{"id":10802,"date":"2025-05-07T21:28:51","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T20:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/adran-leagues\/?p=10802"},"modified":"2025-07-27T17:12:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T16:12:42","slug":"briton-ferry-rhys-thomas-targets-genero-adran-premier-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/adran-leagues\/news\/briton-ferry-rhys-thomas-targets-genero-adran-premier-title\/","title":{"rendered":"New Briton Ferry boss Rhys Thomas targets Genero Adran Premier title"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"Penybont<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

New Briton Ferry Llansawel manager Rhys Thomas has set his sights on winning the Genero Adran Premier<\/a> title in his debut season at the club. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thomas was confirmed as the Reds\u2019 incoming boss on Tuesday, replacing Rhys James who stepped down after guiding the team to a second-place finish in their first campaign back in the top-flight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAny team that finishes second should aim to finish first the following season,\u201d Thomas told the club\u2019s official website<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut beyond just targets, I think Briton Ferry should fear no one in this league. My job is to ensure we approach every game with a clear idea of how we can get at the opposition and hurt them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI believe there isn\u2019t a game that this team should go into thinking they can\u2019t win. The key will be staying united through challenges, and bringing that same level of fight they showed last season, I think if we can do that, then there is silverware to come from this side.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Briton
Briton Ferry finished second in their first season back in the Genero Adran Premier<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Ferry finished 10 points behind champions Cardiff City in 2024\/25, but defeated the Bluebirds in December while also taking four points from two games against Swansea City and winning 3-1 against Wrexham at the ST\u014dK Cae Ras in March. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thomas moves to Ferry following a successful season of his own at Penybont in the Genero Adran South, leading the team to a fourth-place finish in their debut campaign in the second tier after promotion in 2024. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bont finished just six points behind top spot, won all three of their group matches in the Genero Adran Trophy and lifted the Hugh James SWFA Women\u2019s Cup<\/a> just last weekend with a 4-1 win over Cwmbran Celtic in the final. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But now Thomas begins the next chapter of his coaching career as he makes the step up to the Genero Adran Premier. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Penybont
Thomas’ last game in charge of Penybont saw his team win the Hugh James SWFA Women\u2019s Cup<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe opportunity to compete in tier one and to help Briton Ferry challenge the biggest names in Welsh football was one I couldn\u2019t pass up,\u201d the 32-year-old said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBriton Ferry is a club I\u2019ve always admired. Not just the women\u2019s side, but the men\u2019s and the academy too. There\u2019s a real sense of community here and a culture of having to fight for everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe resilience and unity the club shows has really stood out to me for a long time. Having coached against Ferry in the boys\u2019 academy and women’s football, you know you are in for a very difficult day whenever you play Briton Ferry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen this opportunity came up, it felt like something that I needed to experience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ferry have acted quickly to replace Rhys James, getting ahead of rivals The New Saints and Swansea City who also have managerial vacancies this summer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Rhys
Rhys James stepped down as Ferry manager after a second-place finish in 2024\/25<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Thomas will now look to put his stamp on this Reds team \u2013 who have lost back-to-back top scorer Alison Witts to retirement this summer \u2013 while also aiming to continue the club\u2019s current upward trajectory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou can expect high tempo football and a group of players who will work relentlessly, both in and out of possession,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor me, this is about building on the excellent job that Rhys James has done. The identity is already strong and has been successful, my role is to contribute to that and continue the fight in every match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy core belief is that a team must be competitive in every moment, with or without the ball. That starts with the right mindset and a commitment to high intensity across the pitch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTactics and systems can adapt to the players you have, the non-negotiables for me are hard work and playing with intent. I think that success comes from players working for each other and embracing challenges with energy and belief.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n
\n
Click here<\/a>

Subscribe to the FAW YouTube channel <\/h2>
Click here<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n
Click here<\/a>

Win an official Welsh Cup finals dartboard<\/h2>
Click here<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New Briton Ferry Llansawel manager Rhys Thomas has set his sights on winning the Genero Adran Premier title in his debut season at the club.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":10808,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"ftr_img_focal":{"x":0.66,"y":0.13},"footnotes":""},"categories":[154],"class_list":["post-10802","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-adran-premier"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/adran-leagues\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10802","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/adran-leagues\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/adran-leagues\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/adran-leagues\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/263"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/adran-leagues\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10802"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/adran-leagues\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10802\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10819,"href":"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/adran-leagues\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10802\/revisions\/10819"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/adran-leagues\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/adran-leagues\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/adran-leagues\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}