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So I'm currently watching the europa confrence league play off between Lincoln red imps and Larne and it got me thinking

Could Swindon enter the league of wales? Probably less mileage on away travel.
If we win it we get to try European football. Whoever wins this game are quids in.

Swindon town v Briton Ferry Llansawel Matchday thread has a ring about it😁

TNS are geographically in England, I think, albeit five miles from the border rather than 50 odd.

Exactly , plus Welsh teams play in English league. The amount of money to be made by getting in the europa conference league is millions

For the 2022–23 season, group stage participation in the then-named Europa Conference League was awarded a base fee of €2,940,000. A victory in the group pays €500,000 and a draw €166,000. Also, each group winner earns €650,000 and each runner-up €325,000. Reaching the knock-out stage triggers additional bonuses: €300,000 for the round of 32, €600,000 for the round of 16, €1,000,000 for the quarter-finals and €2,000,000 for the semi-finals. The losing finalists receive €3,000,000 and the champions receive €5,000,000.[19]

First qualifying round elimination: €150,000
Second qualifying round elimination: €350,000
Third qualifying round elimination: €550,000
Play-off round elimination: €750,000
Qualified to Group Stage: €2,940,000
Match won in Group Stage: €500,000
Match drawn in Group Stage: €166,000
1st in Group Stage: €650,000
2nd in Group Stage: €325,000
Knockout round play-offs: €300,000
Round of 16: €600,000
Quarter-final: €1,000,000
Semi-final: €2,000,000
Runner-up: €3,000,000
Champion: €5,000,000

….Swindon Town who are of course well known for their ability to win one off winner takes all matches in the early stages of each & every knock out competition…

Get in a cup specialist, someone like Michael Flynn, that'll solve that problem.

Would be a cup tie, they'll be in the league above ours.

Too political we would never be allowed to play in the Welsh league.

True but the standard of this game is absolutely shocking. I think even we might win this.

 :D :clap:

I wonder if it might be more feasible for Wiltshire to secede from England, start its own league, affiliate with UEFA. I reckon we probably could take Chippenham or Salisbury to qualify.

They'll move Barry Town away to a 12.30 kick off  :D

The new saints are 3-0 up after their first leg, which was away.

How often do we win the Wiltshire cup🤔

It makes you wonder why Newport don't do it

Years ago Wales always had a team in the cup winners cup.

I am just about done with this club already, without this being thrown into the mix.

It most likely because there is no monetary gain in the league of wales which is why the likes of Newport Swansea & Cardiff want to play in the EFL

 Think the League of Wales would want a club like ours as things stand?
 We're lucky to be where we are as it is!

The day we entertain entering a pub league like the league of Wales it's over.

A bit like the plan of blowing it all up & starting again in tier 9

Loving the fact some of you took my bored mutterings as serious

:doh: ...You think you know someone...

FWIW...It was glaringly obviously tongue in cheek to me...

Come on man...

And we still probably won’t win a game.

I don't know what I was thinking. Nothing I suspect

I would actually concede the Lincoln red imps v Larne game was a higher standard than today so there goes that theory