The chance to play in the Europa Conference League would be huge for the Welsh EFL clubs, and qualification would bring in huge revenue and the chance to play glamour ties with clubs from across the continent.
Of course, there’s still the chance that they could qualify via the English system currently if they were to win a domestic cup, but the chances of that happening are slim, and winning the Welsh League Cup would be a far more likely scenario.
The winner of the Welsh League Cup would have to negotiate qualifying rounds to make the group stage of the Conference League, but you’d back a Championship club like Swansea or Cardiff to do so, given that The New Saints did it this summer.
There is a slight risk of relinquishing the chance to qualify via England, especially if one of the clubs were to reach the Premier League, but on the whole, the positives outweigh the negatives for the Welsh EFL clubs in this situation.
If it were to be approved it remains to be seen how it would go down with fellow EFL clubs, particularly with potential midweek fixture clashes and short turnarounds, but you can certainly understand the Welsh clubs’ desire to compete in the Welsh League Cup with a realistic chance of European qualification.
Wales has the unique situation where their four best clubs compete in a different country’s league, and competing in a Welsh domestic cup could give the EFL sides the best of both worlds where they play in the English league but also play cup games against their fellow countrymen with the chance of European qualification.
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Publish date : 2024-09-29 02:26:00
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