Episodes
It's a bumper Cymru Premier podcast as Ryan is joined by Tomi Caws to look back at the final day of the season and chat about the new strategy for the league. Agent Phillips fills us in on his day out at Aberystwyth on Sunday, we catch up with Noel Mooney, Jack Sharp and Tony Pennock at the strategy launch and hear Flint Town United manager Lee Fowler's thoughts on the plans. Subscriptions for 2024 are available now from www.alternativewales.com. It's the best way to support the podcast.
Published 04/24/24
Published 04/24/24
Ryan is joined by Rhodri Davies and Tomi Caws to discuss a weekend that saw Wrexham promoted to League One and also look ahead to the final day of the Cymru Premier season. We've got a brand new 'Off You Go, Phillips!' where him and Rhodri head to Cwmamman United vs Evans & Williams. And finally, in part two we answer your questions and play the line up game. Subscriptions for 2024 are available now from www.alternativewales.com. It's the best way to support the podcast.
Published 04/17/24
Ryan is joined by Rhodri Davies and Megan Feringa to discuss the start of the women's qualifying campaign, the end of the Adran League season, Wrexham's potential promotion and much more. 'Off You Go, Phillips!' also returns with the chancer heading to Penrhyncoch vs Trethomas Bluebirds. And finally, in part two we answer your questions and play the line up game. Subscriptions for 2024 are available now from www.alternativewales.com. It's the best way to support the podcast.
Published 04/10/24
Ryan is joined by Rhodri, Megan and Agent Phillips less than 24 hours after Wales' hopes of qualifying for Euro 2024 were quashed in a penalty shoot out with Poland. We try and sum up our feelings in the aftermath of our first major heartbreak for a number of years. AW13 and subscriptions for 2024 are available now from www.alternativewales.com. It's the best way to support the podcast.
Published 03/28/24
Ryan is joined by Rhodri Davies and Tomi Caws to look ahead to Thursday's massive play-off tie with Finland. We also chat the South Wales Derby, Wrexham & Newport's form, Cymru C and more. Finnish football journalist, Ari Virtanen also joins Ryan for a chat about how our opponents are shaping up. We also answer your questions and play the line up game. Subscriptions for 2024 are available now from www.alternativewales.com. It's the best way to support the podcast.
Published 03/20/24
This week's podcast is a bit different as Ryan is working abroad and can't tie down the boys for a traditional episode. Instead, Ryan speaks with Cymru C manager Mark Jones about the upcoming game against England C next week. He also talks to Charlie Phillips of Teras about our upcoming film, FORGED: Football in Steeltown. Tickets for Cymru C vs England C can be purchased from faw.cymru/tickets Subscriptions for 2024 are available now from www.alternativewales.com. It's the best way to...
Published 03/13/24
Ryan is joined by Rhodri Davies and Agent Phillips to discuss Phillips' shambolic weekend, the Welsh contingent at Leeds, Aaron Ramsey's injury and much more. Megan Feringa sends us a voice note with all we need to know about new Wales WNT manager, Rhian Wilkinson. We also catch up with Aled Lewis of the Cymru Football Foundation to find out about all the work they do. And finally, in part two we answer your questions and play the line up game. Subscriptions for 2024 are available now...
Published 02/28/24
Ryan is joined by Rhodri Davies and Megan Feringa to discuss a poor weekend for Cardiff and Swansea, a good weekend for Wrexham and Newport, the Welsh Cup quarter finals, the form of our players a month out from the play-off semi final and the upcoming women's international break. We also answer your questions and play the line up game. Subscriptions for 2024 are available now from www.alternativewales.com. It's the best way to support the podcast.
Published 02/21/24
Ryan is joined by Tomi Caws to discuss Wales' Nations League group, a bad week for the Welsh clubs playing in England, the Welsh players on the move in January and much more. We also answer your questions and discuss KFC's new chips. Subscriptions for 2024 are available now from www.alternativewales.com. It's the best way to support the podcast.
Published 02/15/24
Ryan is joined by Tomi Caws and former Newtown manager Chris Hughes to discuss Chris' time at Newtown, what the future holds, the start of Cymru Premier's second phase, Wrexham's away form and much more. Chris also takes on Caws at the line up game. Subscriptions for 2024 are available now from www.alternativewales.com. It's the best way to support the podcast.
