CRAIG HARRISON wants to be part of the Connah’s Quay Nomads set-up that ends The New Saints’ top-flight dominance.

And Harrison, who led Saints to six successive titles sees no reason why his new club can’t push his former employers all the way over the next few years.

Nomads have started the transition into a full-time team, and Harrison, who also won four Welsh Cups and broke a Ajax’s 44-year world record for the longest winning steak in top-flight football as boss of Saints, likes what the Flintshire club are doing.

Asked whether Nomads, who are a point off top in second spot, could mount a sustained title challenge, first team coach Harrison said: “I think there is any reason why not.

“The model of full-time football will definitely help the club get closer to TNS.

“This club has got a lot of good players, so it will be interesting.”

For Nomads to keep pace with TNS then they’ve got to improve their current chance conversion, the Flintshire side finding the net just once in their last three league and cup outings.

“You need goals and we need to take chances,” stressed boss Andy Morrison after Andy Owens’ headed Nomads into the League Cup semi-finals with the only goal of the game at Bala on Tuesday night.

“We’ve got to be more clinical and I’ve been repeating myself for a couple of weeks.

“Once one or two chances go in we will start clicking because we are playing some great stuff up until the final third.”

Nomads come up against Llanelli at the Deeside Stadium tomorrow, Morrison’s men handing out a 7-0 thumping to Andy Hill’s side on the opening day of the season.

Ominously for the rock-bottom Reds, Morrison declared: “Someone is going to get a hammering from us soon because our build-up play up to the final third has been excellent, and now we’ve got to look at our options - crosses, shots and third man runs.”

Nomads’ reward for beating Bala in the last eight of the League Cup is a home semi-final against Cardiff Met, while Cambrian & Clydach host TNS.

The semi-finals will take place on the weekend of November 24/25.

Llanelli boss Hill, meanwhile, is demanding a reaction from his players after their ‘embarrassing’ 3-1 defeat to Aberystwyth last weekend.

Hill declared: “I thought some boys were embarrassing.

“They need to take a good hard look at themselves, they looked like they didn’t want to be out there.

“It’s the first time as a manager that there’s been no desire there or hunger, and that’s what hurts me the most.”

Aberystwyth entertain table topping The New Saints tonight, Scott Ruscoe looking to maintain his side’s lead, saying: “It’s an important game.”

Barry Town United are third in the table, level on points with Nomads, but manager Gavin Chesterfield isn’t going to get carried away.

Ahead of Sunday’s home encounter with struggling Llandudno, Chesterfield said: “From my perspective, 25 points from 12 games is a huge improvement on last year.

“It’s important we keep our humility, it’s important we keep working hard and boring, boring boring, but keep focused on the next game and look forward to each challenge.”