Welsh Football (domestic) thread

[Ray de Galles]

Seeing welcome reports that the Franchise lost the case.

[Vicarious Thrillseeker]

Good.

[Patrick Thistle]

Yep. BBC report here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53182025

I'm just going to point out again here that Barry took four points off TNS at Park Hall last season, with a win and a draw. If TNS had won both those games they would have been Champions. So I feel we have been Kingmakers this year.

Having said that, Connahs Quay only won at Barry in January after a bizarre refereeing decision to send off a Barry player in the first half. That decision was later rescinded.

[Kowalski]

1876 are in Tier 4, the North Wales Coast West Football League:

We'll be [playing the following clubs;

CPD Aberffraw
Amlwch Town
Barmouth & Dyffryn United
Bodedern Athletic
Gaerwen
Gwalchmai
Llanberis
Llanrug United
Menai Bridge Tigers
Mynydd Llandegai
Nefyn United
Penrhyndeudraeth
Pentraeth
Pwllheli
Trearddur Bay Bulls


There are parallel leagues in the North Wales Coast East and Wrexham areas.

[Patrick Thistle]

Is Amlwch really a "town". Stretching the definition there.

[Kowalski]

Lemmy went to school in Amlwch and it's a town according to the sign, if a very small one.

[Uros Predic]

Never mind whether it's a town or not; how on earth did Amlwch's twinning with Sankwia come about?

With Rhyl's reformed side in the North Wales Coast East Football League, it's highly likely that both the coastal divisions will be won by phoenix sides (assuming the season plays out).

[Ray de Galles]

I might be wrong, but those other clubs are playing at football grounds, aren't they? Last time I went to STM they were playing on a caged off part of Cardiff University's sports fields. A little box for spectators and no other facilities. (I used the loo in the changing room building.)

I'll go and check if STM have moved.

They've apparently just folded following relegation to the third tier due to failing ground requirements.

[Patrick Thistle]

They've apparently just folded following relegation to the third tier due to failing ground requirements.

That's shit news. They were in the league cup final in January.

I had a mate who played for them. It was very much a monied owner pushing it forward.

[Ray de Galles]

And that owner has flounced in a fit of pique after being punished for not following regulations all other clubs do, it would appear.

Weren't you speculating that they didn't even really meet the third tier requirement?

[Patrick Thistle]

They played on a rented pitch at the Cardiff University sports complex in Llanrumney. It was very basic with a tiny box for supporters to sit in. It's not a bad facility but I doubt it would have met ground standards.

[Patrick Thistle]

It leaves a problem in FAW Tier 3 because they will be down a club in that league. I don't think there are loads of clubs queuing up with requisite ground grading.

[Uros Predic]

Not that much of a problem... Aberdare Town have the requisite tier 3 licence and would geographically be the most obvious replacement.

[Kowalski]

It leaves a problem in FAW Tier 3 because they will be down a club in that league. I don't think there are loads of clubs queuing up with requisite ground grading.

Last week our league lost Barmouth because they moved to the mid Wales area FA and got Bro Goronwy from Anglesey instead. It's not a really problem at the moment because we haven't had an announcement about a date for the restart of football.

I was gutted on the one hand because Barmouth away would have been a good day out but on the other hand our away game in Bro Goronwy was called off just before the Lockdown started so I've never been there.

[Patrick Thistle]

Not that much of a problem... Aberdare Town have the requisite tier 3 licence and would geographically be the most obvious replacement.

Yes they've been mentioned on Twitter as potentially benefiting. The other name mentioned was Cardiff Draconians but I don't think they have much of a ground.

[Uros Predic]

Draconians have the tier 3 licence too, so could also go in.

[Patrick Thistle]

They must have really upgraded their pitch then or they play in a different place to where I think they play.

[Patrick Thistle]

I saw the Dracs play Grange Albion at Albion last season and it was noted among the Albion lads that the Dracs could somehow pay their players. I heard they were getting some work done on their pitch. Do you need floodlights in tier 3?

[mirko bolesan]

I saw the Dracs play Grange Albion at Albion last season and it was noted among the Albion lads that the Dracs could somehow pay their players. I heard they were getting some work done on their pitch. Do you need floodlights in tier 3?

My home town Llantwit Major don't have floodlights and are in the Cymru South. (And are compliant as far as I'm aware).

[Patrick Thistle]

Looking at the Tier 3 requirements, floodlights are in the B criteria, ie optional.

https://www.faw.cymru/en/about-faw/d...lub-licensing/

It says clubs should have a public address system. I don't remember one being used at STM when I went.

[Ray de Galles]

Draconians have confirmed they will be playing in the third tier.

[Uros Predic]

Was just going to post that myself. With all the picturesque grounds that Welsh football offers, it is nice to get one with two big council tower blocks looming over it.

[Patrick Thistle]

Gabalfa Skyscrapers. Next to the the biggest urban interchange in Wales. The stuff of dreams.

[Patrick Thistle]

Last year I had to create an entry on Futbology for Cardiff Draconians. I wonder if the app will go down to the third tier in Wales this season? Also, will my home-made entry for Cardiff Draconians pick up the official entry for Draconians that gets created? This will probably be moot because I doubt I will be going to see them next season.

[Patrick Thistle]

Cymru Premier starts on 12 September behind closed doors. Apparently the clubs wanted to delay until Welsh Government would allow fans in but FAW are insisting. Of course we could all go to a pub and watch it in Sgorio which makes loads of fucking sense.