The New Saints goalkeeper Connor Roberts hopes success in this year’s Nathaniel MG Cup final can launch the start of a treble-winning campaign for the club.
The 32-year-old has won plenty of titles during his time as a Saint, but he still has a burning desire to add more silverware to his trophy-laden time at Park Hall.
“The aim of TNS is always to win trophies, so domestic competitions are a must,” the goalkeeper said. “We’ve lost out on the treble a couple of times, and we’ll be doing what we can to win our first trophy of the season,” he said.
2025 Nathaniel MG Cup Final
Despite the Saints’ domestic dominance, Roberts’ success in the Nathaniel MG Cup has surprisingly been somewhat limited.
A series of upsets have stalled TNS’s progress in recent season, meaning Roberts had to wait until last season’s 5-1 triumph over Swansea City to lift the trophy for the first time.
“We got knocked out by Connah’s Quay on penalties one year, we got beat by Cambrian in the semi-final in another season and one year, we played Penrhyncoch with a very young team in between European games.”
Roberts is well-acquainted with this year’s final opponents Aberystwyth Town however, having switched Park Hall for Park Avenue to play for the Green and Blacks in two separate loan spells.
Now with Antonio Corbisiero back at the helm, Roberts has ‘fond memories’ of his time at Aber and admits his former club are more than capable of causing a cup upset despite their JD Cymru Premier struggles.
“I have really fond memories of my times with Aber. Every time I arrived, we had something to fight for, so every point we got was really important. The club was full of amazing people and in terms of memories, every game was a good experience,” he said, before playing down the possibility of TNS taking underdogs Aberystwyth lightly in Friday’s finale.
“Anything can happen in finals, I’m very fond of Corbs, he’s actually a very good friend of mine, and I know Aber will be very well prepared so I think it’ll be a tough game actually.
“Because of the size of our squad that brings competitiveness within itself, so we know Aber will give it everything and we won’t be going into it complacent.”
