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WALES international Chris Llewelyn is due to have talks with Rhyl officials later today about a possible move to Belle Vue.
The ex-Norwich City midfielder was released by Wrexham at the end of last season following the Robins' relegation to the Conference.
Llewelyn is believed to be attracting the attention of Grimsby Town but will also meet Rhyl chiefs to hear what they have to offer.
If Llewelyn, 28, joins the Lilies he will become the latest member of the "Ex-Wrexham Club" to come to Belle Vue following in the footsteps of Neil Roberts, Jamie Reed and Gareth Owen within the last week.
Owen, 36, signed for Rhyl last night, ending his association as player-boss with Airbus UK. Midfield kingpin Owen was a Wrexham player for 10 years and won promotion with the club in 1993.
Striker Reed, 21, was being chased by TNS and Chester City, but opted for Rhyl. He was released by Brian Little last season following successful loan spells with Colwyn Bay and Aberystwyth Town.
** Apologies for this story not appearing on the blog last night but sadly we have been encountering technical problems.

REPORTS that Rhyl are planning to become a full-time outfit are untrue, says the club's managing director.
A newspaper article carried an alleged quote from president Peter Parry stating the signing of Neil Roberts is the first step towards the Lilywhites becoming full-time.
However, Rhyl MD Dave Milner insisted this is not the case and that Mr Parry was misquoted. "The club has no plans to go full-time," he said.

RHYL defender Carl Ruffer has left the club today by mutual agreement.
Secretary Joe Furnival confirmed the former Chester City player has been released from his contract.
Ruffer had an impressive first season with the Lilywhites and was named Supporters Player of the Year for 2007/08, but struggled notably in the two Intertoto Cup ties against Bohemian.

GREAT news for Rhyl supporters - central defender and skipper George Horan has re-signed for the club.
Pre-season speculation was rife that Horan was bound for full-time football at TNS or Conference clubs, but this morning the 26-year-old stopper reaffirmed his commitment to the Lilywhites for the season ahead.
Horan joined Rhyl from Connah's Quay Nomads for the 2005/06 season and has made over 100 first team appearances for the Lilies.
On a sad note, long-serving defender James Brewerton has quit Belle Vue and is believed to be signing for Bangor City today.
Brewerton made his 300th appearance for Rhyl in the first leg of the Intertoto Cup tie against Bohemian in Dublin.
Also departing the club is goalkeeper John Gann, who made his swansong in Saturday's 4-2 loss to Bohemian at Belle Vue.
Gann, 29, was signed by John Hulse in October 2005 as cover for Paul Whitfield, but got his big chance later that season and was one of the heroes of Rhyl's 2006 winning Welsh Cup run. He made 33 league appearances for the first team over three seasons.
Big signings are being predicted at Belle Vue following the capture of ex-Wrexham star Neil Roberts and two potential recruits were seen at the Bohemians game on Saturday.
Jamie Reed, 20, a promising young Wrexham goal getter who was loaned to Aberystwyth for half a season after previous loan spells at Glentoran and Colwyn Bay, returned to the Racecourse in January 2008 after netting nine Welsh Premier goals for Aber.
Chris Llewelyn, 28, is a midfield maestro who was released by Wrexham this month following the club's relegation to the Football Conference.
A full Wales international, Llewelyn has made 170 league appearances for the Robins and formerly played at Norwich City, Bristol Rovers and Hartlepool United.
Both Reed and Llewelyn are believed to be in discussions with Rhyl officials about a possible move to Belle Vue.
And tonight talks are due to take place with another top class midfielder with strong ex-Wrexham links who now operates in the Welsh Premier League.

RHYL 2 (Connolly 37, 41)
BOHEMIAN 4 (O'Donnell 28, Byrne pen 31, McGuinness 33, Singh 42)
INTERTOTO CUP FIRST ROUND SECOND LEG
(Bohemian win 9-3 on aggregate)

