LLANDUDNO Albion manager Paul Cheung has stepped down from his role after nearly four years at the helm.

The Lock Stock Welsh Alliance Division One side announced the move on Monday, April 30, with the ambitious club moving swiftly to bring in a replacement in the form of former Llandudno Junction boss Darren Jones.

Cheung will now be responsible for the day-to-day running of the club as it pursues plans to have their own ground in the future as they attempt to move further up the pyramid A club statement, said: “For the first time since we formed almost four years ago we have a change of management. It was not an easy decision to take for Paul having had some great success in our short history but one that is more beneficial the long-term plans of our club.

“We have great asperations for our club and we feel Paul in this new role will only help drive us forward in playing at the highest standard we feel we can achieve.

“Darren Jones is a well-respected figure around the football scene in North Wales having represented a host of local teams in his playing career such as Wrexham, Llandudno, Buckley Town, Llangefni Town and Conwy Borough, and also had success in management with Junction.

“We feel we have an excellent squad and we feel we have the men to drive them forward.”

Karl Cheung and Luke Regan will stay on in assistant roles, while Keith Tansley will also be part of the backroom staff in the near future.

“Darren and Karl are both B licensed coaches awaiting assessments along with the enthusiasm of Luke who himself holds his C license, we feel are the men to push our club forward and we feel this is the right move at the right time,” added the statement.