Bookmakers back Newtown to make immediate top flight return
NEWTOWN Football Club has been backed to make an immediate return to the JD Cymru Premier by bookmakers.
However, the Robins have only been installed as joint second favourites to win the JD Cymru North with Airbus UK Broughton the favourites at 9/4 according to Dragon Bet.
Newtown and Holywell Town are both second favourites on 4/1.
Meanwhile Guilsfield Football Club are 10/1 to win the league.
Bookmakers expect Caersws and Penrhyncoch to struggle with both 16/1 to win the league with only Gresford Athletic and Brickfield Rangers offered worse odds at 20/1.
Meanwhile Llanuwchllyn have been made favourites to win the Ardal North East League with odds of 5/2, just ahead of Corwen on 4/1.
Bow Street and Kerry are expected to lead the mid Wales challenge with both 9/2 for the title with Builth Wells and new boys Knighton Town next at 15/2.
Bookmakers have made Rhos Aelwyd and Llanfair United joint favourites for the drop with each 25/1 for the title while Radnor Valley and Llanrhaeadr are also expected to struggle with odds of 20/1 offered for the title.
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