LLANDUDNO FC’s head of academy coaching James Parry is now setting his sights on next season after their campaign was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Football Association of Wales took the decision to cancel Tudno’s six remaining Academy fixtures, which saw Connah’s Quay Nomads’ U19 side crowned champions.

Parry outlined the decision as “not ideal” but was keen to state that some things are most important than football in the current climate.

He said; “We would have liked the opportunity to play our final six games as they really counted for the boys’ development this season.

“We were in a good vein of form and there were some good fixtures left but there are some things that are bigger than football and given the circumstances I think it's probably the fairest way to do it.”

Parry had the difficult task of rebuilding the development squads due to a series of departures in his first season in-charge at the helm, something that brought some real difficulty but plenty of memorable moments.

“It's been difficult to be honest, it's such a competitive league and every team has good quality, so you have to be at it every single game,” he added.

“We had five players signed on, the rest of the original squad sought pastures new as there was a period of limbo with no one in charge of the 19's with the previous manager moving on.

“In a little under three weeks we assembled a competitive squad and a management team, all bar one were academy graduates and all three were first years so we were by far the youngest team in the league.

“We never let that phase us, we had a set of non-negotiables at the start of the season and one of those was no matter what, we don't give up, and that is what pleased me the most.”

Parry is seeking improvement from his U19 squad next term and hopes some of them can continue the fine conveyor belt that has led to first-team selections in the JD Cymru North.

“He said: “We need to get as many of these boys into our first team and, if not, into good quality senior teams and to be as competitive as we can be.

“It's a fine line with the U19's because we are still an academy side but that balance between development and winning becomes more equal rather than one over the other at our younger age groups. So we just want to keep doing well, win our games and see where it takes us.”