"PLENTY STILL TO PLAY FOR" - STRONG

GREG STRONG has spoken out following last weekend's stunning Welsh Cup defeat at Prestatyn Town.
The Lilywhites player-manager insists that while the result at Bastion Gardens, which cost the club a route into next season's Europa League was devastating, there is still much to play for this term.
Strong spoke to Lilywhites Online on the Monday after the game:

LO: Some supporters have questioned why you did not pick yourself for the game at Prestatyn, given that your experience could have added stability to the defence.
GS: I've been carrying a knee injury for a while and haven't trained for some time now. I didn't feel I was fit enough to play.
LO: Was the decision to substitute Mark Connolly, who had scored two goals, after 72 minutes down to injury?
GS: Of course he was injured - there is no way I'd have taken him off the way he was playing otherwise. He was carrying an injury before the game and did well to soldier on as long as he did before he finally had to come off.
LO: How did you assess the overall performance of your team?
GS: Attacking-wise we were excellent, we played some really good stuff, created lots of chances and scored some really good goals. At the other end I was not so pleased.
LO: Do you think it was defensive naiveity which cost you? None of your back-four that day have even reached 21 yet.
GS: We've got good young players here, some of them have big futures, but they will make mistakes. If they didn't make mistakes they'd be playing at a much higher level. We accept mistakes will be made along the way, but these players are good enough to learn from them.
LO: What sort of effect did the result have on the team?
GS: It was devastating, we caused our own downfall, it doesn't seem like we've been beaten in a cup as it was on penalties, but life goes on.
We're already looking forward. It's a bit of a knock now, but we'll all learn from it.
LO: Do you still feel there is much to play for this season?
GS: There's an awful lot to play for. We've got nine cup finals between now and the end of the season - 10 if you count the League Cup final. We're in a good position in the league and the aim is to finish as high as we can.