{"id":17523,"date":"2026-02-26T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/cymru-leagues\/?p=17523"},"modified":"2026-02-25T22:16:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T22:16:29","slug":"ben-margetson-it-would-mean-a-lot-to-everyone-at-barry-town-united-to-win-the-nathaniel-mg-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/cymru-leagues\/news\/ben-margetson-it-would-mean-a-lot-to-everyone-at-barry-town-united-to-win-the-nathaniel-mg-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Margetson: It would &#8216;mean a lot to everyone&#8217; at Barry Town United to win the Nathaniel MG Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2025-12-26-Barry-Town-v-Cardiff-Met-University-38-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2025-12-26-Barry-Town-v-Cardiff-Met-University-38-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2025-12-26-Barry-Town-v-Cardiff-Met-University-38-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2025-12-26-Barry-Town-v-Cardiff-Met-University-38-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2025-12-26-Barry-Town-v-Cardiff-Met-University-38.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ben Margetson hopes that Barry Town United can harness the power of the whole club as they prepare to face The New Saints in the Nathaniel MG Cup Final on Saturday (KO 17:30).&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Linnets have reached the Final of the competition for the first time since 2017, while they are hunting their first piece of major silverware for over two decades.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It has been a strong campaign so far, with Barry securing a place in the top six for the first time since 2021, while they head into Saturday\u2019s showpiece after achieving back-to-back league wins for the first time this season.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAt the start of the year we set some goals out as a team,\u201d Margetson says. \u201cTop six was what we wanted and also a cup final, so we&#8217;ve achieved that. We just hopefully now want to go one step further, hopefully winning the cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBut then also now that we&#8217;re in the top six, we know we&#8217;ve got the play-off games again so we&#8217;re two games away from Europe. So we\u2019re using this Phase Two as a sort of stepping stone into those games.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-faw-card card-with-image-bg\"><div class=\"is-layout-constrained wp-block-group is-style-faw-card\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-block-button__link-card\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eticketing.co.uk\/fawtickets-english\/EDP\/Event\/Index\/532\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BUY TICKETS NOW<\/a><div class=\"faw-cards__card__text p-4\"><h2 class=\"is-style-faw-h3 mb-4 faw-text--border\">2026 Nathaniel MG Cup Final<\/h2><div class=\"btn-w-auto wp-block-button \"><div class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" aria-hidden=\"true\">BUY TICKETS NOW<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-faw-card-background_bg\" style=\"background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2025-02-28-Aberystwyth-Town-v-TNS-JS-5.jpg);background-position:36% 39%\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>No player has played more minutes for Barry this season than Margetson, who has started every game in the league and cup so far.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The defender has helped the Linnets achieve the second-best defensive record in the JD Cymru Premier \u2013 only TNS have conceded on fewer occasions \u2013 while at the other end of the pitch he has bagged seven goals in all competitions, already more than in his previous two campaigns combined.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m loving it,\u201d Margetson says. \u201cI&#8217;ve got a real buzz back for it again. I&#8217;m just really enjoying it, just finding myself in the box and at the minute it&#8217;s just going for me, which I&#8217;m happy about.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barry will head into Saturday\u2019s final as underdogs to prolific trophy winners TNS, but the Linnets have provided a stern test to the Saints on multiple occasions this season \u2013 holding them to a goalless draw at Jenner Park in August, while only narrowing losing 1-0 in their most recent meeting at Park Hall last month.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2025-12-06_Cambrian-United-v-Barry-Town-United_39-3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2025-12-06_Cambrian-United-v-Barry-Town-United_39-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2025-12-06_Cambrian-United-v-Barry-Town-United_39-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2025-12-06_Cambrian-United-v-Barry-Town-United_39-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2025-12-06_Cambrian-United-v-Barry-Town-United_39-3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Margetson scored against Cambrian United in the Nathaniel MG Cup Semi-Final in December<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe know they\u2019re a really good side and they&#8217;ve showed that over the last few years,\u201d Margetson says. \u201cSo I think firstly we need to give them the respect they deserve. But I think it&#8217;s a fine line then because I think if you give them too much respect I think they show you how good they are.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSo I think it&#8217;s about matching them out of possession, being really aggressive, trying not to sit off and allow them too much possession. We have to try to press them and try to win the ball as high up as we can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen we&#8217;ve done that, especially in the game we played previously, I think we had more success in that game so hopefully we can do that again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2025-10-04_The_New_Saints_v_Barry_Town_United_AFC_ct_185-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2025-10-04_The_New_Saints_v_Barry_Town_United_AFC_ct_185-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2025-10-04_The_New_Saints_v_Barry_Town_United_AFC_ct_185-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2025-10-04_The_New_Saints_v_Barry_Town_United_AFC_ct_185-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2025-10-04_The_New_Saints_v_Barry_Town_United_AFC_ct_185.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Barry have held their own against The New Saints on multiple occasions this season<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Barry have a loyal fanbase home and away, and with Saturday\u2019s venue of the DragonBet Stadium only a short trip along the A48, Margetson hopes that the Yellow-Blue Army can make the difference on Saturday evening.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen we played Rhyl in the Welsh Cup, they travelled up in their numbers to that game. So hopefully, with it being quite close to Barry, they can travel in the numbers again. I think they&#8217;ll be huge on the night for us as a club.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saturday presents Barry\u2019s players with the chance to write themselves into club folklore and Margetson is aware how special that opportunity is.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe speak all the time as players and we&#8217;re really looking forward to the game. As a group and as a club we&#8217;ve had a tough couple of months with certain situations, so we just hope now that we can do it for those people close to us. 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