ALL six goals in this afternoon's Intertoto clash at Belle Vue came in a 14-minute spell in the first half during which the Lilywhites showed great battling spirit to remain in the game, if not the tie.
Although the scoreline over the two legs reads an emphatic 9-3 to Bohemian, Rhyl can still take positives from their fifth successive venture into Europe.
Unlike at Dalymount Park last weekend, Allan Bickerstaff's side enjoyed plenty of possession in the second leg and more than matched the League of Ireland leaders for long periods.
Bohemian made a few changes from the side which beat the Lilies 5-1 a week ago but still had the look of a strong full-time outfit capable of progressing further in this competition.
The first 27 minutes of today's game were a virtual non-event as Rhyl comfortably dealt with anything Bohs could deliver, the closest call coming when George Horan could easily have sliced a Harpal Singh cross into his own net.
Mark Connolly, by far the home side's most effective player on the day, hit a 25-yarder just over the bar.
Then on 28 minutes the defensive frailties which let Rhyl down in Dublin resurfaced.
A ball from the left flank by Mark Rossiter found Stephen O'Donnell in far too much space and his chip over John Gann, replacing the unwell Lee Kendall, made it 1-0. Gann might have been better employed staying on his line.
Two minutes later the Irish repeated their penalty "con" from Dalymount when a poor back header by Carl Ruffer let in Glen Crowe who chose the perfect moment to go down under challenge in the box from Gann.
Referee Alexey Kulbakov of Belarus pointed to the spot and Jason Byrne drilled into the bottom left hand corner.
There was fears that Rhyl were in for a real hiding on 33 minutes when Gann's lack of decisiveness on high balls saw Jason McGuinness outclimb everyone to head in a Byrne free-kick.
But to their great credit the Lilies fought right back. A free-kick was won 35 yards out for a foul on Gary Powell and Connolly's swerving effort beat Bohs keeper Brian Murphy all ends up.
Then in the 41st minute a free-kick by Ruffer from deep in the Rhyl half saw Connolly get the better of a challenge with Murphy and put away the loose ball to make it 3-2.
It would be far fetched to say the hosts were back in the tie, but they at least had put themselves in a position to win the game only for disaster to strike within a minute.
O'Donnell created space in the box, rolled the ball towards Byrne who neatly stepped over and ex-Leeds United midfielder Singh sidefooted home.
The second half was much more tame by comparison with Rhyl more than holding their own.
Byrne almost made it 5-2 when he clipped the top of the bar after latching on to a Crowe through ball.
Rhyl should have scored on 57 minutes when Gareth Wilson's excellent cross from the right found George Horan all on his own, but slightly off balance he blazed over.
Jimmy Kelly came on for Chris Roberts on 63 minutes and although the ex-Chester City and Wrexham schemer understandably looked rusty he did add some life to the midfield.
In the 68th minute Kelly hit a cheeky effort with the outside of his left foot which could have deflected anywhere but sailed just wide.
Then Gann showed his prowess as a fine shot stopper, first smothering Crowe's close range attempt before producing the save of the match to deny Byrne from 20 yards.
Rhyl never stopped trying and it is a credit to their fitness after such a short warm-up campaign that they finished as strongly as their opponents.
Craig Garside's high diagonal ball found Craig Jones but his first time chip was off target. Then in added time, James Brewerton was thwarted from close range by Murphy after neat inter-play with Garside and Powell.
There was a feelgood factor around Belle Vue at the final whistle. At least the home side had not been disgraced and the good-natured exchanges between the two sets of fans were a joy to see.
RHYL: John Gann, Paul O'Neill, James Brewerton, Carl Ruffer, George Horan, Craig Jones, Gareth Wilson, Mark Connolly (Craig Garside 80), Chris Roberts (Jimmy Kelly 63), Marc Lloyd Williams, Gary Powell. Unused subs: Greg Stones, Tom Roberts, Matthew Holt.
BOHEMIAN: Brian Murphy, Owen Heary (Thomas Heary 63), Kevin Hunt, Ken Oman, Mark Rossiter, Harpal Singh, Jason McGuinness, Stephen O'Donnell, Glen Crowe (Darren Mansaram 76), John Paul Kelly (Michael McGinlay 42), Jason Byrne. Unused subs: Chris Konopka, Neale Fenn, Chris Turner.
ATTENDANCE: 1,453.

RHYL (1) V BOHEMIAN (5)
INTERTOTO CUP FIRST ROUND SECOND LEG
SATURDAY - JUNE 28, 2.30pm
ALTHOUGH Rhyl face a seemingly unsurmountable deficit going into tomorrow's return Intertoto Cup clash at Belle Vue, senior coach Allan Bickerstaff is urging Lilywhites fans to come out in force to support the team.
The Lilies were sitting pretty last Saturday evening with a 1-0 half time lead at Dalymount Park against all the odds but the second period saw a complete transformation as Bohemian turned on the goal power.
Bickerstaff could not hide his disappointment after the final whistle but refused to accept the tie is over: "It's never over until it's over, but it's likely we'll be playing only for pride," he said.
"It was very disappointing in the end as we'd done so well in the first half; really it was a game of two halves, we were two different sides out there.
"There are some very despondent players in that dressing room whose pride has been hurt, but we'll be going all out to win on Saturday. It's very important that we respond to this and restore some pride by getting a good result.
"Bohemians are a very good side; they've set the standard tonight that we want; we want to be coming off the field having thrashed someone 5-1 with a performance like that.
"I hope we still get a good crowd at Belle Vue; we've still got pride to play for and the players want to put things right. We certainly proved for 45 minutes last Saturday that we can compete with them (Bohemian)."
The second leg kicks off at Belle Vue at 2.30pm on Saturday and is a ticket-only game.

