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Carmarthen Town Football Club celebrated the award of the Football Association of Wales Lifetime Award to their former secretary Mr. Alan Latham. Alan, (seen above centre), first joined the Old Gold in 1970 and still remains an integral part of the Town set-up to this day. He served as Secretary of the club for 26 years and is a legend in the history of the Welsh League. He was presented his award by Mr. Bob Waygood (above left), former secretary of the West Wales FA and Mr. Ken Tucker (above right) the Welsh League Secretary and Vice Chairman of the Welsh FA. Both paid tribute to Alan’s wonderful service to the club and stated that there were only a dozen recipients of the award throughout the whole of Wales. “His contribution to the club and the league in general is immeasurable and is thoroughly deserving of the award.” Alan remains as the author of the famous column in the Town Match Day programme “In a league of his own” which is essential reading at every home game. The former r...

One of the delights of reading the Carmarthen Town AFC match programme is catching up on the latest from Alan Latham and his 'In a league of his own' column. The latest programme from the Caersws game is worth a wider airing. Alan wrote - I have a lot of sympathy for referees, especially these days when they are under the television microscope and it takes about three slow-motion replays to prove they have made the wrong decision. But, saying that, I was really bemused at the Liberty Stadium over Christmas when Swansea's Albert Serran in the match against Crystal Palace was sent off for foul play when, to my mind, the offence had looked pretty innocuous indeed. Still, Serran left the field in a dignified manner, although Manager Paulo Sousa did seem to create a bit of a rumpus at the end of the game. Unlike the scenario at Hillsborough in 1998 when Paolo di Canio incurred the wrath of referee Paul Alcock while playing for Arsenal by being sent off for his part in a brawl be...