Back in the day spectators used to clamber up the floodlight pylons at the Gnoll to get a better view because the terraces were so packed. Now, as Neath face a winding-up order on Thursday for failing to repay a £30,000 loan taken out to cover wages, the lights may go out for good on Wales’s oldest club.
Neath are due to entertain Llanelli on Friday night, a fixture that not long ago would have been a highlight of any club weekend. It will be preceded by a bash for supporters in the clubhouse, but if the court hearing goes against a club whose nickname has long been the Mourners, it would turn into a wake.
Written by Paul Rees
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/dec/05/neath-decline-judgment-day-court-welsh-rugby-union under the title “The Breakdown | Neath’s sad decline laid bare as they face judgment day in court | Paul Rees”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