BOHEMIAN will not be taking their foot of the pedal in the return leg of the Intertoto Cup against Rhyl FC on Saturday, reports their club's official website.
Despite holding a commanding 5-1 lead from the first leg, manager Pat Fenlon will not be making wholesale changes for the second.
"We will not be easing up in the second leg," he said. "I want to make sure that we progress, because the Intertoto Cup is a priority for the club. We have approached the second leg as we would any other game."
Rhyl will have been disappointed with the result in Dalymount, and they will be looking to at least salvage some pride from the encounter with a competitive performance at Belle Vue.
In the first leg, the Welsh side had frustrated the home side for 50 minutes before conceding five goals to a second-half resurgence from Bohs.
Fenlon has already engaged in some squad rotation. At Finn Harps on Tuesday, Glenn Cronin came into the starting eleven for Kevin Hunt, while Jason Byrne similarly made way for Glen Crowe.
It could well be a case of role reversal for the game in Wales. The manager commented: "I will make a few changes for the Rhyl game but the team will not change too much. My priority is progress in Europe and we will be doing everything we can to achieve that."
Centre-half Liam Burns will miss out on the trip across the Irish Sea. He suffered a groin strain in training and is expected to be out for at least two weeks. Jason McGuinness will take the vacant berth to partner Ken Oman. Conor Powell is on the recovery trail, and it is expected that the U-21 international will be available in the next three weeks following an ankle injury.
Six hundred Bohemian fans are expected to travel, with three official buses organized to bring supporters to the game via Holyhead. It is expected that the Irish and Welsh supporters will mix freely in a cordial atmosphere.
Bohs fans are looking forward to meeting again with their Rhyl counterparts who made the trip to Dublin last week.
source: www.bohemians.ie

RHYL have secured a prestigious pre-season friendly with Wolverhampton Wanderers for Saturday, July 26.
The illustrious Championship club include in their ranks Wales goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey, who hails from Anglesey.
Other friendlies lined up for the Lilywhites at Belle Vue include Colwyn Bay on July 15 and Bradford Park Avenue, managed by ex-Rhyl striker Dave Cameron, on August 9.

RHYL'S exciting new signing Neil Roberts insists he is not taking a step back by joining a Welsh Premier League club.
Roberts, 30, has made 325 full appearances in the Football League and netted 56 goals in a career which has seen him play for Wrexham, Wigan Athletic, Hull City, Bradford City and Doncaster Rovers, and earn three full Wales caps.
He was released by Wrexham at the end of last season and had received offers from Football League clubs but he has decided to join Rhyl on a three-year contract.
Roberts will undoubtedly be one of the biggest names to represent the Lilywhites in the WPL and is clearly looking forward to the experience.
"I don't see joining Rhyl as a drop down at all, but more a new challenge in my career," Roberts told Lilywhites Online.
"There's a really good vibe about the place. Being Wrexham born and bred and having family in Prestatyn I know all about Rhyl and from the first time I met Peter Parry I was impressed with his ambitions for the club; I hope I can play my part in helping realise those ambitions."
Roberts also sees his move to Rhyl as an opportunity to learn more about the coaching side of the game, where he eventually sees his future.
"I'm really looking forward to working with Osian Roberts (head coach), Allan Bickerstaff (senior coach) and Jamie Digwood (director of football). They are as qualified as you can get and I'm sure I will get a good apprenticeship from them in coaching, which I eventually hope to go into.
"I've not seen a lot of Welsh Premier football, but I know a lot of players who have played at this level and am aware it is a good standard. I'm sure my experience in the Football League can benefit the club.
"I had spoken to a couple of league clubs, but I decided joining Rhyl was the right move for me and my family.
"It will enable me to learn more about the coaching side, which will help me further my career in football, and I've also got business interests, and playing in the Welsh Premier will give me a little more time to devote to them.
"I'm really looking forward to meeting my new team mates and getting started. This is an exciting new challenge for me."
NEIL ROBERTS FACTFILE:
Born: April 7, 1978, in Wrexham
Football Career:
1994-2000: Wrexham - Appearances 75 Goals 17
2000-2004: Wigan Athletic - Appearances 125 Goals 19
2002: Hull City (loan) - Apps 6 Gls 0
2004: Bradford City (loan) - Apps 3 Gls 1
2004-2006: Doncaster Rovers - Apps 61 Gls 8
2006-2008: Wrexham - Apps 55 Gls 11
Total Apps: 325 Goals: 56
National Honours:
Wales caps: 3 (0)
Wales Under-21 caps: 3 (0)

FOLLOWING on from the welcome signing of Lee Kendall last week, Rhyl FC are pleased to announce the major capture of former Wrexham, Wigan and Wales striker Neil Roberts.
Managing director Dave Milner said: "Rhyl FC are delighted to have secured Neil's signature ahead of several English league Clubs. Neil is 29 years of age and will be in his prime during his three years with us. This signing signals the club's intentions loud and clear with other quality signings to be made in the near future."
Club president Peter Parry added: "The signing of such a quality player is just the start of taking the club to the next level."