Prosiect Cymru - The Welsh League Cup

[LeftPeg_Pie]

Came across this on the BBC Sport Website. I think the idea has been around for a while.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football...s/cevedp3dzj0o

Essentially, Swansea, Cardiff, Wrexham and Newport would play in the EFL, FA, Carabao and presumably the JPT as well as the Welsh League Cup. They would forfeit the right to qualify for Europe via the English competitions but have that chance via the Welsh League Cup.

Interestingly, if a club gets to the PL, they can opt out of the Welsh League Cup.

Thoughts?

[irishpete]

Your in one or the other, end of

[ncfcog]

We discussed this briefly on the radio last night. General consensus was if you want the massively improved chance of Euro football via the Welsh League Cup then go and ply your trade in the Welsh leagues!

However, with with the Euro's in 2028 being a UK and Ireland tournament it probably suits the FA to let this happen.

[Chicken Balti Pie]

My personal view is that if Welsh clubs play in the English leagues, they have to come under the English FA. Quite a few times Welsh teams players have escaped punishment by the Welsh FA being lenient for their clubs players playing in English competitions. Need to make a choice

[1955pie]

Cake and eat it.

[OP67]

They should choose, either play in the English league or go and play in the Welsh leagues, simple really. I feel for the Welsh clubs that play in that league already who righly so have the chance of playing European football being taken away from them!!

[LeftPeg_Pie]

I think if they want to pursue the Welsh League Cup then they ultimately should play in the Welsh League. I do not like the idea of flicking between.

[caj85]

My personal view is that if Welsh clubs play in the English leagues, they have to come under the English FA. Quite a few times Welsh teams players have escaped punishment by the Welsh FA being lenient for their clubs players playing in English competitions. Need to make a choice

Didn't Wrexham suffer from being under Welsh FA rules whilst in the National League as they had to adhere to the Welsh transfer Windows still?

Anyway, you should be all or nothing in either

[Chicken Balti Pie]

Didn't Wrexham suffer from being under Welsh FA rules whilst in the National League as they had to adhere to the Welsh transfer Windows still?

Anyway, you should be all or nothing in either

They had to adhere to the transfer window yesterday because the Welsh leagues are also not full time or something but either way, you can't be in two jurisdictions, one or the other, make a choice

[SwalePie]

FA rejects Welsh EFL clubs' European plan

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c5yep3k34pxo