AIRBUS BOSS TIPS RHYL FOR LEAGUE TITLE

AFTER holding the champions to a 2-2 draw on Friday night Airbus UK Broughton manager Craig Harrison (pictured) predicted Rhyl will retain their Welsh Premier League title this season.
Harrison's new-look Wingmakers looked just as impressive against the Lilywhites as they did five days earlier in earning a 2-2 split at Llanelli.
The Broughton side will complete a trio of early fixtures against the "big three" when they travel to The New Saints on Saturday, but Harrison believes Rhyl are best equipped to finish top of the tree again.
"I think Rhyl are a stronger team than Llanelli all in all and if they can keep their first choice eleven injury-free I think they will win the league again," he said.
Harrison was delighted with his team's display against the Lilies in a game where they would have taken all three points but for Lee Hunt's 85th minute equaliser.
"I felt we were the better side in the first half while they shaded the second," he added.
"We had a couple of chances at 2-1 and if we'd have taken them I think we'd have gone on to win it, but we knew Rhyl wouldn't give up."
Meanwhile Rhyl player manager Greg Strong was disappointed with his team on Friday with only two-goal hero Hunt escaping criticism.
"He promised me after missing a few chances against Carmarthen that he'd score in the next game and he was good to his word," said Strong.
"He was a constant menace all night, but everyone else didn't perform - no excuses.
"I have no complaints at all about our attitude and commitment and it says a lot that we kept pushing for an equaliser to the end, but overall I was disappointed - we've got better players than that."
George Horan had a very rare below par game for the Lilies and it was his unfortunate error - the ball hit him on the back of the head as he attempted to duck to let it go out of play - which enabled Airbus to equalise.
"George has got us out of trouble so many times in the past I think he's entitled to a mistake - and an unlucky one at that," stressed Strong.
Strong will add new loan signing from Macclesfield Tyrone Kirk to the squad for tomorrow's League Cup return to Airbus and hopes to further swell his small squad this week.
"It's difficult as I only have a certain budget and clubs are reluctant to let players go," said Strong.
"I've always stressed I'm not prepared just to bring in players for the sake of it - they have to be quality.
"The game against Airbus will give me a chance to experiment with one or two positions; because of the shortage of players in the squad I've been restricted with formations I've been able to play."