FAW to share disciplinary powers with FA 11 June 11 12:44 welsh football Chief executive Jonathan Ford has revealed the Football Association of Wales has come to an agreement with the Football Association over disciplinary matters involving Welsh clubs. Welsh clubs playing in England have been solely answerable to the FAW. But following talks with their English counterparts, Ford said a FAW representive will now sit on FA panels involving Welsh clubs. "It's got to be a level playing field," Ford told BBC Sport Wales. The six Welsh clubs playing in the English league system have previously been dealt with solely by the FAW. But many observers have said the clubs - including Cardiff and Swansea - should come under the umbrella of the Football Association. "This is an unusual situation where we've got exile clubs playing in the league and ultimately we needed to find a solution," Ford said. "We understand that ultimately, when clubs are playing in one particular competition, the jurisdiction around it should be the same. "Ultimately we have got some solutions here and ultimately there will be some control conceded to the FAW, but only done in a manner that we sit at the same table. "It will be joint powers and ultimately we will make sure the competition is as fair as it possibly can be. "We will still have FAW bods sitting at that table whenever a Welsh club is in front of them. We've taken time working with the Football Association to make sure that we get that balance right. "It's very important that we managed to get out of these discussions what we wanted and I'm pleased to say we did and ensures we keep a seat at that table. "But ultimately it was to ensure that there's a level playing field and that no, one club can turn around and accuse the Welsh clubs from being treated differently in the same competition."
It isn't a level playing field because they are still being treated differently. It's only because Swans got to the Premier League that they made this concession rather than have the right solution imposed on them.
Oh give over will you! It's a correct and fair decision, and Swansea will now come under the FA, end of, all your whinging because one FAW official sits on the panel, for goodness sake get a grip will you, like bloody women........ please log in to view this image
What has the FAW got to do with the Premier League? If you play in England accept our rules or piss off and play with the sheep...
Sooper up yours..............! please log in to view this image Has it ever crossed your pretty little empty heads, that having an FAW official on the panel, will stop any criticism of English bias, in decision making from Welsh fans?? Do us all a favour, put your brains in gear, this has been a good move, and by the way, Swansea have always wanted to come under the FA historical, as the FAW have always been seen as biased towards Cardiff, maybe because they have a season ticket holder on the disciplinary panel most times, same too with the BBC Wales, we at Swansea call it the Bluebird Broadcasting corporation, so I'm not bothered by the way with regard to an FAW being there or not, matter of fact I would prefer no FAW, but the FA have decided that this is the way to go............ please log in to view this image
http://nathenamin.com/2011/04/22/the-faw-corrupt-or-amateur/ The FAW; Corrupt or Amateur? Apr 22 Posted by nathenamin At its heart, Wales is a socialist country with a history and culture steeped in the advancement of equality regardless of background or class. The valley’s are old Labour strongholds and the country is the home of the great health reformer Nye Bevan who initiated the NHS to allow free medical care for all. It is therefore not unusual to encounter that old bastion of socialist control that is rife throughout Wales in the guise of a committee and its members. With rugby union being vastly played across the South Welsh region for example, every club is seemingly run by the omnipresent and mysterious “committee”, a gathering of people elevated to such a position to ensure the smooth running and advancement of their organisation whilst ensuring no one person gains total control and thus preventing any dictatorships. Committees and their purpose are not only restricted to rugby union. Indeed, there are committee’s to be found in politics, corporations, academia and even organised crime in an effort to quell any issues or to make decisions upon a vote. With the amount of members varying accordingly depending on size of the committee or organisation involved, nevertheless they are designed to ensure the best possible action is taken on the basis that most, if not all, voting members concur on a specific issue. With this in mind, why does the Football Association of Wales continue to be controversial in both its policies and actions. Surely a committee or council-based organisation is designed to eliminate such sentiments and ensure the smooth running for the good of its aims. The FA, that is the English Football Association, is no stranger to controversy itself but as a whole the organisation tends to do its job well without bringing the sport into blatant disrepute. Its points of criticism tend to revolve around everyday footballing matters such as yellow cards, goal line technology or manager disobedience regarding refereeing decisions. The most recent outrage regarding the FAW was the ridiculous ticket fiasco for the European Championship qualifier between Wales and England. With the clubs employed as “ticketing agents” for the fixture to ensure all stubs were sold to genuine Welsh football fans, Newport County and Wrexham were outraged to learn that the tickets they had sold to their fans did not actually exist and due to a system error the FAW had in fact oversold 1,500 tickets. These phantom tickets no doubt caused a lot of consternation amongst both Welsh and English fans who were under the assumption that they had secured entry to the highly anticipated international derby match in Cardiff and ensure the credibility of the organisation took yet another large hit. Indeed, regarding an England-Wales qualifying game this is not the first time the FAW has received a plethora of negative press. During the 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign the cross-border rivals met at Old Trafford and a trip to the Theatre of Dreams was once again high on all Welsh fans lists. Instead of pandering to this demand from hardcore and loyal Welsh fans, each of the 27 men were given 50 tickets each of an already limited away allocation to distribute as they saw fit. An