@leechilds541 Love this idea Lee!
Anything to make it a good experience and good crowd.
In fairness to @SouthWalesFA they have got their finals and play offs organised fantastically.
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SouthWalesGroundHopper
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SouthWalesGroundHopper
@SWGroundHopper
Keen interest in football throughout Wales - particular focus on South Wales Premier League and Ardal South ⚽️⚽️
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@SWGroundHopper Have a finals day all weekend at Cardiff city stadium
Be nice for Cardiff to give something back to grass routes, for lads to have special finals day. Could start the first game at 12 noon
Rogerstone got a side playing a final on a Wednesday evening, how crap is that
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Cup final on a Thursday night is poor 🤢
I guess venue availability at Penybont is difficult with other leagues and associations having bookings there but a Thursday night isn’t the answer
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@ArdalSouthern Friday night rather than Thursday?
Play offs granted but that is always going to be played the week after the cup final - regularly the case!
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Unfortunetaly we didn't have many options and we have league fixtures and FAW Play offs to consider as well.
SouthWalesGroundHopper@SWGroundHopper
Cup final on a Thursday night is poor 🤢 I guess venue availability at Penybont is difficult with other leagues and associations having bookings there but a Thursday night isn’t the answer
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@MJPrice1962 If venues like Ystrad Mynach, Ocean Park, Cambrian or Stebbo or similar aren’t available then look at holding at a neutral venue of one of the league clubs.
If this has already been explored then apologies for the strong criticism but a Friday night would be best in my opinion
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@SouthWalesFA @PenybontFC_ @SWPLInfo @AlbionSplott @BryntirionAfc @llanishenfc @afcabercynon97 @BarryAthleticFC @CroeserwAth I can see extra time been removed from the play offs.
Not surprised to see it has been removed as it was the only competition left for a period of time that didn’t go straight to penalties if a draw after 90 minutes.
I liked the drama and appeal of the extra time though!!
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THE DRAMA OF THE PLAY OFFS!
Join us @PenybontFC_ DRAGONBET Stadium on Saturday 16th May 2026 to see who makes it to @SWPLInfo
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@BridgendReferee @SouthWalesFA @SWPLInfo @TrelewisW @ABargoed @TonAlbions @BarryAthleticFC @llanishenfc @AlbionSplott @BryntirionAfc @afcabercynon97 @CroeserwAth @Referee_SWFA FAW have had 12 months to fix trialling- there shouldn’t be another season where experiences are taken away from grassroots officials.
Give the elite their own games at Tiers 1, 2 & latter stages of FAW cups.
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@BridgendReferee @SouthWalesFA @SWPLInfo @TrelewisW @ABargoed @TonAlbions @BarryAthleticFC @llanishenfc @AlbionSplott @BryntirionAfc @afcabercynon97 @CroeserwAth @Referee_SWFA You’re not handing these to just anyone.
You have promotion candidates that have been assessed all season. A choice of mixing those in with or using your strongest referees in the SWPL and keep grassroots officials on grassroots games.
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@BridgendReferee @SouthWalesFA @SWPLInfo @TrelewisW @ABargoed @TonAlbions @BarryAthleticFC @llanishenfc @AlbionSplott @BryntirionAfc @afcabercynon97 @CroeserwAth @Referee_SWFA In relation to mistakes, we see them every week on the parks, it’s part of grassroots football and human error.
In fact some of the worst decision I’ve seen are by the elite officials with their over zealous approach.
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@BridgendReferee @SouthWalesFA @SWPLInfo @TrelewisW @ABargoed @TonAlbions @BarryAthleticFC @llanishenfc @AlbionSplott @BryntirionAfc @afcabercynon97 @CroeserwAth @Referee_SWFA You are talking Tier 7 to Tier 6 promotion, I think you’d find that any grassroots referee that was selected would consider it an honour and not a token gesture.
Unlike those elite officials who are using it as a tick box for training
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@SouthWalesFA
Clubs confirming Tier 6 promotion, but when will we get the full picture?
