{"id":11781,"date":"2025-12-21T18:27:51","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T18:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cymrusport.cymru\/?p=11781"},"modified":"2025-12-22T09:22:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T09:22:34","slug":"breaking-pontypridd-united-women-reappoint-drew-lewis-as-first-team-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cymrusport.cymru\/cy\/breaking-pontypridd-united-women-reappoint-drew-lewis-as-first-team-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"Pontypridd United Women reappoint Drew Lewis as First Team Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/cymrusport.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-09-07_Pontypridd_United_v_Aberystwyth_Town_CT-186-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cymrusport.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-09-07_Pontypridd_United_v_Aberystwyth_Town_CT-186-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cymrusport.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-09-07_Pontypridd_United_v_Aberystwyth_Town_CT-186-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cymrusport.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-09-07_Pontypridd_United_v_Aberystwyth_Town_CT-186-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cymrusport.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-09-07_Pontypridd_United_v_Aberystwyth_Town_CT-186-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cymrusport.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-09-07_Pontypridd_United_v_Aberystwyth_Town_CT-186-2048x1362.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">PONTYPRIDD, WALES &#8211; 07 SEPTEMBER 2025: Drew Lewis manager of Pontypridd United during the Genero Adran Premier 25\/26 &#8211; Phase 1 between Pontypridd United and Aberystwyth Town at the USW Sports Park in Pontypridd on the 7th September 2025. (Pic by Craig Thomas\/FAW)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Genero Adran Premier side Pontypridd United Women have reappointed Drew Lewis as First Team Manager for the rest of the season.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After stepping away from the first team picture in October, Lewis recently continued as Manager of Ponty\u2019s U19s team, who are currently top of the Adran U19s South league, and explained that returning to the club originally with the U19s side <em>\u201creminded me why this club matters to me.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lewis said:<em> \u201cAfter stepping away earlier in the season, it\u2019s good to be back in the role and supporting the club again.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cI\u2019m fully focused on leading the First Team for the remainder of the Adran Premier season. My priority is stability, standards, and doing right by the players and staff.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is expected that Lewis will continue in his role as Manager of the U19s side alongside returning to First Team duties. Interim manager Kellan Webb will remain at Pontypridd United as First Team Head Coach. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cymrusport.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-14_ct_The_New_Saints_v_Pontypridd_United-146-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cymrusport.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-14_ct_The_New_Saints_v_Pontypridd_United-146-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cymrusport.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-14_ct_The_New_Saints_v_Pontypridd_United-146-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cymrusport.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-14_ct_The_New_Saints_v_Pontypridd_United-146-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cymrusport.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-14_ct_The_New_Saints_v_Pontypridd_United-146-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cymrusport.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-14_ct_The_New_Saints_v_Pontypridd_United-146-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">OSWESTRY, WALES &#8211; 14 DECEMBER 2025: Pontypridd United pre match team huddle during the Genero Adran Trophy game between The New Saints and Pontypridd United at the Park Hall Stadium in Oswestry (Pic by Craig Thomas\/FAW)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pontypridd United explained in their statement: <em>\u201cThis appointment ensures the club remains fully compliant with Tier One regulations and FAW requirements for the duration of the season.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cThe club remains focused on its objectives for the remainder of the Adran Premier campaign and will review its long-term management structure at the conclusion of the season.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Dragons still remain without a point in the Adran Premier after 11 games and sit ten points off Barry Town United at the bottom of the topflight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lewis&#8217; first game back in charge will be against The Linnets at Jenner Park in the Genero Adran Premier, 2pm kickoff on Sunday 4th January. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Genero Adran Premier side Pontypridd United Women have reappointed Drew Lewis as First Team Manager for the rest of the season. After stepping away from the first team picture in October, Lewis recently continued as Manager of Ponty\u2019s U19s team, who are currently top of the Adran U19s South league, and explained that returning to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":11784,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[123,99,138],"tags":[169,139,148],"class_list":["post-11781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sports","category-the-adran-leagues-show-extra","tag-drew-lewis","tag-genero-adran-premier","tag-pontypridd-united"],"acf":[],"featured_image_url":"https:\/\/cymrusport.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-09-07_Pontypridd_United_v_Aberystwyth_Town_CT-293-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cymrusport.cymru\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cymrusport.cymru\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cymrusport.cymru\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cymrusport.cymru\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cymrusport.cymru\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11781"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/cymrusport.cymru\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11781\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11855,"href":"https:\/\/cymrusport.cymru\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11781\/revisions\/11855"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cymrusport.cymru\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cymrusport.cymru\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cymrusport.cymru\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cymrusport.cymru\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}