Newtown character hailed in feisty derby victory
Newtown assistant boss Jason Brindley hailed the character of Newtown's players as they re-captured the bragging rights in their narrow and feisty League Cup win over Caersws.
The Robins, who are on a rotten run of league form and without a win in six, were looking for a response having been beaten by their near neighbours over the festive period.
In front of a crowd of more than 700 at Latham Park, the Robins were hit with a set back before the break as they were reduced to ten men when Steffan Jones was sent off for a second booking.
But Newtown rallied and in a tight game Tomos Jones found the net eleven minutes from time to make the difference, with Sws also having a man sent off in injury time.
Brindley hailed Newtown's response - as they look to turn the tide of their form.
He said: "There were a lot of good things to come out of the game, it was a tough one.
"We have challenged the lads in recent weeks to show resilience, show character when it is going a bit tough.
"You have to have a bit of personality, individually and collectively, and as a team we did get that
"There were a few interesting decisions in the game, but we showed great resilience to get the victory.
"Going down to ten was frustrating but I want to focus on us because we earned that result, defended when we had to and had an out ball, I thought Tom Jones was fantastic and are most dangerous player and each and every player dug in and reserved the win."