Still waiting on official confirmation of promoted teams and Play-off structure /dates
As usual, it’s being announced piece by piece, hoping for a clear, consolidated update soon. ⚽
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@FAWales don’t know if you can run a nationwide report on Comet but we believe we have the best defensive record in Wales this season! Conceded 11 goals in 20 games!
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@SimonStokes17 Rumours that it’ll be 16th May but I’ve not seen anything officially confirmed yet.
The SWFA finals are on 9th and 10th May so it’s unlikely to be on those dates and having less than 7 days notice to play is not likely so 2nd May can be probably ruled out.
Congratulations!!
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@SWGroundHopper We secured a play off spot today. Any idea what date the play off will be????
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Tier 6 Promotion Update
After a quick bit of research this appears to be the current situation
@SouthWalesFA can you confirm play offs dates and arrangements considering at least 8 clubs will make it (looking like all 9 will)
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@DrewBanner @Ceiberrangersaf Would be good to see it on VEO. I thought the striker bought the contact. My original thoughts were that such a soft penalty shouldn’t decide such an important game considering it had been a physical fixture for 90 minutes
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@SWGroundHopper @Ceiberrangersaf It was definitely a penalty.
Brilliant finish too 👌
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Well after 95 minutes the game heading for a draw when a penalty is awarded, step up Wazza.
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@SWPLInfo From this then I assume Dinas Powys can’t be promoted from the Championship.
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SWPL League Tables Explained📝
All promotions are subject to license approval
Relegation of Div 1 East 9th/Div 1 West 9th based on PPG with lower relegated to Tier 7 local leagues
#SWPL
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@TheHoofballPod They aren’t 😂 let me know when Peter Small & Graham Evans trial it, I’ll make sure to pop along and watch those games 😄
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How on earth is the average referee working alone supposed to spot that 🙈
Match of the Day@BBCMOTD
Offside? 👀 Not in Canada’s Premier League ❌ The first goal allowed under the experimental “daylight” offside rule was scored as part of the league’s ongoing trial conducted in cooperation with Fifa ⚽️
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@ABargoed @SouthWalesFA @bryntirion_afc @llanishenfc @Splott_albion @BarryAthleticFC @TonAlbions @TrelewisW @CroeserwAth @afcabercynon97 @SWPLInfo Perfect table ❤️
I knew someone would do a better job than me 😄
An exciting week ahead for all clubs involved
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@SWGroundHopper @SouthWalesFA @bryntirion_afc @llanishenfc @Splott_albion @BarryAthleticFC @TonAlbions @TrelewisW @CroeserwAth @afcabercynon97 @SWPLInfo Thank you. The outcome is simple for us. If we win then we are automatically promoted along with Trelewis. Tonypandy should be ok too unless Barry Athletic have a gd of +27 in their last 2 games.
Still plenty to play for.
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@ABargoed @SouthWalesFA @bryntirion_afc @llanishenfc @Splott_albion @BarryAthleticFC @TonAlbions @TrelewisW @CroeserwAth @afcabercynon97 @SWPLInfo Good eyes! You are spot on
Just wanted to see how it was looking as we approached end of season but yes I’ve made two mistake with Llanishen and Croeserw 👍🏼👍🏼
All the best to you for Saturday too
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@SWGroundHopper @SouthWalesFA @bryntirion_afc @llanishenfc @Splott_albion @BarryAthleticFC @TonAlbions @TrelewisW @CroeserwAth @afcabercynon97 @SWPLInfo Llanishen also not quite secured the league yet. K&H Forever Young can catch them highly unlikely they will.
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@ABargoed @SouthWalesFA @bryntirion_afc @llanishenfc @Splott_albion @BarryAthleticFC @TonAlbions @TrelewisW @CroeserwAth @afcabercynon97 @SWPLInfo May 9th is SWFA Cup Finals day - I’m assuming they’ll now move the play offs to 16th
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@SWGroundHopper @SouthWalesFA @bryntirion_afc @llanishenfc @Splott_albion @BarryAthleticFC @TonAlbions @TrelewisW @CroeserwAth @afcabercynon97 @SWPLInfo The provisional date for playoffs was May 9th in Penybont.
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