Published 02/07/24
Ryan is joined by Tomi Caws and Rhodri to discuss the weekend of FA Cup football as all three remaining Welsh teams were knocked out. Rhys Thomas joins Ryan for a chat about his upcoming book, The Future of Wales. (https://x.com/_rhysthomas_) Agent Phillips drags Rhodri along to Llambed for another instalment of 'Off You Go Phillips'. We play the line up game, answer your questions and discuss our favourite gear changes. Subscriptions for 2024 are available now from...
Published 01/31/24
Ryan is joined by Tomi Caws and Rhodri to discuss Newport's win over Wrexham, the Nathaniel MG Cup final and the upcoming weekend of FA Cup football, amongst much more. Agent Phillips also joins us to discuss Sunday's charity match. Donate to Matthew's fundraiser here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/glioblastoma-dcvaxl-immunotherapy-vaccine www.alternativewales.com
Published 01/24/24
Ryan is joined by Tomi Caws and Rhodri to discuss the final day of phase one of the Cymru Premier, Leeds' brilliant Welsh lads and much more. Megan Feringa also joins us to look at the year ahead for women's football in Wales, Gemma Grainger's departure and her potential successor. Agent Phillips debuts his new feature as he heads out on the road to take in a local football match. All info on our charity match and how to donate here:...
Published 01/17/24
Ryan is joined by Tomi Caws and Rhodri to discuss the weekend's FA Cup action and the upcoming final day of phase one in the Cymru Premier. Agent Phillips also stops by to discuss his latest venture, we play the line up game and answer your questions. www.alternativewales.com
Published 01/10/24
Ryan is joined by Tomi Caws and Rhodri to look ahead to a new year of Welsh football. We talk expectations, make predictions and who might have a big year ahead. Agent Phillips drops in to have a go at our line up game and we announce the winners of the Alternative Wales Awards 2023. www.alternativewales.com
Published 01/04/24
Ryan is joined by Megan Feringa and Lewis Sharpe for the final pod of the year and our now traditional Alternative Wales end of year awards. We discuss our men's and women's player of the year, manager of the year, result of the year and more. Agent Phillips shows his face as we make our nominations for the inaugural 'Agent Phillips Chancer of the Year' award. Complete our survey here: https://forms.gle/i1LifTk3P7EoHovS7 www.alternativewales.com
Published 12/21/23
Ryan is joined by Tomi Caws and Lewis Sharpe to discuss the end of the women's Nations League campaign, the draw for Euro 2024, the Cymru Premier admin drama and Swansea's search for a new manager. Agent Phillips also pops in, we play our line up game and answer your questions. Apologies for some audio issues with Ryan's microphone - we've done our best to fix it but it's not quite right in some parts. www.alternativewales.com
Published 12/13/23
Ryan, Caws and Rhodri discuss the play-off draw, our potential Euro 2024 group, the weekend of club football and much more. Agent Phillips also calls in to update us on his latest movements, we play our line up game and answer your questions. www.alternativewales.com
Published 11/29/23
Ryan is joined by Tomi Caws and Rhodri for a debrief after Wales drew 1-1 away to Armenia and 1-1 at home to Turkey as they failed to qualify automatically for Euro 2024. We chat about what went wrong, what positives we can take, penalty shouts and look ahead to a play-off in March.
Published 11/23/23
With a massive week of international football ahead of us, Ryan is joined by Tomi Caws and Rhodri Davies to preview Armenia (a) and Turkey (h). Agent Phillips also stops by to catch us up on his recent antics, we play the lineup game and answer your questions. alternativewales.com
Published 11/15/23
Ryan is joined by Tomi Caws and Rhodri to discuss the Cymru Premier, the upcoming international games, play our line up game and answer your questions. www.alternativewales.com
Published 11/08/23
Ryan is joined by Tomi Caws and Megan Feringa to discuss the latest goings on in Welsh football. We chat the Wales women's team, all the Welsh clubs winning in the EFL, Rosie Hughes' goalscoring exploits and more. www.alternativewales.com
Published 11/01/23
Ryan is joined by Rhodri and Gwilym to chat about the latest goings-on in the Cymru Premier, Adran Premier and the Welsh clubs playing in England. Agent Phillips also calls in, we play our line up game and answer your questions. www.alternativewales.com
Published 10/25/23
Ryan is joined by Tomi Caws and Rhodri Davies to reflect on another famous night of Welsh football™ as Wales beat Croatia 2-1 in qualifying for Euro 2024. Agent Phillips also stops by, we play our line up game and answer your questions. www.alternativewales.com
Published 10/17/23