outrageous and very generous gift indeed. A further criticism levelled at the FAW is its questionable disciplinary processes. Bangor FC are currently in dispute with the organisation after they took seven weeks to hit captain Jamie Brewerton with a 5-match ban. The outraged club point towards their English equivalent’s 2 day process to ban Wayne Rooney and have demanded answers into why it has taken so long to ban their integral defender. The most infamous of the FAW’s disciplinary methods occurred in 2008 and revealed to the majority of British football what Welsh fans were already aware of. An accusation levelled at the FAW for a long time has been that they are pro-Cardiff City and they did not help these claims with the overturning of Cardiff captain Darren Purse’s ban just before the club’s appearance in the 2008 FA Cup Final. Sent off for a challenge on Burnley’s Andrew Cole in a league game, it was very much expected that the defender would justifiably miss the season showpiece and thus greatest day in his club’s history due to a warranted suspension. The tackle itself was described as the worst tackle the ex-Manchester United and England star had received throughout his illustrious career and left Cole needing 10 stitches. With all Welsh clubs coming under the jurisdiction, including those whom play in the English pyramid, the suspension and discipline was left to the FAW as in all previous and subsequent cases. In an astonishing and seemingly blatant occurrence of bias and favouritism the expected 3-game suspension was evaporated as the FAW rescinded the red card and overturned the referee’s decision, cue incredulity from cup final opposing manager Harry Redknapp. Their cause was not helped with the allegations that of the three-man panel, at least one was a Cardiff season ticket holder and had been a regular for the past four years. A further inflammatory action of the FAW and yet another feather in the caps of Anti-FAW protesters within close confines of the Liberty Stadium is the 3-match banning of Swansea’s Alan Tate in December 2010. Tate was dismissed after a fracas with QPR’s Clint Hill and whilst the sending-off is technically a ban the FA decided common sense was needed after QPR appealed and Hill’s red card was rescinded. Tate’s however was not after their equivalent appeal was put to the FAW, raising the ire of Brendan Rodgers. The FAW have an un desired reputation of amateur idiocy as well as very much being a “jobs for the boyo’s” environment. They fail to run the Welsh national team with any confidence or professionally and treat its member clubs within the English football hierarchy with any respect. Rodgers himself was distinctly unimpressed when he received an invite to an awards dinner from the FAW with an invitation addressed to previous incumbent Paulo Sousa, who had vacated the Swansea hotseat four months previously. Swansea City and Cardiff City have in recent times become contenders for promotion to the FA Premier League and should either or both be successful, it will be interesting to see how the FAW’s procedures cope under the immensely stressful spotlight that accompanies the world’s most infamous league. Time to leave the FAW for the big two? As someone who identifies as a Welsh nationalist I find it sad that I feel for the advancement of Swansea City and Cardiff City they need to throw away the shackles of a dinosaur organisation and look towards getting on a more sound footing with the FA, who whilst may not be perfect at least treat their member clubs with something approaching professionalism, clarity and equality. Corrupt? possibly. Amateurs…definitely
Yep, that about sums the FAW up! I could give you fact's that would be twice as long as that article North, but it would be repetitive, the FAW could never organise a booze up in a brewery, totally devoid of any organisational skills, and are the reason that Wales is struggling to field a decent team, well past they're sell by date, I only wish that one day reform would be forced upon the antiquated bunch of has beens!............. please log in to view this image
A further inflammatory action of the FAW and yet another feather in the caps of Anti-FAW protesters within close confines of the Liberty Stadium is the 3-match banning of Swansea’s Alan Tate in December 2010. Tate was dismissed after a fracas with QPR’s Clint Hill and whilst the sending-off is technically a ban the FA decided common sense was needed after QPR appealed and Hill’s red card was rescinded. Tate’s however was not after their equivalent appeal was put to the FAW, raising the ire of Brendan Rodgers. This is bollocks. Poor Brenda Rodgers eh? Clint Hill got sent off for being headbutted by Tate, of course that red card should be recinded. Tate was sent off for headbutting Hill. Clear as day, if anything he should've got a longer ban, the useless animal.
Bit like your useless animal Martin Rowlands, after the challenge that caused the injury, on our goal keeper, missed just six matches before returning to play in a protective face mask. But yet the cretin of a ref didn't even reach for a card!!............ please log in to view this image
Well that has to be a first, a Kiwi giving it big, on the subject of the Welsh, I believe in fighting fire with fire, tooth for a tooth as it were, and I mean no disrespect to any decent QPR fans, but what I will say to this Germanic half breed from down under, is this! clear off back to your Bundesliga , your trumped up Jampot! Have a nice day............. please log in to view this image
I think he's one of ours who just lives there Phil! And I notice living there he didn't mention sheep!
Yes North or the fact he's surrounded by Welsh out there too!.................. please log in to view this image
luckily the SHEEP shaggers appeared to have not travelled any further than australia..lots of sweatys out here though
This is our league you numpty. We were invited to join/create the third division in 1920 along with a few other clubs.... one of which is the club you suggest you support. You obviously have no understanding of your own club or the leagues history. Next time get your facts right!
I just want to know if Jonathan Ford was being sponsored for the amount of times he could use the word "ultimately" in one article.
The Premier League is a two country league now when it comes to teams , not an English league , minor details had to be dealt with . The Premier League is a many country league when it comes to players . Save the " English " thing for international competitions where it's actually relevant (cheers ) .
