George Mannion has joined North West Counties League side Ashton Athletic and is the latest player to leave Colwyn Bay FC so he can start playing football.

The 24-year-old wide player, who has been with Chester, Northwich Vics, Prescot Cables and Glossop North End as well as having a spell playing in Australia, signed for the Bay for a second time in September.

With no football likely in Tier 2 Wales for the foreseeable future, he has joined the Ashton-in-Makerfield club who play an FA Vase tie away to Liversedge Town on Saturday.

Manager Craig Hogg commented: "Manny has really impressed us all during pre-season and we were very much looking forward to seeing him in action for the club.

"It is pretty evident that (with the national health and lockdown picture) we won't be playing any league football this side of Christmas at Tier 2 in Wales and obviously that means players are moving on to where they can start playing again.

"He is another player who we fully support with a decision to go and play competitive football somewhere else and we all wish him well. I really hope to see him in a Bay shirt in the near future."

Reproduced with thanks to Colwyn Bay FC