friday 13th May 2022