Trust chair Keith Morgan
Trust chair Keith Morgan sent the following message to members following a consultation over plans for Welsh clubs playing in EFL to take part in a proposed FAW League Cup. It would offer a route to UEFA club competitions.
As a Trust board, we thought it was a bad idea for a number of reasons but wanted to ask members for their views before taking a final position. That consultation has been completed and a majority of members responded in opposition to the proposal, which was also discussed at a recent club Fans’ Parliament meeting.
As a result, we will be opposing the proposal for the following key reasons.
- The primary reason for opposition is the serious risk of it impacting our participation in the EFL. This has been reinforced by a decision of the EFL – reported in the media recently – to oppose the proposal in a letter to the Football Association.
- Cardiff City FC has also never fully explained – despite requests to them – the structure of the proposed tournament. Would it just be for Under-21 teams, which the FAW would be likely to oppose, or would it be for the first team squad?
- If it was the latter, as expected, we believe another competition would put further pressure on first team players and impact on the club’s already very stretched resources.
The Trust board strongly believes that nothing should be done that potentially threatens our status in the EFL.