A “game-changer” of a project involving Ryan Reynolds, Rob McElhenney and Wrexham, which provides a route into Europe, appears to be back on.
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Welsh League Cup revamp being discussedFAW eager for proposals to be pushed throughOnly waiting on confirmation from English FAFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
Plans regarding the reintroduction of Wrexham, Cardiff, Swansea and Newport into the Welsh League Cup have been met with opposition by some. With approval needed from UEFA, the FA, English Football League and the Football Association of Wales, a spanner was expected to be thrown into the works somewhere.
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Doubts have been cast over whether the likes of Wrexham will ever get the chance to compete for Europa Conference League qualification through a tournament hosted by the country in which they reside. Proposals entitled 'Prosiect Cymru' (Project Wales) have, however, been put to the relevant authorities, with the scheme's vision being mapped out.
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It is claimed that the new Welsh League Cup format would generate at least £3m each season to be invested in "grassroots infrastructure projects, women's football, Cymru Premier clubs and FAW Tier Two clubs". The EFL clubs involved are "totally committed to playing in the English system" and would not jeopardise their status in the English league pyramid, with a League Cup review set to be held after four years.
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FAW chief executive Noel Mooney hopes common sense will prevail, telling as a green light from the English FA is waited on: "It's a game-changer for Welsh football. This really does change the revenues of Welsh football. This is about improving Wales and improving Welsh football. I have to thank the four top-ranked clubs in the English system for understanding that we need resources. We need better grassroots facilities, investments into the women's game.
"If people object to this idea, I really think they're holding back Wales. And why would you want to hold back Wales? What would be someone's motivation to hold back Wales as a country trying to stand on its own two feet as a football nation?"